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CAIR Claims That the “War on Terrorism” Is a “War on Islam”
CAIR Claims that the “War on Terrorism” is a “War on Islam” “The new perception is that the United States has entered a war with Islam itself,” CAIR national board chairman Parvez Ahmed said on July 17, 2007 at a National Press Club Forum.1 If it’s a new perception, it’s not for a lack of effort by Ahmad’s organization. Since the 9/11 attacks, CAIR consistently has accused the U.S. government of targeting Islam itself in the war on terrorism. CAIR denies the legitimacy of virtually all U.S. anti- terrorist efforts and claims that almost every prosecution or attack on a terrorist who is Muslim, or any investigation or prosecution of an alleged terrorist front group, is an attack on Islam itself. CAIR Press Releases/Action Alerts • After HLF’s assets were frozen in December 2001, CAIR issued a joint statement with a number of other Muslim groups that stated, “We ask that President Bush reconsider what we believe is an unjust and counterproductive move that can only damage America's credibility with Muslims in this country and around the world and could create the impression that there has been a shift from a war on terrorism to an attack on Islam.”2 • In December 2001, CAIR issued a press release that stated, “American Muslims are now under a cloud of suspicion produced by a drumbeat of anti-Muslim rhetoric from those who are taking advantage of the 9-11 tragedy to carry out their agenda of silencing our community and its leadership once and for all.”3 • Following the Elashi arrests, CAIR-Dallas issued a press release that said, “We are concerned that these charges result from what appears to be a ‘war on Islam and Muslims’ rather than a ‘war on terror.’ Recent actions by the Department of Justice have brought into question the intention of arrests such as these. -
Miami Dolphins Weekly Release
Miami Dolphins Weekly Release Game 12: Miami Dolphins (4-7) vs. Baltimore Ravens (4-7) Sunday, Dec. 6 • 1 p.m. ET • Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, Fla. RESHAD JONES Tackle total leads all NFL defensive backs and is fourth among all NFL 20 / S 98 defensive players 2 Tied for first in NFL with two interceptions returned for touchdowns Consecutive games with an interception for a touchdown, 2 the only player in team history Only player in the NFL to have at least two interceptions returned 2 for a touchdown and at least two sacks 3 Interceptions, tied for fifth among safeties 7 Passes defensed, tied for sixth-most among NFL safeties JARVIS LANDRY One of two players in NFL to have gained at least 100 yards on rushing (107), 100 receiving (816), kickoff returns (255) and punt returns (252) 14 / WR Catch percentage, fourth-highest among receivers with at least 70 71.7 receptions over the last two years Of two receivers in the NFL to have a special teams touchdown (1 punt return 1 for a touchdown), rushing touchdown (1 rushing touchdown) and a receiving touchdown (4 receiving touchdowns) in 2015 Only player in NFL with a rushing attempt, reception, kickoff return, 1 punt return, a pass completion and a two point conversion in 2015 NDAMUKONG SUH 4 Passes defensed, tied for first among NFL defensive tackles 93 / DT Third-highest rated NFL pass rush interior defensive lineman 91.8 by Pro Football Focus Fourth-highest rated overall NFL interior defensive lineman 92.3 by Pro Football Focus 4 Sacks, tied for sixth among NFL defensive tackles 10 Stuffs, is the most among NFL defensive tackles 4 Pro Bowl selections following the 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014 seasons TABLE OF CONTENTS GAME INFORMATION 4-5 2015 MIAMI DOLPHINS SEASON SCHEDULE 6-7 MIAMI DOLPHINS 50TH SEASON ALL-TIME TEAM 8-9 2015 NFL RANKINGS 10 2015 DOLPHINS LEADERS AND STATISTICS 11 WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN 2015/WHAT TO LOOK FOR AGAINST THE RAVENS 12 DOLPHINS-RAVENS OFFENSIVE/DEFENSIVE COMPARISON 13 DOLPHINS PLAYERS VS. -
Council on American-Islamic Relations 453 New Jersey Ave S.E
Council on American-Islamic Relations 453 New Jersey Ave S.E. Washington, D.C. 20003 Tele 202 488 8787 Fax 202 488 0833 E-mail: [email protected], URL www.cair.com What They Say About CAIR (October 2014) AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS 2014: CAIR-National Executive Director Nihad Awad was again named one of the world’s 500 most influential by Jordan’s Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center. 2014: CAIR-National Executive Director Nihad Awad was included among Arabian Business Magazine’s annual “500 most powerful Arabs in the world.” 2014: CAIR-San Francisco Bay Area Executive Director Zahra Billoo received an Unsung Hero Award from the National Lawyers Guild-SF Chapter. 2014: CAIR-San Francisco Bay Area Government Relations Consultant and CAIR-Calif. Board Secretary Sameena Usman received an Asian Pacific Islander American Leadership Award from Calif. Assembly Member Bob Wieckowski. 2014: CAIR-Mich. Executive Director Dawud Walid received the 2014 Booker T. Washington Social Justice Award from the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Task Force, Inc. 2014: CAIR-Minn. Board Chair Kausar Hussain received the Outstanding Contribution Award from the Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans (CAPM). 2014: CAIR-Minn. Executive Director Lori Saroya was awarded a 2014 Bush Fellowship by the Minnesota-based Bush Foundation. 2014: CAIR-Los Angeles’ Communications Coordinator Yasmin Nouh received a “Women Making a Difference” award from Calif. State Senator Lou Correa. 2014: Zainab Chaudry, Co-Founder and Chair of CAIR-Md. Outreach office, received a governor’s citation signed by Governor Martin O’Malley for her work with the South Asian Community at the Governor’s Pan Asian Summit. -
NFL Draft Review 2017
DraftInsiders.com NFL Draft 2017 Review Online Book By Frank Coyle & Pro Scouting Staff of Draft Insiders' Digest - 26th Season Subscribers - 1-800-776-1949 Copyrighted - All Rights Reserved Index NFL Draft - Poll page 1 NFL Draft - Sequence page 35-39 NFL Draft - Facts & Notes page 1-2 NFL Draft 2017 Review by Teams NFC Teams page 2-18 AFC Teams page 18-35 NFL Draft 2017 Poll - Which Team had the best 2017 NFL Draft class? Fans response to www.draftinsiders.com poll from May thru June 2017 Titans 14% Vikings 9% Browns 13% Bills 9% Jaguars 12% Giants 9% Bengals 10% Saints 8% Ravens 9% Texans 7% NFL Draft Facts As expected, Michigan and Alabama dominated the draft class with 11 and 10 players taken in the seven rounds. Alabama had 7 of the first 55 selections and 9 of the top 80 picks. They had 4 first round selections, though none in the top 15 picks. Michigan had the most with 11 choices, though many were late in the process Oregon did not have a player drafted for the first time in 40 years. Other highly regarded programs Penn St, Texas, Georgia and Nebraska had only 1 player drafted over the seven rounds. Power 5 conferences accounting for over 70% of all picks this year. The lower levels had 21 players chosen over 7 rounds. The highest selected non-FBS player taken this year was Ashland TE Adam Shaheen who was selected 45th overall by the Bears. Villanova DE Tanoh Kpassagnon was taken later in the 2nd round by the Chiefs. -
2013 NATIONAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWARDS ASSOCIATION WATCH LISTS Bednarik Award (July 8) LB C.J
2013 NATIONAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWARDS ASSOCIATION WATCH LISTS Bednarik Award (July 8) LB C.J. Mosley, Alabama DE Jeremiah Attaochu, Georgia Tech LB Trent Murphy, Stanford DE Deion Barnes, Penn State DT Louis Nix III, Notre Dame DT Calvin Barnett, Oklahoma State DT Roosevelt Nix, Kent State S C.J. Barnett, Ohio State S Calvin Pryor, Louisville LB Anthony Barr, UCLA CB Loucheiz Purifoy, Florida LB Lamin Barrow, LSU DT Travis Raciti, San Jose State DE Vic Beasley, Clemson CB Bradley Roby, Ohio State CB Deion Belue, Alabama LB Ryan Shazier, Ohio State CB Bene Benwikere, San Jose State LB Prince Shembo, Notre Dame LB Greg Blair, Cincinnati LB Shayne Skov, Stanford LB Chris Borland, Wisconsin LB Yawin Smallwood, Connecticut DE Carl Bradford, Arizona State S Derron Smith, Fresno State DE Morgan Breslin, USC DE Chris Smith, Arkansas LB Jonathan Brown, Illinois S Hakeem Smith, Louisville LB Max Bullough, Michigan State DT Will Sutton, Arizona State DT Ryan Carrethers, Arkansas State CB Jemea Thomas, Georgia Tech S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Alabama DE Stephon Tuitt, Notre Dame DE Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina DE Chidera Uzo-Diribe, Colorado CB Aaron Colvin, Oklahoma LB Kyle Van Noy, BYU DE Scott Crichton, Oregon State CB Jason Verrett, TCU CB Darqueze Dennard, Michigan State DT Nikita Whitlock, Wake Forest DT Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh DT Leonard Williams, USC DT Dominique Easley, Florida S Ty Zimmerman, Kansas State CB Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Oregon LB Jake Fely, San Diego State Biletnikoff Award (July 16) DE Devonte Fields, TCU Jared Abbrederis, Wisconsin LB Jake Fischer, Arizona Davante Adams, Fresno State DE Dee Ford, Auburn Nelson Agholor, USC CB E.J. -
CAIR and Hamas
CAIR and Hamas In addition to their roots in the IAP, a Palestine Committee organization that served as a Hamas propaganda organ, top CAIR officials have refused to criticize Hamas, even in the wake of deadly attacks. CAIR incorporator and current executive director Nihad Awad has publicly expressed his support for Hamas. At a symposium at Barry University in Florida on March 22, 1994, he said, “I am in support of the Hamas movement.”1 Again, on CBS’ 60 Minutes in November 1994, when Mike Wallace asked him what he thought “of the military undertakings of Hamas,” Awad responded, “the United Nations Charter grants people who are under occupation [the right] to defend themselves against illegal occupation.”2 Awad also has echoed Hamas’ absolute rejection of Israel’s legitimacy. In an April 1994 letter to the editor of The Message, an American-Muslim publication, he criticized the magazine for using the term “Israel.” “I hope,” he wrote, “that the use of ‘Israel’ in your news briefs was the result of an oversight and not intentional...Furthermore I hope you will return to the terminology ‘Occupied Palestine’ to refer to that Holy Land.”3 Awad has sought to justify these clear statements of support for Hamas in terms of their timing. In Senate testimony, he wrote, “You will never find a CAIR statement supporting Hamas after the commencement of suicide bombings and United States government’s designation of them as a foreign terrorist organization on January 24, 1995.”4 Similarly, Awad commented on the context of his Barry University remarks, “It [Hamas] has not attacked civilians then, and it was not designated by the United States government as a terrorist organization.”5 In fact, Hamas had executed numerous attacks prior to the 1995 Executive Order. -
IDP Rankings
DRAFTBOOK By Gary Davenport, update 7/24/2016 CHEAT SHEET INDIVIDUAL DEFENSIVE PLAYERS - IDP tips LINEBACKERS DEFENSIVE LINEMEN Player TM Bye Player TM Bye Player TM Bye Player TM Bye 1 NaVorro Bowman . ILB SFF 51 Deion Jones . ILB ATL 1 JJ Watt . DE HOU 41 Jacquies Smith . DE TBB 2 Luke Kuechly . ILB CAR 52 Brian Cushing . .ILB HOU 2 Robert Quinn .. DE LAR 42 Derek Wolfe . DE DEN Ezekiel Ansah . DE DET CS 3 LaVonte David . OLB TBB 53 Will Compton . ILB WAS 3 43 Marcell Dareus . DT BUF 4 Jamie Collins . OLB NEP 54 Justin Houston . OLB KC 4 Carlos Dunlap . DE CIN 44 William Hayes. DE LAR 5 Alec Ogletree . ILB LAR 55 Paul Worrilow . OLB ATL 5 Muhammad Wilkerson . DE NYJ 45 DeForest Buckner . DE SFF 6 C .J . Mosley . .ILB BAL 56 Blake Martinez . ILB GBP 6 Everson Griffen . DE. MIN 46 Vic Beasley . DE ATL 7 Sean Lee . OLB DAL 57 Sio Moore . .ILB IND 7 Aaron Donald . DT LAR 47 Allen Bailey . DE KCC 8 Telvin Smith . OLB JAX 58 Gerald Hodges . ILB SFF 8 Calais Campbell . DE ARZ 48 Leonard Williams . DE NYJ 9 Jordan Hicks . .ILB PHI 59 Terrell Suggs . OLB BAL 9 Mario Williams . DE MIA 49 Vinny Curry . DE PHI 10 Bobby Wagner . ILB SEA 60 Anthony Hitchens . OLB DAL 10 Fletcher Cox . DE PHI 50 Derrick Shelby . DE ATL POLL 11 DeAndre Levy . OLB DET 61 Scooby Wright . ILB CLE 11 Cameron Jordan . DE NOS 51 Henry Anderson . DE IND 12 Malcolm Smith . OLB SEA 62 Ben Heeney . -
NEW YORK JETS at KANSAS CITY CHIEFS WEEK 03 / GAME 03 SUNDAY | SEPTEMBER 25, 2016 | 4:25 P.M
NEW YORK JETS at KANSAS CITY CHIEFS WEEK 03 / GAME 03 SUNDAY | SEPTEMBER 25, 2016 | 4:25 P.M. ARROWHEAD STADIUM | CBS CONTENTS: 2016 SCHEDULE..........................................................2 HOMETOWN BREAKDOWN ........................................ 20 GAME NOTES ..............................................................3 PERSONNEL MOVES ................................................. 21 PROBABLE STARTERS ................................................4 OFFENSIVE STATS .................................................... 23 GAME PREVIEW ..........................................................5 DEFENSIVE STATS .................................................... 24 MATCHUP HISTORY .....................................................6 NFL RANKINGS ......................................................... 25 CONNECTIONS ............................................................7 SUPPLEMENTAL STATS ............................................ 26 BY THE NUMBERS .......................................................8 LAST TIME IT HAPPENED .......................................... 32 QUOTE BOARD ............................................................9 PLAYER PARTICIPATION ........................................... 35 TEAM NOTES ............................................................. 11 ROSTER BY POSITION: OFFENSE .............................. 36 TODD BOWLES .......................................................... 14 ROSTER BY POSITION: DEFENSE .............................. 37 ASSISTANT COACH CAPSULES -
2021 Nfl Draft Notes
2021 NFL DRAFT NOTES NFL DRAFT FACTS AND FIGURES WHAT: 86th Annual National Football League Player Selection Meeting. WHERE: Cleveland, Ohio. WHEN: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, April 29 (Round 1). 7:00 PM ET, Friday, April 30 (Rounds 2-3). Noon ET, Saturday, May 1 (Rounds 4-7). The first round will conclude on Thursday by approximately 11:45 PM ET. In 2020, the first round consumed three hours and 54 minutes. The second and third rounds will conclude on Friday by approximately 11:30 PM ET. The second and third rounds took a combined four hours and 49 minutes in 2020. The draft will conclude by approximately 7:00 PM ET on Saturday with the final four rounds. Rounds 4 through 7 took six hours and 57 minutes in 2020. ROUNDS: Seven Rounds – Round 1 on Thursday, April 29; Rounds 2 and 3 on Friday, April 30; and Rounds 4 through 7 on Saturday, May 1. There will be 259 selections, including 37 compensatory choices that have been awarded to 17 teams that suffered a net loss of certain quality unrestricted free agents last year. The following 37 compensatory choices will supplement the 222 regular choices in the seven rounds – Round 3: New England, 33; Los Angeles Chargers, 34; New Orleans, 35; Dallas, 36; Tennessee, 37; Detroit, 38; San Francisco, 39; Los Angeles Rams, 40; Baltimore, 41; New Orleans, 42. Round 4: Dallas, 33; New England, 34; Pittsburgh, 35; Los Angeles Rams, 36; Green Bay, 37; Minnesota, 38; Kansas City, 39. Round 5: New England, 33; Green Bay, 34; Dallas, 35; San Francisco, 36; Kansas City, 37; Atlanta, 38; Atlanta, 39; Baltimore, 40. -
In the United States District Court District of Minnesota
CASE 0:21-cv-01267-SRN-TNL Doc. 5 Filed 06/11/21 Page 1 of 49 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA CAIR FOUNDATION, INC., d/b/a COUNCIL ON AMERICAN-ISLAMIC RELATIONS, & CAIR, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No.: 0:21-cv-01267 ASMA LORI HAIDRI SAROYA a.k.a. LORI SAROYA, ASMA SAROYA, LORI HAIDRI, LORI HAIDRI- SAROYA, & LH, Defendant. DEFENDANT LORI SAROYA’S ANSWER TO THE COMPLAINT INTRODUCTION CAIR and its Foundation (collectively “CAIR”), hold themselves out publicly as a civil rights organization, while simultaneously engaging in egregious and rampant sexual discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual assault and religious discrimination, and retaliation against those who have either been victimized by such conduct or who have expressed concerns about it. It spends substantial amounts of donors’ money in order to threaten, intimidate and sue those who have the courage to speak about CAIR’s culture of discrimination and misogyny, and to attempt to force them to sign agreements by which Muslims around the country, especially women, “sell” their rights to express their concerns about CAIR’s practices and agree never to discuss them. A growing number of former CASE 0:21-cv-01267-SRN-TNL Doc. 5 Filed 06/11/21 Page 2 of 49 CAIR employees and employees of CAIR’s “affiliates” around the country are speaking out about CAIR’s practices. CAIR spends considerable amounts of resources provided by unsuspecting donors, whom CAIR seeks to keep in the dark, attempting to suppress those individuals. Indeed, CAIR has been sued in courts in various American jurisdictions by those who have been victimized by CAIR officials. -
2016 Nfl Draft Notes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4/22/16 2016 NFL DRAFT NOTES -- 81st NFL DRAFT -- AUDITORIUM THEATRE OF ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY, CHICAGO APRIL 28-30, 2016 DATE START ROUNDS SELECTION TIME Thursday, April 28 8:00 PM ET Round 1 10 Minutes Friday, April 29 7:00 PM ET Round 2 7 Minutes Round 3 5 Minutes Saturday, April 30 12:00 PM ET Rounds 4-6 5 Minutes Round 7 4 Minutes Note: All compensatory picks are four minutes -- NFL DRAFT -- WINDY CITY: Twenty-five prospects and 12 college head coaches will be in attendance at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago for the 2016 NFL Draft. That includes a record-tying five players from Ohio State: CB ELI APPLE, DE JOEY BOSA, T TAYLOR DECKER, RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT and LB DARRON LEE. Ohio State’s five players equals the record set by Alabama in 2012. The players confirmed to attend this year’s NFL Draft: 1) Apple, Eli CB Ohio State 14) Lawson, Shaq DE Clemson 2) Bosa, Joey DE Ohio State 15) Lee, Darron LB Ohio State 3) Butler, Vernon DT Louisiana Tech 16) Neal, Keanu S Florida 4) Coleman, Corey WR Baylor 17) Nkemdiche, Robert DT Mississippi 5) Conklin, Jack T Michigan State 18) Ragland, Reggie LB Alabama 6) Decker, Taylor T Ohio State 19) Ramsey, Jalen CB Florida State 7) Doctson, Josh WR Texas Christian 20) Reed, Jarran DT Alabama 8) Dodd, Kevin DE Clemson 21) Robinson, A'Shawn DT Alabama 9) Elliott, Ezekiel RB Ohio State 22) Stanley, Ronnie T Notre Dame 10) Goff, Jared QB California 23) Treadwell, Laquon WR Mississippi 11) Hargreaves, Vernon CB Florida 24) Tunsil, Laremy T Mississippi 12) Jack, Myles LB UCLA 25) Wentz, -
Phil Steele's 2012 Midseason All-Sec Team
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Phil Steele Publications Email: [email protected] Web: PhilSteele.com PHIL STEELE’S 2012 MIDSEASON AWARDS Phil Steele’s Midseason All-SEC Team CLEVELAND, OH – October 11, 2012 – Phil Steele has released his Midseason All‑SEC Team. Phil Steele’s College Football Preview is one of the nation’s most informative preseason football magazines and has always released Preseason, Midseason and Postseason All‑American teams as well as All‑Conference teams. For a full list of All‑Conference teams, please visit PhilSteele.com. The Phil Steele Offices are open Monday through Friday 9 am - 3 pm ET. PHIL STEELE’S 2012 MIDSEASON ALL-SEC TEAM -- OFFENSE -- 1st TEAM 2nd TEAM 3rd TEAM QB AJ McCarron, Alabama Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M Connor Shaw, South Carolina RB Mike Gillislee, Florida LaDarius Perkins, Mississippi St Jeff Scott, Mississippi RB Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina Todd Gurley, Georgia Keith Marshall, Georgia WR Cobi Hamilton, Arkansas Donte Moncrief, Mississippi Ryan Swope, Texas A&M WR Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt Chad Bumphis, Mississippi St Cordarrelle Patterson, Tennessee WR Justin Hunter, Tennessee Michael Bennett, Georgia Mike Evans, Texas A&M TE Mychal Rivera, Tennessee Chris Gragg, Arkansas Jordan Reed, Florida C Barrett Jones, Alabama TJ Johnson, South Carolina Jonotthan Harrison, Florida OL Larry Warford, Kentucky Alex Hurst, LSU Dallas Thomas, Tennessee OL Gabe Jackson, Mississippi St Jon Halapio, Florida Xavier Nixon, Florida OL Chance Warmack, Alabama Jake Matthews, Texas A&M Chris Burnette, Georgia OL