CAIR Announces Quran Giveaway in Response to Ben Carson's Anti-Muslim Remarks

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Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)

Sep 21, 2015, 03:27 ET

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced the renewal of its "Share the Quran" campaign in response to Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson's false claim that Islam is "inconsistent" with the Constitution and his bigoted belief that a Muslim should not be elected president.

Video: CAIR News Conference Announcing Renewal of 'Share the Quran'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTHVE0lpcAI

Video: Full CAIR News Conference Calling on Ben Carson to Withdraw from Presidential Race
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX9utov27uo

CAIR announced the educational campaign to give away free copies of the Quran, Islam's released text, during a news conference this morning at its Capitol Hill headquarters. [NOTE: Those requesting a free Quran are asked to pay $9.95 for shipping and handling.]

CAIR: Share the Quran
https://www.explorethequran.com/request-a-quran/american-public.html

"CAIR's research shows a direct correlation between increasing knowledge of Islam and decreasing anti-Muslim prejudice," said CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad.

Awad said CAIR is open to a meeting with Carson to dispel any misunderstandings he has about Islam and will send him a copy of the Quran so that he may educate himself about the faith.

The high-quality volumes of the Quran distributed in CAIR's "Share the Quran" campaign contain the original Arabic script, an English translation by Muhammad Asad, transliteration of the Arabic text, and notes on individual verses. They include a bookmark guide to the verses related to topics such as women's rights, social justice, and respect for other faiths.

[NOTE: CAIR has already distributed 130,000 copies of the Quran to Americans of all faiths.]