Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations
- Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations
Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN) is a civil liberties and advocacy group for Muslims in Canada. The Council on American-Islamic Relations CANADA (CAIR-CAN) is an Ottawa-based, nonprofit organization with a grassroots membership. It shares close but distinct relations with the Washington, D.C.-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).
The Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations Canada is a national organization active in media relations, anti-discrimination and public advocacy. A respected source for media professionals, CAIR-CAN comments on current issues, offers nationwide contacts, produces numerous publications (A Journalist's Guide to Islam, for example) and contributes frequent op-eds to Canadian dailies.
According to 2001 census, there were 579,640 Muslims in Canada, just under 2% of the population. [ [http://www40.statcan.ca/cgi-bin/getcans/sorth.cgi?lan=eng&dtype=fina&filename=demo30a.htm&sortact=2&sortf=6 Population by religion, by province and territory (2001 Census) ] ] In 2006, Muslim population is estimated to be 783,700 or about 2.5%. [ [http://www.acs-aec.ca/Polls/30-03-2005.pdf] ]
Mission
Through activism in the areas of media relations, anti-discrimination and political advocacy, CAIR-CAN aims to educate Canadians and empower Canadian Muslims. The CAIR-CAN believes misrepresentations of Islam are most often the result of a lack of knowledge on the part of non-Muslims and reluctance on the part of Muslims to articulate their cause.
See also
* Islam in Canada
* Canadian Islamic Congress
* Islamic Supreme Council of Canada
* Council on American-Islamic Relations
* Islamic Society of North America
External links
* [http://www.caircan.ca/ Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations]
References
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