Omar Ahmad

Omar Ahmad
Occupation	Businessman

Omar Ahmad (Arabic: عمر أحمد‎) is the co-founder of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a Washington D.C.-based Muslim civil rights organization.

He had been the chairman of CAIR's board of directors since its founding in 1994, but stepped down from that position in May 2005.^[1] At the time that he resigned, CAIR claimed to be the largest Muslim civil liberties organization in the United States, with over 30 regional offices and chapters.^[2]

References

1. ^ "?". cair-net.org. http://www.cair-net.org/default.asp?Page=Board&person=Omar. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ "25 facts about CAIR". cair.com. http://www.cair.com/AboutUs/25FactsAboutCAIR.aspx. Retrieved 1 October 2010. 

External links

• CAIR official website
• About Islam
• CAIR Backs Fatwa against Terrorism
• CAIR News Release: Readers of right-wing web site threaten Muslims

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