CAIR-DFW seeking interns to monitor media coverage

by PegNews wire

CAIR-DFW is looking for interested candidates as interns and volunteers to work in and out of our office monitoring local media for positive or negative pieces on Islam or the Muslim community.

CAIR-DFW is looking for interested candidates as interns and volunteers to work in and out of the CAIR office monitoring local media for positive or negative pieces on Islam or the Muslim community. Volunteers are needed to read local papers such as the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram and city newspapers, watch local newscasts, or listen to locally produced radio shows on a daily basis to instruct the CAIR office when they do positive or negative articles on Muslims or Islam.

Interns will be expected to support the office needs and assist with upcoming event logistics sponsored by CAIR DFW. CAIR hopes interested people will come and support their local office today!

For more information or to volunteer, call or email the CAIR-DFW office at 972-241-7233, info@cairdfw.org.

Source: CAIR-DFW

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Gary Cohen, says:

CAIR-DFW is greatly concerned that one of their local co-founders is about to be put on trial for terrorism (jury selection has already begun). The Holy Land Foundation trial is one of the most important post-911 trials this country has had and will be covered extensively by the media, both local and national. Hence, CAIR is worried about public perception of the trial.

Some excellent commentary from Rod Dreher of the Dallas Morning News: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedconte...

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Teresa Gubbins, says:

not sure i find much credibility in a column that cites the wackadoodle <em>Washington Times</em> as a source of info

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Billusa99, says:

Dreher has had an ongoing, 4+ year jihad on on Islam and it's "righteous, violent underpinnings." All the while proselitizing how he went from being a south Looziana Protestant to a converted, Crunchy Con Catholic, and now he's recently blown away that religion for who knows "what-all." He's gone from a war-espousing, Bush-loving scribe to a Bush-whacking, get 'em out now pundit. He is always right -- it just depends what month and year it is.

All of this is wrapped up (warped up?) in his cocoon of National Review psuedo-importance that could only have been nurtured via a small town boy hitting the big NYC a few years ago, before he descended here on the madding crowds of "old east Dallas."

If he spent more time figuring out why he can't find solace in his beliefs instead of constantly preaching and warning others why we must watch out for errant priests, lying bishops, BeliefNet bimbos, bombing jihadists and shooting stars, we'd all be the better for it.

And the DMN would have one less wacko-expert on its editorial board, still (somehow) missing their RIFs, all the while pounding pints of porter at the Old Monk.

But, hey, its a big tent here, right?

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atlasslipped, says:

I'm glad to see y'all posting this, despite CAIR's bad reputation. Reinforces that you have room for all local views and the balls to practice what you preach.

I hope this will get the local Antidefamation league to send you stuff instead of outcrying for this to stop.

Now what you should do is send someone undercover to take the internships.

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Gary Cohen, says:

Atlasslipped - we currently get Anti-Defamation League press releases, but they tend to be national/global in scope, not local, which makes them generally meaningless for our site. However, I do know plenty of folks over there and intend to talk with them. I have worked with the ADL before and have tremendous respect for the organization.