On June 12, the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced its intentions, along with a broad coalition of Muslim Brotherhood-linked organizations (including the Islamic Society of North America, the Muslim American Society, the Muslim Public Affairs Council and the Islamic Circle of North America) to initiate a "nationwide census project, the first comprehensive survey of its kind, intended to collect accurate data about America's mosques."
That statement is particularly curious considering that CAIR, in 2001, issued a report titled, "The Mosque in America," which stated as its mission to present the:
Source: IPT News
That statement is particularly curious considering that CAIR, in 2001, issued a report titled, "The Mosque in America," which stated as its mission to present the:
…findings from the Mosque Study Project 2000, the largest, most comprehensive survey of mosques ever to be conducted in the United States. The purpose of the Study is twofold: to provide a comprehensive, detailed portrait of mosques, which can be subsequently used by mosque leaders and Muslim scholars to envision ways to strengthen mosques. Secondly the Study provides a public profile of mosques that will hopefully further the understanding of the Muslim presence in America. Read more ...