Article: CAIR: U.S. Voters Reject Islam-Bashing, Profiling of Muslims; CAIR Applauds Election of First American Muslim Congressman

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Contact: Corey Saylor, 202-488-8787, 571-278-4658, csaylor@cair.comor Ibrahim Hooper, 202-488-8787 or 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com, both of CAIR WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today welcomed the rejection of "Islam-bashing" and profiling as campaign issues in yesterday's mid-term elections.

The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) also applauded the election of Keith Ellison in Minnesota's 5th Congressional District. He will be the first American Muslim in Congress.

Ellison won yesterday's election by a more than two-to-one margin, despite campaign attacks on his connection to the ...

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