CAIR Distributes 'Islamophobin,' A Fake Cure for Islamophobia, at RNC

The Muslim-American advocacy group advertises the satirical drug as a cure for the Islamophobic thought and rhetoric pervading this election cycle. 

We reported in May on Islamophobin, the satirical drug advertised by the Council on Islamic-American Relations (CAIR) as a cure for Islamophobic feelings. CAIR leaders distributed the "drug"—which is actually gum—yesterday (July 18), on the first day of the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Cleveland. 

"There's no winner when hate dominates the conversation and there is less room for dialogue and respect for one another," Nihad Awad, CAIR's national executive director, told NBC News. The group also held a press conference, during which Awad criticized current and former Republican presidential candidates, saying that they "pandered to these inner-core Islamophobic leaders and their supporters with proposals like patrolling so-called Muslim neighborhoods, surveilling and shutting down mosques, and openly questioning whether a Muslim can serve as president."

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