CAIR-NY 501c3 and IRS - Pushing the Legal Limits on Lobbying
On June 21, CAIR-NY sent out an action alert urging members to lobby the state legislature to make EID-al-Adha and Eid-al-Fitr public holidays within the NY public school system (text below from the alert).
This is part of the ongoing Islamisation of the NY schools, a systematic push that includes creating the Khalil Gibran madrassa in the city (with the aggressive politically correct support of the New York City educational administration). Check in for updates by community organizers working against that madrassa at Stop The Madrassa center.
Not a surprise that CAIR-NY is trying to Islamify their state - except CAIR-NY is a 501c3 organization, and therefore EXTREMELY limited in how much lobbying it can legally pursue under IRS regulations. Where is the IRS enforcement for possible violations of 501c3 non profit status by the state CAIR organizations and other Islamist groups? And this may be only the tip of the iceberg of violations of IRS regulations forbidding grassroots lobbying by Islamist 501c3s - and even more prevalent, violations because of radical imams encouraging political advocacy and lobbying within mosques across the U.S.A. It is time for Congressional hearings to discover if there are consistent patterns of Islamist organizations flouting U.S. tax laws.
As evidence of CAIR NY 501c3 status (and some interesting info on revenues, expenses and directors) here are the IRS 990 forms for CAIR NY from 2000 - 2005:
The CAIR Alert from June 21, 2007:
CAIR-NY ACTION ALERT: SUPPORT EID SCHOOL HOLIDAY BILL
(NEW YORK, N.Y., 6/21/07) - The New York Chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today urged Muslims and other people of conscience in that state to contact their respective state senators in support of the Eid School Bill (S3142).
The bill, introduced to the New York State Senate earlier this year by Senator John D. Sabini, makes Eid-al-Adha and Eid-al-Fitr official holidays in New York City public schools.
SEE: Coalition Calls for NYC Department of Education to Recognize Muslim Holidayshttp://www.nycpp.org/en/press.html
ACTION REQUESTED: 1)Contact your state senators.To find their contact information, visit www.nypirg.org and click on the “Who Represents Me?” link. If you live outside New York City, use the “Senators” link on www.senate.state.ny.us.
2) Contact Senate Education Chair Stephen M. Saland at (518) 455-2411, Fax (518) 426-6920, or E-Mail saland@senate.state.ny.us .
COPY ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO: CAIR-NY Communications Coordinator Faiza N. Ali, 212-870-2002, fali@cair.com>