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documents. Content analysis was conducted using a computer-aided design. Optical character re-
cognition wasperformed tocreate machine-readable versions ofpaper documents. These machine-
readable archives were searched by keyword, and the results were coded to create descriptions in
several categories. Legal advocacy, legislative advocacy, research reports, opinion pieces, and “ac-
tionalerts”werethecategoriesinwhichmostadvocacyongenderissueswasobserved.Theresults
of the keyword searches were carefully reviewed to find substantive occurrences indicating action
on the part of the organization. The archival record which forms the basis of the content analysis
is, of course, not a perfect representation of the advocacy work performed by these organizations.
The records are by nature very incomplete. For example, legal advocacy on gender discrimination
would likely remain confidential: no organization would publish specific details for most of their
casework. However, published information can provide some valuable insights into the decisions
made by the organizations.
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Muslim advocacy organizations with primarily African American constituencies, in particular, are
absent in this analysis (although many local chapters of CAIR have an African American constitu-
ency). In addition, many nationally prominent organizations are not included here. Some of the or-
ganizations not included in this analysis were active in 2009 and some were no longer active, but
all have a role in confronting Islamophobia. To name a few of these organizations: Islamic Soci-
ety of North America (ISNA), Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), Muslim American Society
(MAS), National Arab American Association (NAAA), National Association of Muslim Lawyers/
Muslim Advocates (NAML/MA), and many others. Future research will incorporate additional or-
ganizations into the analysis.
References
Abu-Lughod,Lila.2002.“DoMuslimWomenReallyNeedSaving?”
American Anthropologist
104(3):
783-90.
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC). 1996. “ADC, CAIR Protest Arrest of Two
Veiled Muslim Women.”
ADC Times
17: 7. Washington, DC: Author.
Bagby, Ihsan, Paul M. Perl, and Bryan T. Froehle. 2001.
The Mosque in America: A National Portrait
.
Washington, DC: Council on American Islamic Relations.
Barnett, Bernice McNair. 1993. “Invisible Southern Black Women Leaders in the Civil Rights Move-
ment: The Triple Constraints of Gender, Race, and Class.”
Sign
s 7 (2): 162-82.
Collins, Patricia Hill. 2000.
Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of
Empowerment
. 2nd ed. New York: Routledge.
Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR). (1997) 2005a.
An Employer's Guide to Islamic Reli-
gious Practices
. Washington, DC: Author.
www.cair.com/Portals/0/pdf/employment_guide.pdf
———. 2005b.
Women Friendly Mosques and Community Centers: Working Together to Reclaim Our
Heritage
. Washington, DC: Author.
———. 2005c.
American Mosque Response to Freedom House Report: “Saudi Publications on Hate
Ideology Fill American Mosques.”
Washington, DC: Author.
———. 2006.
Results that Speak for Themselves: 2006 Annual Report.
Washington, DC: Author.
———. 2007. “Statement of CAIR Executive Director Supporting H. Res. 32.”
http://www.cair.com/
———. 2011. “Our Vision, Mission, and Core Principles.” Washington, DC: Author.
www.cair.com/
