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When the Tunisian government moved to outlaw headscarves worn by Muslim women in 2006, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) sprang into action to condemn the foreign government's policy.
In a release, CAIR announced it was "urging all people of conscience to contact the government of Tunisia" to protest the restrictions.
The stakes are quite a bit higher on the streets of Tehran this week. Yet, CAIR thus far has been unable to muster so much as a call for calm on both sides. Meanwhile, anti-government protesters are being beaten and even shot for the sin of peaceful demonstration. At least eight people have been killed thus far.
Arguably, a strong, united statement in support of democracy from the self-appointed mouthpieces for the American Muslim community would carry some weight in America and internationally. If CAIR didn't think that was so, it wouldn't issue statements about other global events.