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Rep. Allen West isn't being deterred by accusations of "Islamophobia," and will be hosting a screening of the Christian Action Network's film, "Sacrificed Survivors: The Untold Story of the Ground Zero Mosque" in Congress on September 7. The event kicks off a screening tour in New York City public parks around the tenth anniversary of 9/11 that is sure to rile up the deniers of the Islamist threat.
The event is being held on the morning of September 7 from 11:30 am to 1:00 PM in Room B-339 of the Rayburn Congressional Office Building, thanks to Rep. Allen West. It is generating significant media coverage and controversy, as is the Christian Action Network's tour in New York City against the Ground Zero Mosque that begins later that night. West and some of the other participants have been labeled as "Islamophobes" in the Center for American Progress's "Fear Inc." report, which specifically mentions this event as evidence of the alleged growing anti-Muslim bigotry in the country.
Rep. West is listed in the report as part of the "Islamophobia echo chamber." He is called a "loyal foot soldier in the misguided campaign against Sharia." A Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations recently wrote him a letter asking him to end his relationships with Islamophobic activists. He wrote a one-sentence response: "I am writing to you with regard [to] your recent letter: 'NUTS!'"