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Conservative Magazine Removes Ads for Controversial Books
By Susan Jones
CNSNews.com Morning Editor
March 30, 2005

(CNSNews.com) -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations says the conservative National Review magazine apparently has removed advertisements for two "virulently anti-Muslim books" it is selling in its online store.

This follows CAIR's grassroots campaign against the way National Review was promoting the books.

"The Life and Religion of Mohammed," according to the magazine's review, exposes "the ugly truth about the founder of the world's most violent religion"; and "The Sword of the Prophet" "gives the unvarnished, 'politically incorrect' truth about Islam -- including the shocking facts about its founder, Mohammed; its rise through bloody conquest; its sanctioning of theft, deceit, lust and murder."

CAIR said hundreds of concerned Muslims, at CAIR's request, have contacted both the National Review and Boeing Co., one of the magazine's advertisers, to express their concerns about the "Islamophobic views" in both books.

On Tuesday, CAIR issued an action alert calling on Muslims and others to urge that Boeing, which does business with Arab nations, withdraw its advertising from

National Review. Boeing representatives told CAIR they were "inundated" with faxes, e-mails and calls.

"We would like to thank all those who took the time to contact both National Review and Boeing to defend Islam and the Prophet Muhammad from defamation," said CAIR Executive Director Nihad Awad said in a press release.