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NJDhockeyfan2/22/2010 5:40:34 am PST

Here’s some fresh seething from CAIR…

CAIR wants Congress to probe alleged discrimination on religious advisory panel

A Muslim advocacy group called on Congress to investigate internal discrimination charges being brought against a federal commission that advises the White House and lawmakers on the state of religious freedom abroad.

A former employee with the congressionally mandated U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom filed a lawsuit against the agency last year that has just now come to light, saying that she was fired because she is Muslim.

“The disturbing allegations of anti-Muslim bias at the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom must be investigated by Congress prior to instituting any necessary reforms,” said Nihad Awad, the executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).

“Taxpayer dollars should not be used to promote the religious agendas or pet projects of those with an ideological ax to grind.”