CAIR: Muslims Welcome Withdrawal of Offensive 'Run Hadji Run' Fireworks

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CAIR: Muslims Welcome Withdrawal of Offensive 'Run Hadji Run' Fireworks
Author: Council on American-Islamic Relations
Published on Jul 4, 2009 - 8:03:18 AM

ST. PAUL, Minn. July 23, 2009 - The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today welcomed the decision of a fireworks retailer in Wisconsin to withdraw a product called "Run Hadji Run," which was deemed offensive by local Muslims.

["Hadji" is an honorific term for those who have completed the pilgrimage to Mecca, but it has often been used as a derogatory term by U.S. soldiers during the Iraq War.]

One side of the fireworks shows a picture of Arabs and Muslims riding camels with a bomber overhead. On the other side, there is what appears to be Uncle Sam pulling the long beard of a man in traditional Muslim attire.

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