Fox Receives Overwhelming Response to 'Simpsons' Episode on Islamophobia

Fox Receives Overwhelming Response to 'Simpsons' Episode on Islamophobia

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following an action alert sent out yesterday by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Fox television network reported receiving an overwhelming positive response from community members about a recent episode of "The Simpsons" that challenged anti-Muslim stereotypes.

The episode, which aired Sunday evening and is titled "Mypods and Boomsticks," highlights anti-Muslim sentiment by featuring a young Muslim character named Bashir and his family who face prejudice after moving to Springfield. In the program, Homer Simpson wrongly suspects that Bashir's family is involved in a terror plot. Bart Simpson befriends Bashir and defends him from bullies.

To view the entire episode, click here: http://tinyurl.com/6jgq4y

SEE: Thank Fox for 'Simpsons' Episode Challenging Islamophobia http://tinyurl.com/6ejex2

To view CAIR's letter to "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening, click here: http://tinyurl.com/6mtxhd

Because of the number of positive e-mails Fox is receiving, CAIR is asking community members to send notes of appreciation to a new e-mail address that has been set up by the network's diversity department.

ACTION REQUESTED:
Send future messages expressing appreciation for the episode to:

Peter Liguori, Chairman, Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Co.; Dana Walden, Chairman, Twentieth Century Fox Television; Gary Newman, Chairman, Twentieth Century Fox Television.

E-Mail: diversity.quest@fox.com
COPY TO: info@losangeles.cair.com
Fax: (310) 969-0210

CAIR, America's largest Islamic civil liberties group, has 35 offices and chapters nationwide and in Canada. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.

CONTACT: CAIR-LA Communications Coordinator Munira Syeda, 714-776-1847 or 714-851-4851, E-Mail: info@losangeles.cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-488-8787 or 202-744-7726, E-Mail: ihooper@cair.com; CAIR Communications Coordinator Amina Rubin, 202-488-8787, E-Mail: arubin@cair.com

Source: Council on American-Islamic Relations

CONTACT: Munira Syeda, +1-714-776-1847, +1-714-851-4851,
info@losangeles.cair.com, Ibrahim Hooper, +1-202-488-8787, +1-202-744-7726,
ihooper@cair.com or Amina Rubin, +1-202-488-8787, arubin@cair.com, all of the
Council on American-Islamic Relations

Web Site: http://www.cair.com/

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