I rec'd this email from the Arab American Institute a few moments ago...
James Zogby to defend Rep. Ellison on Fox News tonight at 9 p.m. EST
Tune in to Fox News tonight at 9 p.m. when AAI President James Zogby will be appearing on "Hannity & Colmes" to defend Rep. Keith Ellison's (D-Minn.) right to use the Qu'ran as part of an unofficial, private Congressional swearing-in ceremony that took place last week.
You can email comments or questions regarding the segment to the show by contacting Hannity@foxnews.com or Colmes@foxnews.com. Be sure to cc: aaimedia@aaiusa.org on any emails you send to the show.
Dr. Zogby also recently wrote an op-ed for the New York Daily News about this topic, entitled GÇ£Celebrate EllisonGÇÖs oath on the QurGÇÖan as an all-American moment.GÇ¥
"The QurGÇÖan Ellison will bring to his mock swearing-in was once the personal copy of none other than Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States. Our founders had a more profound respect for religious diversity than many of their latter-day disciples," Zogby wrote in the column.
"In using JeffersonGÇÖs QurGÇÖan, Ellison smartly reminds us of our foundersGÇÖ convictions and the values they embraced that shaped our republic."