Dubai - The Council on American-Islamic Relations said Friday it has sought to be removed from a United Arab Emirates' list that designates it as a terrorist organization, along with dozens of other groups.
The move comes after the Emirati Cabinet said that designated groups can pursue an appeals process to seek removal from the terrorism list.
Washington-based CAIR describes itself as America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. It has called the terrorism designation "shocking and bizarre."
The Emirates included CAIR on a list of 83 groups, including the Islamic State group, a number of al-Qaida-linked groups, as well as the Muslim Brotherhood and several Western-based Islamic organizations, it considers terrorist organizations. The list was made public Nov. 15 and also included another U.S.-based group, the Muslim American Society.
Washington has said it was seeking more details from the UAE over its listing of the two American groups, which the U.S does not consider terrorist organizations.