| | CAIR, ISNA to Announce Nationwide Mosque Census Project | | On Thursday, June 12, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) will hold a news conference at CAIR’s Capitol Hill headquarters to announce the launch of a nationwide mosque census project, the first comprehensive survey of its kind. |
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| | CAIR Urges Attendance at D.C. Premiere of ‘Bunker Hill’ | | The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is urging American Muslims and other people of conscience to attend the world premiere of the film “Bunker Hill” at the UDC Auditorium in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, June 12. The free screening is sponsored by the ACLU of the National Capital Area (ACLU-NCA), and will be followed by a panel discussion. |
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| | CAIR-OK Hosts Muslim Former Army Chaplain to Gitmo | | (TULSA, OK 6/9/08) - On June 6, the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK), in cooperation with the American Civil Liberties Union, Tulsa Interfaith Alliance, Islamic Society of Tulsa and the Muslim Student Association of University of Tulsa, co-hosted a discussion forum at the University of Tulsa with the Muslim former U.S. Army chaplain to Guantanamo Bay. |
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| | CAIR-OK Offers Training for Law Enforcement Officers | | The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) recently offered diversity training for law enforcement officers at the Norman Police Department Basic Academy training facility in Norman, Okla. |
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 | | Giving French Muslims a Look at the U.S. | | Influential Muslims in Europe invited to the United States on 21-day trips organized by the State Department as part of its International Visitor Leadership Program. |
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| | CAIR-MI Rep Speaks at African-American Leadership Conference | (SOUTHFIELD, MI, 6/13/08) – A representative from the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) spoke yesterday on a panel discussion about building cross-ethnic and religious advocacy relationships at the annual African-American Leadership Commission (AALC) of the Gamaliel Foundation Conference in Detroit, Mich.
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| | CAIR-Ohio Offers Training on Caring for Muslim Patients | | The Cleveland chapter of CAIR-Ohio recently provided training on optimizing care for Muslim patients and clients at the annual meeting of the Women and Children's Health Consortium held at Lorain County Community College. |
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| | CAIR-OH Offers Training on Preventing Domestic Abuse | | The Cleveland Chapter of CAIR-Ohio recently provided training on preventing domestic violence at the Ohio Attorney General's 2008 Conference on Victim Assistance. The event is a statewide conference to provide training for those who assist victims in the aftermath of crime. |
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| | CAIR-NY: Muslims Urged to Participate in Autism Walk | | The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) is calling on area Muslims and others in the community to participate in a walk to raise awareness about autism. The walk will take place Saturday, June 22 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the South Street Seaport. |
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| | CAIR-MI Forum Focused on Civil Rights | | The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) recently gave a presentation to law enforcement agencies and advocacy groups about civil rights issues facing the American Muslims. |
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 | | CAIR Calling on Obama to Invite Women to Future Rally | The Council on American-Islamic Relations’ (CAIR) National Legislative Director Corey Saylor responded to the situation by saying, "We welcome the campaign's apology and urge candidates of all parties not to give in to pressure from the vocal minority of Islamophobes in our society that seeks to stigmatize Islam and marginalize American Muslims.” |
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| | CAIR-PA Asks Legislature to Reject Religious 'Litmus Test' | (PHILADELPHIA, PA, 6/19/08) - The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-PA) today called on state legislators to reject a proposed "religious litmus test" for passage of a resolution recognizing a Muslim group's convention. |
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| | U.S. Muslims Again Seek Visa Denial for Gujarat Massacre Figure | (WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/19/2008) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today sent a letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice asking that an Indian official accused of complicity in the massacre of Muslim civilians in that nation again be denied a visa to travel to the U.S. |
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| | CAIR-LA to Release Manzanar Pilgrimage '08 Doc | In April 2008, CAIR-Greater Los Angeles Area organized an educational trip for more than 100 Southern California Muslims to visit Manzanar, the first Japanese American internment camp established during the war. CAIR-LA is currently producing a short documentary on that Pilgrimage, with funding from One Nation -- a philanthropic collaborative, and plans to release it in July. |
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| | CAIR Urges Hate Crime Probe of Ohio Shooting | | (CLEVELAND, OHIO, 6/24/2008) - The Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cleveland) today called on law enforcement authorities to investigate a possible bias motive in the shooting of an Ohio Muslim who was critically wounded. |
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| | CAIR-Seattle to Host Youth Leadership Symposium | | On the weekend of July 19th and 20th, 2008, the Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA) will host a Muslim Youth Leadership Symposium (MYLS) to encourage Muslim youth to become model citizens dedicated to helping make America a better place for all Americans, regardless of race or creed. |
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 | | CAIR-Houston Welcomes Sheriff's Apology for Bigoted E-Mails | | The Houston chapter of the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston) today welcomed an apology from the Harris County Sheriff’s Department for e-mails circulated in the department that included derogatory statements and bigoted jokes about Muslims and Latinos. |
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| | CAIR Calls New FBI Profiling Policy 'Un-American' | | The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today termed "unconstitutional and un-American" a proposed Justice Department policy change that would allow the FBI to investigate Americans without evidence of wrongdoing and could permit religious and ethnic profiling. |
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