CAIR Press Releases

CAIR Asks Muslim Prayer Leaders to Urge Swine Flu Precautions

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/29/09) - A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy group today called on Islamic religious leaders, or imams, to use daily and Friday congregational prayers in the nation’s mosques as a platform for providing information about preventing the spread of swine flu.

Calif. Muslims Join Pilgrimage to Japanese-American Internment Camp

(ANAHEIM, CA, 4/29/09) - On Saturday, April 25, the Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA), in cooperation with the Manzanar Committee, the Japanese American Citizens League and Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress, led a group of some 100 Southern California Muslims on a day-long pilgrimage to a former internment camp known as the “Manzanar War Relocation Center.”

CAIR Welcomes Pope’s Statement of Respect for Islam

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/8/09) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed Pope Benedict XVI’s expression of respect for Islam and Muslims as he began his first trip to the Middle East.

CAIR-LA Letter to Simon Wiesenthal Center on 'Third Jihad' Screening

I am contacting you to express the American Muslim community’s deep concern and dismay at the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s plans to show the universally discredited anti-Muslim propaganda film, “The Third Jihad,” this Sunday at the “Museum of Tolerance.”

Sen. Specter Cancels Speech at Anti-Islam Event

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/18/09) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced today that Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) has canceled a scheduled appearance at an “anti-Islam” conference in Washington, D.C., hosted by a right-wing think tank headed by Daniel Pipes, who is regarded by many Muslims as one of the nation’s leading Islamophobes.

CAIR Applauds FBI for Preventing Attacks on NY Jewish Sites

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/21/2009) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today applauded efforts by the FBI and other law enforcement agencies that apparently thwarted an alleged plot to attack Jewish institutions in New York.

CAIR Questions FBI Tactics in NY Synagogue ‘Plot’

New details of informant’s actions prompt Muslim group’s concerns

U.S. Muslims Seek Policy Initiatives in President’s Cairo Address

CAIR: ‘This decisive moment in history requires clarity of purpose and a commitment to practical action’

CAIR Calls President’s Cairo Speech ‘Comprehensive, Balanced and Forthright’

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/4/09) - CAIR called President Obama’s historic address to the Muslim world today in Cairo “comprehensive, balanced and forthright” and said it may help reverse the deterioration in relations between the United States and Muslim-majority nations.

Calif. Mosque Targeted with Hate Graffiti

(ANAHEIM, CA, 6/4/09) - The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) said today that vandals targeted a local mosque with hate graffiti early this morning.

CAIR Welcomes AG Holder’s Statement on Muslim Civil Rights

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/5/09) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed a statement by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder committing the Justice Department to protecting the civil rights of American Muslims.

Muslim Group Condemns Shooting at D.C. Holocaust Museum

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/10/09) - A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today condemned a shooting incident at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., during which a security guard and the alleged gunman were reportedly wounded.

Religious Slurs Used During Assault on Texas Muslim

CAIR asks that attack be probed as hate crime, seeks protection for victim

CAIR Seeks Clarification on Hijab in Michigan Courts

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/17/09) - A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today called for clarification of a new administrative rule adopted by Michigan’s Supreme Court that, if broadly interpreted, might allow judges to demand that witnesses remove religious head coverings during testimony in their courtrooms.

CAIR-NY Supports Sikh Call for Change in MTA Uniform Policy

(NEW YORK, N.Y., 6/17/2009) - The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today joined the Sikh Coalition in its request to end a Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) uniform policy that requires Sikh and Muslim transit workers to brand their religious head covering with MTA logos.

CAIR-MI Hosts Town Hall Forum on Civil Rights

(SOUTHFIELD, MI, 6/15/09) - The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) recently held a successful town hall forum at the Islamic Center of Detroit to discuss pressing civil rights issues impacting American Muslims and Arab-Americans.

CAIR-NY Seeks Probe of Bias Motive in School Beating

(NEW YORK, N.Y., 6/15/2009) - The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today called on school officials and law enforcement authorities to investigate a possible bias motive for the beating of a Muslim student by a classmate.

CAIR to Host D.C. Open House for ISNA Convention Attendees

On Sunday, July 5, CAIR will host an open house at the organization’s Capitol Hill headquarters for those attending the national convention of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Muslims to Offer Qurans to 100,000 American Leaders

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/26/09) - On Tuesday, June 30, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will hold a news conference in Washington, D.C., to announce the launch of a major campaign to distribute free copies of the Quran, Islam’s revealed text, to 100,000 local, state and national leaders.

100,000 American Leaders to Receive Free Qurans

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/30/09) - A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy organization today announced that it intends to distribute free copies of the Quran, Islam’s revealed text, to 100,000 local, state and national leaders.

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