CAIR Supports Student-Initiated Religious Displays
CAIR: TIS THE SEASON FOR DISPUTES OVER HOLIDAY OBSERVANCES Colored lights, Christmas trees and menorahs are brightening town squares around the state, but the legal landscape for such displays remains murky. Some schools are also wrestling with how to incorporate elements of Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa in their classrooms, assemblies and hallways. The best advice […]
CAIR: In U.S., Fear and Distrust of Muslims Runs Deep
DC: IN U.S., FEAR AND DISTRUST OF MUSLIMS RUNS DEEP When radio host Jerry Klein suggested that all Muslims in the United States should be identified with a crescent-shape tattoo or a distinctive arm band, the phone lines jammed instantly. The first caller to the station in Washington said that Klein must be “off his […]
CAIR-CA: Growing Cooperation Between Muslims, Jews
CAIR-CA: ISLAMOPHOBES’ SMEARS ARE OFF-BASE It is a sign of desperation on the part of America’s most vicious Islamophobe, Steven Emerson, to resort to deception and defamation to try to undermine CAIR’s work. It troubles him to see a growing number of Muslims and Jews working together on issues of social justice, religious tolerance and […]
CAIR-Houston Job Opening: Executive Director
IMMEDIATE JOB OPPORTUNITY: CAIR-HOUSTON The Houston Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston) has an immediate opening for an experienced, dynamic, enthusiastic and motivated person for the position of Executive Director. All those interested and eligible to work in US (citizens and legal residents) are encouraged to contact: Dr. Tarek HusseinTel: 713-802-1211FAX: 281-286-8627E-Mail: Tarek_Hussein@yahoo.com […]
CAIR-MD/VA: Imams’ Media Conference in VA
CAIR-MD/VA: REGISTER FOR IMAMS’ MEDIA CONFERENCE IN VA (HERNDON, VA, 12/1/06) – On December 9, the Maryland and Virginia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MD/VA), in cooperation with the D.C. Coordinating Council of Muslim Organizations (DC-CCMO) and the Fairfax Institute, will hold its first annual Imams’ media relations conference in Herndon, Va. The […]
Video: CAIR Rep Debates ‘Flying While Muslim’ on CNBC’s ‘Kudlow’
CAIR REP DEBATES ‘FLYING WHILE MUSLIM’ ON CNBC’S ‘KUDLOW & CO’ VIDEO: Interview: Jed Babbin, former undersecretary of defense, and Ibrahim Hooper, national communications director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, debate the issue of behavioral profiling
Video: CAIR Rep Discusses Pope’s Visit to Turkey on ‘O’Reilly’
CAIR REP DISCUSSES POPE’S VISIT TO TURKEY ON ‘O’REILLY FACTOR’ VIDEO:
CAIR-FL Holds Hate Crimes Forum with Law Enforcement
CAIR-FL: CAIR FOR EACH OTHER A Muslim rights group held a meeting Tuesday evening in Hernando County to discuss hate crimes. A Hernando County politician and his wife recently made some anti-Muslim remarks, and Ahmed Bedier, the head of Tampa’s Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said he held the forum to educate the public on […]
CAIR-MI: Muslim Beaten Outside His Home
CAIR-MI: DETROITER BEATEN OUTSIDE HIS HOME There are at least two versions of how Shafik Shoaib was beaten Monday evening in front of his home in the Warrendale neighborhood on Detroit’s west side. One of them, if true, could constitute a federal crime. At a news conference Tuesday, area Muslim leaders called the beating a […]
CAIR-MI: Man Charged in Beating of Muslim
CAIR-MI: DETROIT MAN CHARGED IN BEATING CASE A Detroit man suspected of beating a 51-year-old neighbor while hurling ethnic insults at him was charged Wednesday with home invasion in the first degree and assault with intent to do great bodily harm. Combined, the two charges carry a potential sentence of up to 30 years in […]