Action Alert: CAIR-Texas Questions Why Senator Ted Cruz Appeared at Anti-Muslim Hate Group Event in D.C.
Washington-based Muslim civil rights organization urges Texas voters to contact Cruz’s offices seeking explanation (DALLAS, TX, 10/3/2017) – The Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today questioned why Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) agreed to speak at an event this morning hosted by a virulently […]
CAIR to Co-Sponsor Va. Town Hall on ‘Muslim Ban 3.0,’ Genocide of Rohingya Muslims
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/3/2017) – On Thursday, October 5, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will co-host a town hall meeting at the Dar Al Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls Church, Va., to discuss the Trump administration’s “Muslim Ban 3.0” and the genocide targeting Rohingya Muslims in […]
CAIR to Join Maryland Interfaith Vigil for Las Vegas Shooting Victims
(BALTIMORE, MD, 10/3/17) — On Wednesday, October 4, the Maryland Outreach Department of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), along with Anne Arundel County Indivisible and March on Maryland, will hold a candlelight vigil to remember the victims of the Las Vegas shooting, and to demand long overdue action from elected leaders to end gun […]
CAIR, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, NIAC Action Successfully Mobilize Community to Oppose Trump’s ‘Backdoor Muslim Ban’
Groups facilitate submission of more than 1,800 public comments (WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/2/17) – Asian Americans Advancing Justice (Advancing Justice), the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), and NIAC Action (sister organization to the National Iranian American Council) today announced that their coordinated campaign during the public comment period for the Trump administration’s “Backdoor Muslim ban” was successful. Since launching in early September, the […]
CAIR Urges American Muslims to Donate Blood for Las Vegas Shooting Victims
Washington-based Muslim civil rights group denounces ISIS claim as ”˜evil exploiting evil’ (WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/2/2017) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on members of the Muslim community nationwide to join Americans of all faiths and backgrounds in donating blood and offering prayers to […]
CAIR-Kentucky Calls for Apprehension of Racist Vandals
(LEXINGTON, KY, 10/1/17) — The Kentucky chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Kentucky), the state’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling for law enforcement authorities to apprehend those responsible for acts of racist vandalism near Morehead State University in Rowan County. According to WLEX-TV, police are calling racial slurs painted on […]
CAIR Welcomes Implementation of New FIBA Policy Allowing Religious Headgear
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/1/17) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the official implementation of a new ruling by the Switzerland-based International Basketball Federation (FIBA) that lifts the ban on religious headgear and allows players who wear articles of faith — including the Islamic headscarf, or […]
CAIR Releases Videos Exposing Anti-Muslim Hate Group ACT for America’s Bigotry, Links to White Supremacist Organizations
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/29/2017) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released two short videos exposing the anti-Muslim hate group ACT for America’s bigotry and its links to White supremacist organizations. [NOTE: ACT FOR America is holding its national conference on October 1-3 in Arlington, Va. […]
CAIR Letter to Chinese President Xi Seeks Clarification on Reports of Quran Confiscations
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/29/17) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today sent a letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping seeking clarification of media reports that officials in the northwestern region of Xinjiang are requiring ethnic minority Muslim families to turn over personal religious items, including prayer […]
Action Alert: Arizona U.S. Senate Candidate Deedra Abboud to Speak at CAIR’s 23rd Annual Banquet
Past events have been sold out, no tickets are sold at the door — so register TODAY to reserve your place (WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/29/17) – Arizona U.S. Senate candidate Deedra Abboud will be a keynote speaker at CAIR’s 23rd annual banquet on Saturday, October 28, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va. Registration for […]