VA Muslim Student Allowed Islamic Attire in Gym Class

CAIR-MD/VA: VA MUSLIM STUDENT ALLOWED ISLAMIC ATTIRE IN GYM CLASS (HERNDON, VA, 9/28/06) – The Maryland and Virginia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MD/VA) announced today that a Muslim ninth-grader attending Lake Braddock High School in Burke, Va., will now be allowed to wear Islamic attire in gym class after initially being threatened […]

CAIR to Change Domain Name

CAIR to Change Domain Name CAIR TO CHANGE DOMAIN NAMES – TOP Beginning October 2, 2006, all CAIR e-mail addresses will use the “cair.com” domain name instead of the old “cair-net.org.” This change is part of CAIR’s new brand identity and logo. The new identity focuses on openness, professionalism and the pursuit of mutual understanding […]

CAIR Good News Alert: VA Muslim Student Allowed Islamic Attire in Gym Class

CAIR Good News Alert: VA Muslim Student Allowed Islamic Attire in Gym Class CAIR-MD/VA: VA MUSLIM STUDENT ALLOWED ISLAMIC ATTIRE IN GYM CLASS (HERNDON, VA, 9/28/06) – The Maryland and Virginia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MD/VA) announced today that a Muslim ninth-grader attending Lake Braddock High School in Burke, Va., will now […]

Ask Post Offices to Stock Eid Stamps

Ask Post Offices to Stock Eid Stamps ASK POST OFFICES TO STOCK EID STAMPS – TOPStamps marking two Eids to be re-issued October 6, 2006 (WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/28/06) – CAIR is asking members of the American Muslim community to contact local postmasters and request that they stock the stamp commemorating Eid ul-Fitr and Eid ul-Adha […]

CAIR-FL Video: American Muslims React to Pope’s Comments

CAIR-FL VIDEO: AMERICAN MUSLIMS REACT TO POPE’S COMMENTS CAIR Tampa Executive Director Ahmed Bedier joined other American Muslims on “Your Turn,” a live 1/2 hour television show, to offer the Muslim reaction to Pope Benedict XVI comments on Prophet Muhammad and Islam.  

CAIR-MI Rep Addresses Homeland Security Students

CAIR-MI REP ADDRESSES HOMELAND SECURITY STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY (LATHRUP VILLAGE, MI, 9/27/06) – A representative of the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) today addressed students and faculty at Madonna University in Livonia, Mich., in a class called “Homeland Security & Terrorism.” CAIR-MI Executive Director Dawud Walid lectured and answered questions for […]

CAIR-Philly to Host ‘Sharing Ramadan’ Dinners

CAIR-PHILLY TO HOST ‘SHARING RAMADAN’ DINNERS CAIR-Philadelphia invites people of all faiths to join American Muslims at the annual “Sharing Ramadan” event. The CAIR initiative is designed to address the rising level of Islamophobic prejudice in American society. Research shows that anti-Muslim bias decreases when people have access to accurate information about Islam and are […]

CAIR-OH: Cincinnati Muslims Feed Needy During Ramadan

CINCINNATI MUSLIMS FEED NEEDY DURING RAMADAN (CINCINNATI, 9/27/06) – On Sunday, October 1, 2006, the Cincinnati office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations-Ohio (CAIR-Ohio), the Islamic Center of Greater Cincinnati and Al As-hab Islamic Center will mark the Muslim fast of Ramadan by providing hot meals to more than 500 residents of the city’s Over-the-Rhine […]

House Members Attend CAIR Capitol Hill ‘Iftar’

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HOUSE MEMBERS ATTEND CAIR CAPITOL HILL ‘IFTAR’Elected officials express appreciation for CAIR’s civil liberties work (WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/27/06) – More than 100 people, including nine members of the U.S. House of Representatives, turned out last night for the fourth annual Capitol Hill Ramadan […]