CAIR Backs Call to Remove Confederate General’s Statue in D.C.
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/21/17) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today offered support for a request by officials in Washington, D.C., to remove a statue honoring a Confederate general. In August, protesters sought removal of the statue of Confederate General Albert Pike from Judiciary Square. D.C. […]
CAIR Action Alert: Urge Congress to Support Disarm Hate Act
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/20/17) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling on all Americans to urge their congressional representatives to co-sponsor and support the Disarm Hate Act (H.R. 2841/S.1324). The act is sponsored by Congressman David Cicilline (D-RI) and Senator Robert Casey (D-PA). Introduced in […]
CAIR-OK Hosts Bystander Intervention Training in Response to Hate Crime Spike
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 9/20/2017) — On Saturday, September 23, the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) will offer “Bystander Intervention Training” as a response to what it says is a spike in hate crimes targeting American Muslims and other minority groups since the election of Donald Trump as president. WHAT: Bystander Intervention […]
CAIR-Florida Welcomes Disciplinary Measures Against Officer Who Asked Gun Store Clerk to Alert Him of Shoppers of ‘Muslim Descent’
(Miami, FL – 9/19/2017) CAIR-Florida, the state’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed Gainesville Police Department’s suspension of police officer Nicholas Domico who asked a clerk at a military supply store to call him anytime someone of “Muslim descent” looked at firearms. It was reported that the Gainesville Police Department suspended officer […]
CAIR Files SCOTUS Amicus Brief Challenging Constitutionality of Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/19/17) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced the filing of an amicus (“friend of the court”) brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of seven American Muslims opposing the Trump administration’s Muslim Ban and urging the court to declare it unconstitutional. […]
CAIR-MN Calls for Hate Crime Probe of ‘Feces’ Vandalism Targeting North Dakota Muslim’s Car
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 9/19/2017) – – The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate an alleged break-in and vandalism with animal feces of a North Dakota Muslim’s car as a possible hate crime. CAIR-MN said the Somali-American Muslim victim discovered what appeared to be […]
CAIR Action Alert: Urge Congress to Support Dream Act of 2017
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/19/2017) — The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling on all Americans to urge their members of congress to support the Dream Act of 2017 and other legislation that will reinstate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. In securing the passage of legislation […]
CAIR-CA & MPOWER CHANGE Action Alert: CALL on Gov Brown to Sign SB 31 & SB 54 Into Law
CLICK HERE, EMAIL the Governor. Call the Governor, TAKE ACTION, Letter to the Community: SB 31 (Lara) The California Religious Freedom Act and SB 54 (De Leon) The California Values Act are headed to the Governor’s Desk for consideration. We are so close to providing vital protections for our communities and the last step is for the bills […]
Action Alert: Online Registration Now Available for 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., 9/19/17) — Registration for CAIR’s 23rd annual banquet on Saturday, October 28, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va., is now available online. In past years, the banquet has sold out. […]
Oklahoma Muslim Group Releases Documentary Short — ‘With Love and CAIR’ – About Effort to Fight Hunger
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 9/19/2017) — The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) today released a short documentary titled “With Love and CAIR.” This film showcases the partnership between CAIR-OK, the Oklahoma Muslim community, and the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma in the groups’ combined efforts to “fight hunger and feed hope in […]