Help CAIR Meet Its January Goal of $50K
Help CAIR Meet Its January Goal of $50K Help CAIR Meet Its January Goal of $50K CAIR is asking everyone to do their part to help us reach our online fundraising goal of $50,000 for January. Whether your donation is $10, $50 or $100, every dollar that you donate today will count and be used […]
CAIR Sends Delegation to Iraq Seeking Journalist’s Release
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CAIR SENDS DELEGATION TO IRAQ SEEKING JOURNALIST’S RELEASEIslamic civil rights group to hold news conference in Michigan, coordinates statement from U.S. Muslim leaders (WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/18/2006) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today announced that it is sending a […]
CAIR Calls For Release Of U.S. Journalist In Iraq
CAIR CALLS FOR RELEASE OF U.S. JOURNALIST IN IRAQ (WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/17/2006) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called for the immediate release of American journalist Jill Carroll abducted January 7 while on assignment for the Christian Science Monitor newspaper in Baghdad. SEE: Abducted in Iraq: An Update on Reporter Jill Carrollhttp://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0117/p11s01-woiq.html Al-Jazeera […]
CAIR-CA Director Speaks at CAHRO Conference
CAIR-CA Director Speaks at CAHRO ConferencePresentation focused on civil rights, post-9/11 Islamophobia (SACRAMENTO, CA, 1/15/06) – The Sacramento Valley office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV) recently presented at a workshop, titled “Rising Anti-Immigrant Sentiment and Islamophobia,” for the California Association of Human Relations Organizations (CAHRO) annual conference. CAIR-SV’s workshop was moderated by Ronald […]
CAIR Joins Legal Challenge To NSA Eavesdropping
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful CAIR JOINS LEGAL CHALLENGE TO NSA EAVESDROPPING (WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/17/2006) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today announced that it has joined a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a secret National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance program that targeted American citizens without court authorization. The […]
Incitement Watch: Muslims ‘in a Riot of Reproduction’
Incitement Watch: Muslims ‘in a Riot of Reproduction’ Suzanne Fields, Washington Times, 1/16/06http://washingtontimes.com/op-ed/sfields.htm The birth dearth puts us at a growing disadvantage because the most intolerant cultures usually engage in a riot of reproduction. Between 1970 and 2000 the Muslim world accounted for 26 percent of the increase in the world’s population while the Western […]
CAIR: Are Bloggers Against Hate, or Feeding It?
CAIR: Are Bloggers Against Hate, or Feeding It? S.I. ROSENBAUM, St. Petersburg Times, 1/16/06 http://www.sptimes.com/2006/01/16/State/Are_bloggers_against_.shtml Kaufman’s site is only one of a constellation of blogs with names like JihadWatch.com, MilitantIslamMonitor.org, and WesternResistance.com that are dedicated to the surveillance of American Muslims. The blogs link to one another, with more-traveled sites amplifying stories from more obscure […]
CAIR-CA: Police Oversight Weighed
Hamza El-Nakhal, president of the Sacramento chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, left, speaks with R.C. Smith, a Davis resident who is a Sacramento Sheriff’s captain, at a forum Wednesday hosted by Congregation Bet Haverim about forming a police review board. For the entire article, see:http://www.davisenterprise.com/articles/2006/01/12/news/354new0.txt
CAIR Offers Condolences on Deaths of Hajjis
CAIR Offers Condolences on Deaths of Hajjis (WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/12/06) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today offered its condolences to the families of those who died in a stampede during religious observances in the city of Mina, Saudi Arabia. Authorities say 345 people were killed and more than 1,000 injured in the stampede […]
CAIR-AZ Job Opening: Civil Rights Director
CAIR-AZ Job Opening: Civil Rights Director CAIR-AZ is looking for an enthusiastic person for the position of Civil Rights Director. The ideal candidate will need to be flexible and able to work independently and as part of a team. Good communication skills are essential. Send resumes to: chairman@cairaz.org Cc: info@cairaz.org