CAIR Applauds Senate Defeat of Patriot Act Extension
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/16/05) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today applauded the U.S. Senate’s vote to reject reauthorizing several provisions of the USA Patriot Act because of civil liberties concerns. By a vote of 52 to 47, Senate supporters of the act were unable to obtain the 60 votes necessary to […]
CAIR ‘Explore the Quran’ Campaign Update
CAIR ‘Explore the Quran’ Campaign Update CAIR ‘Explore the Quran’ Campaign Update QURAN REQUESTS TO DATE: 24,802QURANS SHIPPED TO DATE: 13,700 More sponsors are needed to make sure everyone who requests a Quran will receive one. Please donate TODAY! To sponsor or obtain a FREE Quran, go to:http://www.cair-net.org/explorethequran/
CAIR-CA: Groups Question FBI Interrogation of Muslim Student
Video Reporthttp://www.kxtv10.com/video/player2.aspx?aid=24268&bw= Area civil rights groups are angry after a Muslim Elk Grove high school student was taken out of class and questioned by FBI agents over a three letters he scrawled on his binder two years ago. Calvine High School student Munir Raseh, 16, said he was pulled out of class on September 27 […]
CAIR-FL: Israeli Consul Takes Jab at Muslims
SARASOTA COUNTY — In a visit to Sarasota this week, Israel’s leading Florida diplomat said that Muslims will never accept Jews and Christians in the Middle East. Yitschak Ben Gad, consul general of Israel to Florida and Puerto Rico, said Muslims will always regard people of other faiths as second-class citizens. “They hate the Christians […]
CAIR-SV Offers Presentation on Islam
(SACRAMENTO, CA, 12/15/05) – Last weekend, the Sacramento Valley office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV) conducted a presentation about Islam to the Certificate of Ministry Studies (CMS), a program at the Pacific School of Religion, part of UC Berkeley Graduate Theological Union. The presentation was held at the Pioneer Congregation Church in Sacramento. […]
CAIR-OH President Joins Board of State NAACP
CAIR-OH President Joins Board of State NAACP (COLUMBUS, OH, 12/15/05) – CAIR-Ohio Board President Dr. Ahmad Al-Akhras was recently installed on the executive committee of the Ohio Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Al-Akhras joins the NAACP board for a 2-year term. “I am excited to be a part […]
FBI Grills Calif. Muslim High Schooler About ‘PLO’ Doodle
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FBI GRILLS CALIF. MUSLIM HIGH SCHOOLER ABOUT ‘PLO’ DOODLECivil rights groups demand school board hearing, disciplinary action (SACRAMENTO, CA, 12/15/05) – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (LCCR) and the Sacramento Valley office of the Council on […]
CAIR: House Passes Patriot Act Conference Report
CAIR: House Passes Patriot Act Conference Report http://cairpatriotact.blogspot.com/
FL Muslims to Offer Reward for Info on Double Homicide
FL Muslims to Offer Reward for Info on Double Homicide CAIR-FL will also ask authorities to rule out possible bias motive (TAMPA, FL, 12/14/05) – On Thursday, December 15, the Florida office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-FL) will hold a news conference to call for an investigation to rule out a bias motive […]
Action: Call Congress on Torture, Patriot Act, Immigration
Action: Call Congress on Torture, Patriot Act, Immigration CAIR ACTION ALERT #481 Action: Call Congress on Torture, Patriot Act, Immigration (WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/13/05) – CAIR is urging American Muslims and other people of conscience to take advantage of a final opportunity to support civil liberties, oppose the use of torture by American personnel and insist […]