CAIR Condemns Terror Attack on Va. Anti-Racist Rally, Decries Trump’s ‘Failure of Moral Leadership’
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/12/2017) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned an apparent terror attack on anti-racist protesters at a gathering of white supremacists, neo-Nazis, the KKK, and other racists in Charlottesville, Va. [NOTE: A representative of CAIR’s New York chapter joined clergy and faith leaders […]
CAIR-NY to Mark One Year Anniversary of Ozone Park Double Murder, Calls On Area Faith Leaders to Remember Victims
(NEW YORK, N.Y., 8/11/17) – On Sunday, the New York Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), a leading Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will mark the one year anniversary of the Ozone Park double murder that claimed the lives of Imam Maulana Ala’Uddin Akonjee and Thara Uddin. In anticipation of the pending […]
CAIR-LA: Muslim Woman Wins Settlement After Her Hijab Was Forcibly Removed by Long Beach Police
Police agree to $85,000 in damages and have amended department policy to allow religious head coverings in custody. (ANAHEIM, CA, 8/10/2017) — The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today announced the settlement of a federal lawsuit filed by CAIR-LA on behalf of a Muslim woman who had her […]
CAIR: Muslim Groups Meet with State Department Officials to Discuss Al-Aqsa Mosque Crisis
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/10/17) – Representatives of the US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), a coalition of leading national and local American Muslim organizations, met yesterday with State Department officials to discuss the ongoing Al-Aqsa Mosque crisis and Israel’s denial of religious freedom in Jerusalem, which is holy to the three Abrahamic faiths. During the meeting at the […]
Watch/Listen to CAIR’s ‘Know Your Rights as a Hajj Traveler’ Community Webinar
(WASHINGTON, DC, 8/10/17) – Last night, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) offered a “Know Your Rights as a Hajj Traveler” community training webinar for those taking part in the upcoming annual pilgrimage to Mecca. The webinar focused on travel issues related to the Trump administration’s “Muslim ban” executive orders. Hajj travelers, group leaders and […]
CAIR, Law Firm Welcome EEOC Determinations in Favor of Fired Muslim Cargill Workers in Colorado
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/9/17) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today joined RATHOD | MOHAMEDBHAI law firm in welcoming determinations by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) finding reasonable cause that Cargill Meat Solutions and Teamsters Local No. 455 in Colorado violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by discriminating and retaliating against Somali-American […]
CAIR Condemns Planned White Supremacist Rally in Virginia, Urges Rejection of Confederate Memorials Nationwide
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/9/2017) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a planned rally by White Supremacists, neo-Nazis, the KKK, and other racists this weekend in Charlottesville, Va., to protest the announced removal of a statue honoring a Confederate general. Hundreds of racists from around the […]
CAIR Condemns Threat Against Maryland City Council Over ‘Non-Citizen Vote’ Proposal
(BALTIMORE, MD, 8/9/17) – The Maryland Outreach Department of the Council on American-Islamic Relations today condemned an email threat made against the College Park City Council that led to a police presence at the council’s Tuesday night meeting. SEE: College Park City Council Receives Threat Over Non-Citizen Vote Proposal The threat was a response to […]
CAIR-SFBA Executive Director Zahra Billoo: ‘Inspired to CAIR’ (Video)
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/7/17) — The “Inspired to CAIR” video series features representatives of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization explaining why they are inspired to serve the Muslim community and the cause of civil rights. #InspiredtoCAIR Today’s “Inspired to CAIR” video features CAIR San Francisco Bay Area Executive Director Zahra Billoo. WATCH […]
CAIR Offers $10K Reward for Info on Blast at Minnesota Mosque
Muslim civil rights group urges mosques nationwide to step up security measures (MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 8/5/2017) — The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who reportedly bombed a mosque in that state this morning during […]