CAIR-Chicago Seeks Meeting with Rep. Kirk Over Comments
CAIR-Chicago Seeks Meeting with Rep. Kirk Over Comments (CHICAGO, 11/9/05) – CAIR-Chicago is seeking to meet with Congressman Mark Kirk (R-IL) to discuss recent remarks in which he called for discrimination against young Arab males. SEE: http://www.house.gov/kirk/ Kirk said at a recent event: “I’m OK with discrimination against young Arab males from terrorist-producing states. I’m […]
CAIR-Sacramento Valley Banquet Almost Sold Out
CAIR-Sacramento Valley Banquet Almost Sold Out Purchase your tickets today as space is starting to run out. In the past two years, only a few tickets were available to be purchased at the door. Don’t take a chance. Reserve your seat online today. To register, go to: http://www.cair-california.org/ WHAT: CAIR-SV 3rd Annual Banquet Restoring the […]
CAIR-NY to Detail More Profiling at Giants Stadium
CAIR-NY to Detail More Profiling at Giants Stadium WHAT: On Friday, November 11, the New York office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) will hold a press conference to offer details of more cases of alleged racial and religious profiling at Giants Stadium. In a previous incident, five Muslim men were detained after offering […]
CAIR Condemns Jordan Hotel Bombings
CAIR Condemns Jordan Hotel Bombings (WASHINGTON D.C., 11/9/05)- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) condemned today’s bombings at three major Western hotels in the Jordanian capital of Amman that left at least 18 people dead. In a statement, CAIR said: “We condemn the bombings, offer condolences to the loved ones of those killed and call […]
CAIR Calls for FBI Probe of Shooting Near PA Mosque
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CAIR CALLS FOR FBI PROBE OF SHOOTING NEAR PA MOSQUE Man charged with ‘ethnic intimidation’ for firing shots at cars (WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/9/2005) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today called on the FBI to consider bringing federal charges […]
CAIR-FL: Ban on Religious Holidays Stirs Controversy
TAMPA – Hillsborough County school officials say no issue in recent memory has generated more controversy than the decision to remove religious holidays from the school calendar. The county school board has received hundreds of e-mails since its vote two weeks ago. National and local media are peppering officials almost daily with interview requests. Other […]
CAIR Calls for Peaceful End to Rioting in France
CAIR Calls for Peaceful End to Rioting in FranceU.S. Muslim group urges ‘dialogue and mutual respect’ (WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/8/05)- A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today called on French authorities to employ “dialogue and mutual respect” in efforts to end rioting and violence in suburbs of Paris. The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic […]
CA Synagogue That Hosted Islamophobe Urged to Invite Muslim Speaker
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CA SYNAGOGUE THAT HOSTED ISLAMOPHOBE URGED TO INVITE MUSLIM SPEAKERHate-filled comments on speaker’s website compare Muslims to animals and Nazis (ANAHEIM, CA, 11/8/2005) – The Southern California office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today urged a Los Angeles synagogue that recently […]
CAIR: Scholarships Honor Rosa Parks’ Legacy
Washington — The recent announcement of a “Rosa Parks Civil Liberties Scholarship” established by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) focuses attention on continuing efforts to honor Parks’ legacy by making higher education available to all Americans. Regarded by many as the “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement,” Parks died of natural causes on October […]
CAIR Urges DHS Protection for Pakistanis Impacted by Quake
CAIR Urges DHS Protection for Pakistanis Impacted by Quake (WASHINGTON, DC, 11/07/2005) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced that it has joined with almost 50 other groups in requesting that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Pakistani nationals in the U.S. who cannot return to the parts […]