CAIR-NY Condemns ‘KKK’ Death Threats Targeting Long Island Muslim Family
(NEW YORK, NY, 7/25/17) — The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), a leading Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned hate-filled and threatening messages targeting a Long Island Muslim family. According to police, the family discovered written messages that were left in their mailbox on two separate occasions. One […]
CAIR Condemns Hate Incidents Targeting Maryland Muslim
Muslim civil rights group calls for stepped-up dialogue after spike in Islamophobic incidents (BALTIMORE, MD, 7/25/17) – The Maryland Outreach Department of the Council on American-Islamic Relations today condemned a series of allegedly bias-motivated incidents targeting a Montgomery County Muslim in which his vehicle was defaced with eggs and tomatoes; an obscene, handwritten anti-Islam note […]
CAIR Action Alert: Tell Congress to Protect Free Speech, Oppose Unconstitutional ‘Israel Anti-Boycott Act’
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/24/2017) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, today called on all Americans who value the Constitution to contact their elected representatives in Congress to urge them to oppose the “Israel Anti-Boycott Act.” CAIR and other civil rights organizations say that proposed legislation would […]
CAIR-Missouri: March to Call for Freedom of Worship in Jerusalem
(ST. LOUIS, MO, 7/21/17) — On Sunday, July 23, The Palestine Solidarity Committee (PSC) and the Missouri Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MO) will hold a march in the Delmar Loop to call on Israel to end violence and allow for the free worship of Palestinians at Masjid Al-Aqsa, one of Islam’s holiest […]
CAIR-Oregon ‘Disappointed’ with Light Sentence for Man Who Threatened to Kill Worshipers at Eugene Mosque
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/21/17) — The Oregon committee of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Oregon) today expressed disappointment with a plea agreement reached between the Eugene District Attorney’s office and a man who threatened to kill worshipers at a mosque in that state. In May, CAIR welcomed the arrest of Chad Everett Russell, 44, on misdemeanor […]
CAIR: Share Your Story as Part of Know Your Neighbor Campaign July 20-27
CAIR is proud to be one more than 70 national interfaith partners who helped create and launch the Know Your Neighbor Campaign in June 2017. Know Your Neighbor (KYN) is an effort of compassionate resistance against increasing polarization in the country along political, religious, and cultural divisions. Decades of social science research have shown that […]
CAIR Urges President Trump to Help Protect Religious Freedom in Jerusalem
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/20/2017) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today urged President Trump to call on the Israeli government to allow unimpeded access to Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque and to uphold religious freedom in the city, which is holy to the three Abrahamic faiths. CAIR is […]
CAIR Offers Prayers for Sen. John McCain’s ‘Speedy Recovery’
July 20, 2017 The Honorable John McCain 218 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Via fax at (202) 228-2862 Dear Senator McCain: On behalf of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, we offer our heartfelt prayers for what we hope will be a speedy recovery in […]
CAIR to Announce Suit on Behalf of U.S. Citizen from Florida on ‘No-Fly List’ Barred from Re-Entering Country
(JACKSONVILLE, FL, 7/19/17) – On Thursday, July 20, the Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida) and CAIR’s National Legal Defense Fund will hold a news conference to announce the filing of a lawsuit on behalf of Zijad Bosnic, a U.S. citizen who was prevented from boarding a flight back to his home […]
CAIR-SFBA Thanks Oakland City Council for Supporting Law Protecting Against FBI Overreach
(OAKLAND, CA, 7/19/17) – The San Francisco Bay Area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA) today thanked the Oakland City Council for unanimously approving the “Ordinance for Transparency for City Participation with Federal Surveillance Activities,” which would require Oakland police officers to follow state and local law and policy when working on federal […]