CAIR Action Alert: Tell Congress to ‘VOTE NO’ on Rep. Franks’ Anti-Islam NDAA Amendment
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/13/17) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization is calling on Americans of all faiths and backgrounds to urge their elected representatives in Congress to “VOTE NO” on Rep. Trent Franks’ (R-AZ) Amendment Number 068 to H.R. 2810, the Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense […]
CAIR Welcomes U.N. Ambassador Haley’s Call for Myanmar to Allow Probe of Abuses Suffered by Rohingya Muslims
(WASHINGTON, DC, 7/13/17) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley’s demand that Myanmar (Burma) permit U.N. investigators to enter the country for a fact-finding mission about the abuses suffered by Rohingya Muslims. SEE: U.S. Ambassador Urges Myanmar to Give Visas to U.N. […]
CAIR-LA, Rights Groups Call on City Officials to Address Recent Hate Crimes
(ANAHEIM, CALIF., 7/13/2017) — The Greater Los Angeles Area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA), Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Los Angeles (Advancing Justice-LA), and Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE) today called on Los Angeles city officials to address a spate of apparent hate crimes targeting minorities in the area. In a […]
CAIR-MI Calls for Repudiation of Official’s Genocidal Post Targeting Muslims
(FARMINGTON HILLS, MI, 7/12/2017) – The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) today called on political and religious leaders in that state and nationwide to repudiate a genocidal post by an elected official, for which that individual is refusing to apologize. Kalkaska Village President Jeff Sieting recently stated that he has nothing […]
CAIR Asks House Committee to Drop ‘Biased’ Amendment Seeking Assessments of ‘Violent or Unorthodox Islamic Religious Doctrine’
Congressman William “Mac” Thornberry, Chairman, House Armed Services Committee Congressman Adam Smith, Ranking Member, House Armed Services Committee Dear Chairman Thornberry and Ranking Member Smith: On behalf of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, I am writing to express concern about amendment number 068, proposed by […]
CAIR Calls on Wisconsin State Assembly to Drop ‘Unconstitutional and Un-American’ Anti-Islam Bill
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/12/17) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Wisconsin State Assembly to drop consideration of what the Washington-based group calls an unconstitutional “anti-Islam” bill (Assembly Bill 401) that is modeled on similar Islamophobic legislation introduced in state legislatures nationwide. SEE: […]
CAIR-SFBA: Oakland Public Safety Committee Unanimously Supports Law Protecting Against FBI Overreach
OAKLAND, CA, 7/12/17 – Yesterday evening, Oakland reaffirmed its commitment to protecting all of Oakland’s community members by taking the next step towards enacting a law that would require Oakland police officers to follow state and local law and policy when working on federal task forces such as the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force (“JTTF”). […]
CAIR-CA to Hold 13th Annual Muslim Youth Leadership Program at State Capitol
(SACRAMENTO, CA, 7/12/17) — Beginning Thursday, July 13, the California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) will hold its 13th annual Muslim Youth Leadership Program (MYLP) at the State Capitol in Sacramento. WHEN: Thursday, July 13 – Sunday, July 16 Senate Floor ”˜Mock Legislature’ Session: Saturday, 3 p.m. WHERE: State Capitol, Sacramento, California […]
Action Alert: Join CAIR in Urging Senate Committee to Question Trump CBP Nominee About Religious Questioning, Profiling
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/11/17) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is calling on all Americans to urge members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance to use the opportunity of a confirmation hearing this Thursday to question Kevin K. McAleenan — President Trump’s nominee to be Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection — about the rampant […]
CAIR Action Alert: Join Baltimore County Unity Rally Featuring Gold Star Father Khizr Khan
(BALTIMORE, MD, 7/11/17) — The Maryland Outreach Department of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is urging Baltimore County residents to attend Wednesday night’s Unity Rally organized by the Office of Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz and featuring Gold Star Father Khizr Khan. WHO: Baltimore County […]