CAIR’s First-Quarter Civil Rights Update Shows Bias Incidents Related to ‘Muslim Ban,’ Federal Agencies
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/18/2017) — Just prior to President Trump’s first official travel to a Muslim-majority country, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today released a report documenting anti-Muslim incidents in the first quarter of 2017. In more than 50 percent of incidents, federal government agencies were identified as the instigator. The civil rights group’s first-quarter update […]
CAIR-Missouri Urges Governor to Veto Bill Weakening Workplace Discrimination Protection
(ST. LOUIS, MO, 5/18/17) – The Missouri chapter of the Council on American-Islamic (CAIR-Missouri) is calling on Governor Eric Greitens to veto Senate Bill 43, which would significantly increase the burden for proving discrimination in the workplace. WashU Expert: Missouri SB 43 Would Weaken Discrimination Protections In a joint letter to the governor, CAIR-Missouri Executive Director Faizan […]
CAIR Offers Advice to Trump on ‘Islam’ Speech Being Written by Author of Muslim Ban
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/17/2017) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today offered President Trump some advice on a scheduled speech outlining his “hopes for a peaceful vision of Islam” during an upcoming visit to Saudi Arabia. Trump leaves for his first foreign trip on Friday, which […]
CAIR Good News Alert: Air Force to Review Islamophobic Instructor’s Course Content in Response to CAIR’s Concerns
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/17/2017) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed a decision by the U.S. Air Force to review course materials offered by a counterterrorism instructor at its United States Air Force Special Operations School (USAFSOS) in Florida who CAIR says is associated with an “anti-Muslim propaganda mouthpiece” and has made a number of false statements […]
CAIR-MI Concerned Over Racism, Xenophobia and Anti-Semitism in Detroit Fire Department EMS Division
(FARMINGTON HILLS, MI, 5/16/2017) — The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) today expressed concern about the reported racist, xenophobic and anti-Semitic atmosphere in the EMS Division of the City of Detroit Fire Department. At least one individual who boasts of being a captain with the fire department is utilizing that social […]
CAIR-NY Condemns Racist Arson Attack on Home of African-American Family
(NEW YORK, N.Y., 5/16/2017) – The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today condemned an allegedly bias-motivated arson attack on the home of an African-American family in upstate New York. On Sunday night, authorities were alerted to a fire at an African-American family’s home in Schodack, N.Y. Law enforcement found a […]
CAIR Condemns Racist Incidents in Idaho, Virginia as Part of ‘Rising Tide of Bigotry’
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/14/2017) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned recent racists incidents in Idaho and Virginia as part of the “rising tide of bigotry in our nation.” In Virginia, a group of white supremacists carried torches in Charlottesville to protest the planned removal […]
CAIR-MN Welcomes Conviction in Islamophobic Shooting of Somali-American Muslims
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 5/13/17) — The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today welcomed a conviction for the bias-motivated attempted murder of Somali-American Muslim men last year. Anthony Sawina, 26, was found guilty of nine felony counts, including attempted first-degree murder. SEE: Lauderdale Man Convicted of Shooting, Injuring 2 Somali-Americans Last Summer In […]
CAIR-NY Urges Stepped-Up Probe of ‘Suspicious’ Fire at Mosque-Owned Building Housing New Immigrants
(NEW YORK, N.Y., 5/11/2017) — The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today called on the Erie County Sheriff’s Office Fire Investigation Unit to step-up its investigation of a “suspicious” fire that damaged a building owned by the Lackawanna Islamic Mosque of Lackawanna, N.Y., injuring seven. Authorities, who have confirmed an accelerant […]
CAIR Good News Alert: Arizona Police Department Says ‘Last Time’ for Training by Anti-Muslim Conspiracy Theorist John Guandolo
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/3/17) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed a decision by the Mesa Police Department in Mesa, Ariz., that an upcoming “training” by notorious Islamophobe and anti-Muslim conspiracy theorist John Guandolo will be the “last time” for such an event. CAIR says Guandolo’s hate group Understanding the Threat (UTT) is scheduled […]