CAIR Update: Islamophobia and the Trump Team
CAIR researchers have updated our informative Islamophobia.org website with the record and background of individuals serving in the Trump administration who have a history of problematic, inaccurate and misleading statements about Islam and Muslims. Some of these individuals are also connected with virulent Islamophobic groups. UPDATES INCLUDE: Michael Anton – Deputy Assistant, National Security Council […]
CAIR Condemns Deadly Attacks on Egyptian Churches
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/10/2017) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned bomb attacks on Coptic churches in Egypt that left dozens dead and many more wounded. In a statement, CAIR said: “We condemn these cowardly attacks on Egypt’s Coptic Christians and urge people of all […]
CAIR-LA Seeks Hate Crime Charges for Attack on Muslim Woman in Los Angeles
(ANAHEIM, CA, 4/9/17) – The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today called for hate crime charges to be considered following an alleged bias-motivated attack on a Muslim woman in downtown Los Angeles Saturday by a man who reportedly shouted racial slurs and beat her in the head. The […]
CAIR Condemns Pro-Trump, Anti-Immigrant Arson Attack on North Carolina Store
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/7/17) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned an allegedly pro-Trump anti-immigrant arson attack on a North Carolina store that included a note warning of plans to “torture” immigrants and was signed “White America” and claiming that President Trump “is our nation […]
CAIR Welcomes International Community’s Recognition of Syrian Genocide, Calls for ‘Real Measures’ to Save Civilian Lives
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/6/2017) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, tonight welcomed the international community’s recognition of the ongoing genocide against the Syrian people by the brutal Assad regime and its allies. In a statement issued following an attack on Syrian military facilities by American cruise […]
CAIR-MN Concerned about Spike in Hate Crimes Targeting Minnesota Muslims
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 4/6/17) – The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) Today expressed concerned about the recent spike of hate crimes targeting Minnesota Muslims. Four hate crime incidents targeting Muslim men and women occurred in a span of two weeks in Minnesota. On March 25th Willmar man, Zachary Todd Degraw, 23 choked a Somali cab driver […]
CAIR Asks GOP to Repudiate Islamophobic Remarks of Delaware Lawmaker Who Walked Out Before Muslim Prayer
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/6/17) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on state and national Republican Party leaders to repudiate Islamophobic comments made by a GOP lawmaker in Delaware following a Muslim invocation Wednesday in that state’s legislature. Video: CAIR Asks GOP to Repudiate Islamophobic Remarks of Delaware Lawmaker […]
CAIR-Texas Urges Trump Administration Not to Hire Islamophobic Texas Mayor for HUD Post
(DALLAS, TX, 4/6/2017) – The Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Texas) today called on the Trump administration not to go forward with the rumored hiring of an Islamophobic Texas mayor for a post at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Mayor Beth Van Duyne made national headlines in 2015 for falsely suggesting […]
CAIR-Missouri to Host Muslim Art Exhibition as Challenge to Islamophobia
(ST. LOUIS, MO, 4/5/2017) – On Friday, April 7, the Missouri chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Missouri) will host “Creativity & Identity, An American Muslim Art Exhibition,” the first St. Louis art exhibition featuring local Muslim artists and performers. WHAT: Creativity & Identity, An American Muslim Art Exhibition WHEN: Friday, April 7, 6-9 p.m. WHERE: 3rd […]
CAIR-Cincinnati 15th Annual Banquet a Sold-Out Success
(CINCINNATI, 4/5/17) – The Cincinnati office of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cincinnati) today thanked those who contributed to the success of its sold-out 15th Annual Banquet and Fundraiser on Saturday. The speakers for the event were Mr. Khizr Khan, Esq., Constitutional Rights Advocate and Gold Star Father, and Ms. Roula Allouch, Esq., CAIR-National Board Chair. […]