CAIR Applauds Baltimore County Executive’s Action Supporting Immigrant Communities
(BALTIMORE, MD, 4/5/17) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today applauded Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz for issuing an executive order that affirms the county’s commitment to immigrants, diversity, public safety, and ethical policing standards. SEE: Kamenetz issues executive order on immigration, diversity, equity policing standards The order, […]
CAIR-Florida Calls on Election Official to Cancel Islamophobic ‘Voter Education’ Presentation
(MIAMI, FL, 4/5/17) – The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-FL), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on an election official in that state to cancel an apparently Islamophobic presentation he plans to offer to voters and poll workers tomorrow. Supervisor of Elections Paul Stamoulis is scheduled […]
CAIR Calls on Trump to Demand Religious Freedom for Christians, Uighur Muslims at Meeting with Chinese President
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/5/17) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on President Trump to demand an end to the denial of religious freedom for Chinese Christians and Uighur Muslims during his meeting on Thursday with Chinese President Xi Jinping. “When President Trump meets with […]
CAIR-San Diego Welcomes School District’s Initiative to Combat Islamophobia, Bullying of Muslim Students
(SAN DIEGO, CA, 4/5/17) – The San Diego chapter of the Council on American-Islamic-Relations (CAIR-San Diego) today welcomed the San Diego Unified School District’s (SDUSD) new initiative to combat Islamophobia and the bullying of Muslim students. Some 150 members of San Diego’s Muslim community were present yesterday as the SDUSD passed the initiative. SEE: Positive […]
CAIR-CA Welcomes Passage of Anti-Muslim Registry Bill, Immigrant’s Rights Bill by State Senate
(SACRAMENTO, CA, 4/4/17) — The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic-Relations (CAIR-CA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the passage of the California Religious Freedom Act (SB 31) and the California Values Act (SB 54) by the state Senate. SB 31, sometimes referred to as the “Anti-Muslim Registry Bill,” […]
CAIR-Florida Urges Hate Crime Prosecution of Anti-Muslim Threat to Family
(MIAMI, FL, 4/4/17) – The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-FL), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on law enforcement authorities in that state to treat an alleged anti-Muslim threat to a family as a hate crime. Robert Anthony Ruetting, 52, was arrested Saturday on a charge […]
CAIR Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Vandalism Targeting Muslim Prayer Space at Marquette University
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/4/17) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on law enforcement authorities to investigate two acts of vandalism targeting a Muslim prayer space at Marquette University in Wisconsin as possible hate crimes. Muslim students say the Islamic prayer room in the university’s […]
CAIR Decries Sessions’ ‘Rollback’ of DOJ Police Reform Efforts
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/4/17) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today decried an apparent “rollback” of U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) police reform efforts by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. In a “Memorandum Supporting Federal, State, Local and Tribal Law Enforcement” released Monday, Sessions claims he wants […]
CAIR Calls on Trump to Fulfill Syria Safe Zones Promise After Deadly Gas Attack on Civilians
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/4/17) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on President Trump to fulfill his promise to establish “safe zones” to protect Syrian civilians following a deadly gas attack apparently carried out by that nation’s dictatorial regime. Dozens of civilians, including many children, […]
CAIR Renews Call for Dismissal of Trump Adviser Sebastian Gorka Over Support for Anti-Semitic Militia
Muslim civil rights group urges Americans to contact the White House to ask the president to fire Gorka (WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/4/2017) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today renewed its call for President Trump to dismiss top counter-terrorism adviser Sebastian Gorka following revelations that he […]