CAIR-MN Seeks Criminal Charges for Harassment Targeting Muslim Woman Shopper
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 3/21/17) – The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) is calling on law enforcement authorities to reconsider bringing criminal charges against a man who allegedly harassed a Muslim woman shopper in Moorhead, Minn., because of her Islamic attire (hijab). According to the alleged victim, Fardoso Mohamed, who was shopping at the […]
CAIR Calls on White House to Cancel Meeting with Anti-Muslim Hate Group Leader
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/21/2017) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on White House officials to cancel a reported meeting with anti-Muslim hate group leader Brigitte Gabriel. Late yesterday, Gabriel tweeted: “In D.C, preparing for my meeting at the White House.” ACT for America has […]
Hearing March 21 in Virginia on CAIR’s Legal Challenge to Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban 2.0’
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/20/2017) – On Tuesday, March 21, a hearing will take place before Judge Anthony Trenga at the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (Courtroom 701) in Alexandria, VA., for arguments on the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ (CAIR) legal challenge to President Trump’s so-called ”˜Muslim Ban 2.0” executive order. In its lawsuit, […]
CAIR Supports NY City Council Security Grant Program to Protect Muslim, Jewish and Other Community Institutions
(NEW YORK, N.Y., 3/20/17) – The New York chapter of the”¯Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today announced its support for a proposed New York City Council security grant program that would allocate $25 million to protect to help protect Muslim, Jewish and other nonprofit institutions, safeguarding those community centers and cultural institutions at the greatest […]
BREAKING NEWS: CAIR-Iowa Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Anti-Muslim Message Left at Mosque
(CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, 3/19/17) — The Iowa chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Iowa), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, tonight called for a hate crime investigation of an anti-Muslim message left at a mosque in that state. A message, signed “Americans for a Better Way,” calling Muslims “vile” and “filthy” […]
CAIR Condemns Texas Attorney General’s ‘Cheap Islamophobic Publicity Stunt’
(AUSTIN, TEXAS, 3/19/17) – The Texas office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Texas) today condemned what it called a “cheap Islamophobic publicity stunt” by that state’s Attorney General Ken Paxton, whose office has raised objections to the use of a spare classroom by Muslim middle school students to perform their daily prayers. Paxton’s office […]
CAIR-MA: First ‘Massachusetts Open Mosque Day’ to Be Held on April 2nd
(BOSTON, MA, 03/13/17) – On Sunday, April 2nd, eighteen mosques across Massachusetts will hold an Open-Mosque Day to provide an opportunity for the wider public to meet their Muslim neighbors. Attendees will have the opportunity to tour a mosque, hear a brief introduction to Islam, and witness a Muslim prayer service. “In this time of […]
CAIR Calls for ‘Full and Transparent’ Probe of Alleged U.S. Airstrike on Syrian Mosque
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/17/2017) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for a “full and transparent” investigation of allegations that the U.S. military conducted an airstrike on a Syrian mosque, leaving dozens of worshipers dead and injured. SEE: US Responsible for Aleppo Mosque Bombing U.S. […]
CAIR to Co-Host Town Hall Meeting with Virginia AG on Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban 2.0’
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/17/2017) – This evening, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), along with Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center and MAS-PACE, will host a town hall meeting with Virginia’s attorney general in Falls Church, Va., to discuss the Trump administration’s “Muslim Ban 2.0” and its impact on civil rights. The event will also include a free “Citizenship Application […]
CAIR-San Antonio to Hold Muslim Voter Registration Drive
(SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 3/16/17) – On March 17 and 18, the San Antonio, Texas, chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-San Antonio), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will hold Muslim voter registration drives at locations frequented members of the local Islamic community. WHERE/WHEN: March 17, 1:15 PM, at MCECC, 5281 Casa Bella San […]