CAIR Calls on President Trump to Fire Adviser Sebastian Gorka Over Links to ‘Nazi-Allied’ Group
Muslim civil rights group urges Americans to contact the White House to ask the president to sever ties with Gorka (WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/16/2017) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on President Trump to fire top counter-terrorism adviser Sebastian Gorka over media reports that […]
CAIR to Co-Sponsor Town Hall Meeting on Trump’s Muslim Ban 2.0 with Virginia Attorney General
Join representatives of CAIR, Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center and MAS-PACE at a town hall meeting in Falls Church, Va., on the Trump administration’s Muslim Ban 2.0. Learn how the ban impacts your civil rights. The event will also include a free “Citizenship Application Clinic.” Speakers Include: The Honorable Mark R. Herring, Attorney General of Virginia […]
CAIR-Cleveland to Hold 15th Annual Civil Rights Banquet Featuring Constitutional Scholar
(CLEVELAND, OH, 3/16/17) – On Saturday April 1, the Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OHIO) will hold its 15th Annual Civil Rights Banquet, with the theme “Uniting America: Building Bridges, Not Walls!” at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Independence. Banquet speakers include Nihad Awad, CAIR-National Co-Founder and Executive Director; Imam Johari Abdul […]
CAIR Welcomes Hawaii Judge’s Order Blocking Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban 2.0’ Nationwide
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/15/2017) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, tonight welcomed an order issued by a federal judge in Hawaii blocking President Trump’s new “Muslim Ban 2.0” executive order.. That presidential executive order, issued March 6, preserved major components of the original Muslim ban, including […]
CAIR-Houston Seeks Meeting with School District Officials to Discuss Teacher’s Anti-Muslim Tweets
(HOUSTON, TEXAS, 3/15/17) – The Houston office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston) today called on the administration of the Houston Independent School District (HISD) to meet with representatives of the Muslim community to discuss its social media policy after a teacher apparently sent out virulently anti-Muslim statements on Twitter. Tweets included: * “I do not […]
CAIR Seeks Probe of Possible Bias Motive for Quran Vandalism at New Mexico Library
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/15/17) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate a possible bias motive for the reported vandalism of copies of the Quran, Islam’s holy text, at a New Mexico library. CAIR also urged authorities to take […]
CAIR-Missouri: Muslims Invite Trump Supporters to Mosque Open House
(ST. LOUIS, MO, 3/15/2017) – On Sunday, March 26, the Dar-Al-Jalal Islamic Center and the Missouri chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Missouri) will host a “Make America Whole Again” mosque open house for Trump supporters and Republicans in general. The open house is designed to build bridges of understanding as America becomes increasingly polarized and […]
CAIR-WA Joins ACLU of Washington Suit Challenging Trump’s Still Unconstitutional Travel Ban
Five individuals and the Council on American-Islamic Relations have joined the ACLU of Washington suit challenging the Executive Order on Immigration. The ACLU says that the revised Order signed by Donald Trump on March 6, 2017 is still an unconstitutional ban on Muslims. The class-action lawsuit was filed on February 7 in federal court in the Western […]
CAIR: Media Availability with Maryland Muslim Teen Barred from HS Basketball Game Due to Religious Head Scarf
WHO: CAIR, Jen’an and Carlitta Foster-Hayes WHAT: Media Availability with Jenan Hayes, Maryland Muslim Teen Barred from HS Basketball Game Due to Religious Headscarf WHEN: Thursday, March 16th, 11:30 am-2 pm WHERE: CAIR – Maryland Outreach Office, 6120 Baltimore National Pike, Catonsville, Md. 21227 CONTACT: CAIR Maryland Outreach Manager Dr. Zainab Chaudry, zchaudry@cair.com, 410-971-6062
CAIR Condemns EU Court’s Ruling Against Workplace Religious Rights
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/14/17) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a ruling by the European Court of Justice that allows employers to prohibit the Muslim head scarf (hijab) and other religious “signs” in the workplace. According to that non-binding ruling, “An internal rule. . .which prohibits […]