CAIR-Kentucky Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Bomb Threat to Mosque
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/6/17) – The new Kentucky chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Kentucky) today called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate a mailed bomb threat to a mosque in that state as a hate crime. On March 4, Masjid Bilal Ibn Rabah in Lexington, Ky., received a threatening letter in the mail. […]
CAIR Launches ‘Register Me First’ Website to Challenge Trump’s Islamophobic Policies
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/6/2017) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy group, today launched a “Register Me First” (#RegisterMeFirst) website designed to challenge President Donald Trump’s Islamophobic policies, including the ongoing “Muslim ban” and a proposed “Muslim registry.” CAIR’s new website was announced at a Capitol Hill press […]
CAIR Calls Trump’s Scaled-Back ‘Muslim Ban 2.0’ a ‘Partial Victory,’ Will Continue to Challenge Unconstitutional Order
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/6/2017) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today held a news conference at its Capitol Hill headquarters in Washington, D.C., to respond to the signing of President Trump’s new “Muslim Ban 2.0” executive order. VIDEO: CAIR Muslim Ban 2.0 News Conference https://www.facebook.com/CAIRNational/videos/10154576016267695/ In […]
CAIR to React to Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban 2.0’ Order, Launch ‘Register Me First’ Website
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/6/2017) – Later today, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will hold a news conference at its Capitol Hill headquarters in Washington, D.C., to respond to the signing of President Trump’s new “Muslim Ban 2.0” executive order. [MEDIA NOTE: CAIR’s news conference will be […]
CAIR-Georgia Urges Stepped-Up Security After Four Mosques Receive Threats
(ATLANTA, GA, 3/5/17) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) today called on leaders of mosques in that state to improve their security measures after one mosque received a message threatening “death for you and your kind” from a self-declared “Muslim slayer,” and three other mosques received identical emails threatening widespread attacks against American Muslims on March 15. “We hope that state […]
CAIR Calls for Protection of Missouri Muslim Students Targeted by Racial Slurs, Offers Anti-Bullying Training
(KANSAS CITY, KS, 3/3/17) – The Kansas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Kansas), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on administrators at a Missouri high school to protect Muslim students after reports of ignored complaints of bullying and harassment targeting Muslim students. Slurs such as “terrorist” were allegedly […]
CAIR-NJ Seeks Hate Crime Probe of Threat Targeting New Jersey Mosque
(SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ, 3/3/17) – The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate a threatening message sent to a New Jersey mosque as a possible hate crime. CAIR-NJ reports that Masjid Al-Iman in Jersey City, N.J., received a threatening letter on […]
CAIR Seeks Hate Crime Probe of Threatening Letter Sent to Virginia Mosque
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/1/17) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on state and federal laws enforcement authorities to investigate a threatening letter sent to a Virginia mosque as a possible hate crime. According to the Fairfax County Police Department, the Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center […]
CAIR-Chicago: Judge Allows AIC Lawsuit Against the City of Des Plaines to Move Forward
(Chicago, IL 3/1/17) – A federal judge on Sunday motioned to allow the American Islamic Center’s lawsuit against the city of Des Plaines to proceed to a trial by jury. CAIR-Chicago and Anthony J. Peraica & Associates, the lead attorneys on this case, welcome the ruling and begin to prepare for trial. AIC, now known as the Society of American Bosnians and […]
CAIR Asks Louisiana District Attorney’s Office to Cancel Training by Anti-Muslim Conspiracy Theorist John Guandolo
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/1/17) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on a Louisiana district attorney’s office to cancel training next week offered by notorious Islamophobe and anti-Muslim conspiracy theorist John Guandolo. SEE: Disgraced Ex-FBI Agent John Guandolo to Train Louisiana Law Enforcement Next Week […]