CAIR Welcomes Resignation of Islamophobic Trump Adviser Michael Flynn
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/13/17) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, tonight welcomed the resignation of Michael Flynn as President Trump’s national security adviser following revelations that he misled administration officials about conversations he had with the Russian ambassador to the United States. SEE: Michael Flynn Resigns […]
CAIR-FL Expresses Solidarity with Jewish Community After Hate Vandalism
(MIAMI, FL, 2/13/17) – The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-FL) today expressed solidarity with that state’s Jewish community A Nazi swastika was painted on a vehicle in a predominately Orthodox Jewish neighborhood near Boca Raton, Fla., this past weekend. SEE: Swastika Spray-Painted on Car in Neighborhood Near Boca Raton “An attack […]
CAIR-MN Condemns Hate Vandalism Targeting Asian Family
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 2/13/17) – The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today condemned hate vandalism targeting an Asian-American family in that state. Vandals defaced the Oakdale, Minn., family’s garage with a crude anti-Asian slur. A car in the driveway was also vandalized. SEE: Racist Graffiti Targets Asian Family in Oakdale “The recent […]
CAIR Asks FBI to Probe Vandalism of Ohio Mosque as a Hate Crime
(COLUMBUS, OHIO, 2/11/2017) – The Columbus, Ohio, chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Columbus) today called on the FBI and state law enforcement authorities to investigate vandalism of a local mosque as a hate crime. Officials with the Ahlul Bayt Society Islamic Center in Columbus report that a white male was captured on surveillance […]
CAIR Challenges Unconstitutional Anti-Islam Bills in Arkansas, Montana, Idaho, Oregon
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/10/17) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today sent letters to elected leaders in the Arkansas, Montana and Idaho state legislatures calling on those assemblies to oppose unconstitutional, anti-Muslim legislation prohibiting state courts from considering so-called “foreign laws.” The bills’ sponsors and supporters make […]
BREAKING NEWS: CAIR Applauds Appeals Court’s Ruling Against Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’ Executive Order
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/9/17) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, tonight welcomed a federal appeals court’s decision to maintain the freeze on President Trump’s controversial “Muslim ban” executive order, which barred entry into the United States by refugees and citizens from seven Muslim-majority nations. A three-judge […]
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CAIR-MI Asks Anyone with Info on U of M Anti-Muslim Incident to Contact Police
(FARMINGTON HILLS, MI, 2/9/17) – The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) today asked anyone with information about a recent hate incident targeting Muslim students on the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor campus to contact law enforcement authorities. Earlier this week, students discovered that someone urinated on a prayer rug Muslims […]
CAIR Applauds Maryland Attorney General Joining Brief Opposing Muslim Ban
(Washington. D.C., 2/7/17) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations, America’s largest Muslim civil liberties organization, today welcomed news that Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh added his support to a lawsuit challenging Donald Trump’s controversial ban on travel from seven Muslim majority countries. Frosh joined fifteen other states’ attorneys general – including Pennsylvania and Virginia – to […]
CAIR-Cleveland, Mosque to Co-Host Forum on Trump’s Muslim Ban Executive Order
(CLEVELAND, OH, 2/7/17) – On Friday, February 10, the Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cleveland) and the Islamic Society of Akron and Kent (ISAK) will co-host a forum on President Trump’s executive order halting refugees from entering the United States and barring citizens from seven Muslim-majority nations. The purpose of the forum […]