CAIR-Missouri is Hosting a Series of Talks at Local Masjids by Attorneys to Discuss the Impacts of the Muslim Ban
1st Program: WHERE: Dar-Al-Islam Masjid Musallah (Prayer Hall) WHEN: Friday, February 3rd at 7:30 P.M. (After Isha) 2nd Program: WHERE: Dar-Al-Jalal Masjid (Prayer Hall) WHEN: Sunday, February 12th at 7:30 P.M. (After Isha) Attorneys: Jim Hacking of Hacking Law Practice and Robert West CAIR-MO Civil Rights Attorney The Missouri Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MO) will […]
CAIR-Sacramento Urges Community Support for Mosque Targeted by Hate Vandalism
(SACRAMENTO, CA, 2/1/17) – The Sacramento Valley chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV) today called on local officials and interfaith partners to show support for a mosque targeted by hate vandalism. [if !supportLineBreakNewLine] Worshipers at the Tarbiya Institute in Roseville, Calif., discovered anti-Muslim slurs on the facility today after early morning prayers. “Just […]
CAIR-SFBA, Faith Leaders and Organizers to Launch ‘StopTrumpIntelPro’ Initiative
(WASHINGTON) – A coalition of organizations including Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Asian Law Caucus, the Council on American-Islamic Relations/Bay Area (CAIR-SFBA), LIVE FREE, PICO National Network, the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference, the Black Movement Law Project, SoundVision and others today announced an effort to help local communities, grassroots organizations and others resist unjust orders by the […]
Video: CAIR Director Speaks at CAPAC News Conference Opposing the Targeting of Muslims and Refugees
CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad today joined members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) and leaders from the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) and Muslim communities at a press conference opposing President Donald Trump’s executive order banning Muslims and refugees from entering the United States. Speakers discussed the negative impacts of […]
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CAIR-NY to Participate in World Hijab Day Press Conference
(New York, NY, 1/30/2017) – In celebration of February 1st as World Hijab Day, a day set aside to reaffirm a Muslim’s woman’s right to wear the religious garb, the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) will join the South Asian Fund For Education, Scholarship & Training (SAFEST), public officials and […]
CAIR Director to Join CAPAC, Community Leaders at Press Conference to Oppose Targeting of Muslims and Refugees
WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/31/17 – Tomorrow, Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) National Executive Director Nihad Awad will join members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) and leaders from the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) and Muslim communities for a press conference opposing President Donald Trump’s Executive Order banning Muslims and refugees from entering […]
CAIR-Florida Joining Rally Against Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos’s Giménez Assimilation of President Trump’s Mass Deportation Executive Actions
(Miami, FL – 1/31/2017) CAIR Florida, the state’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization announced today that it is joining the Miami Fights Back Coalition rally in refusal of Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Giménez’s assimilation of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation Executive Orders. The objective of the rally is to issue a set of demands to […]
CAIR Condemns Terror Attack on Canadian Mosque, Urges U.S. Muslims to Take Security Measures
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/30/2017) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a terror attack on a Canadian mosque by a suspect who had expressed anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim sentiments on social media. Six worshipers were killed in the attack and 17 others were wounded. SEE: Alleged […]
CAIR Files Federal Suit Challenging Constitutionality of Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’ Executive Order
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/30/2017) – 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 announce the filing of a federal lawsuit on behalf of more than 20 named and “john doe” individuals challenging the constitutionality of […]