CAIR-NJ, ICNA CSJ and IAMC to Join Sept. 27 Rally for Kashmir at the UN on Day of Modi Speech
(SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ, 9/23/2019) – On Friday, September 27, the New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ), ICNA Council for Social Justice (ICNA CSJ) and the Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) will join an inter-faith coalition of civil rights activists and allies at a protest in front of the United Nations building in New […]
CAIR-LA Stands in Solidarity with Jewish Community After Temple in Northridge Defaced
(LOS ANGELES, CA – 9/20/2019) – The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) expressed solidarity with the Jewish community today after anti-Semitic graffiti was found on a sign at a Northridge synagogue earlier this week. Police received a vandalism complaint Wednesday morning from the Temple Ahavat Shalom, where the […]
Community Groups Urge Support for Vandalized East African Immigrant Businesses
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 9/19/19) – CAIR-MN, Main Street Alliance of Minnesota, Bethany Lutheran Church, Seward Civic & Commerce Association, Redesign Inc., and the Seward Neighborhood Group urged community members to support vandalized East African immigrant business in Seward. See: Minneapolis Police make arrest in East African Business vandalism https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/minneapolis-police-make-arrest-in-east-african-business-vandalism/89-2c8c553c-c6ff-4471-bc25-97a8784b24cf Community Groups Statement: We are coming together […]
CAIR-OK, Islamic Society to Host Former Islamophobe and Muslim Convert Br. Richard McKinney
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 9/19/2019) – The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) will host Richard “Mac” McKinney on Friday, September 20 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, September 21 at 7 p.m. at Oklahoma City University and the Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City respectively. SEE: An Evening […]
CAIR ACTION ALERT: Join Penn. State Rep. Movita Johnson-Harrell at CAIR’s 25th Anniversary Gala in D.C.
Past events have been sold out, no tickets are sold at the door — so register TODAY to reserve your place and receive the early-bird discount (WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/19/2019) – Join Pennsylvania State Representative Movita Johnson-Harrell (D) at CAIR’s 25th anniversary gala on Saturday, November 9, at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C. [Other featured speakers […]
CAIR-NJ, Stand with Kashmir to Join Coalition Rally for Kashmir in New Brunswick on Saturday
(SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ, 9/19/2019) – On Saturday, Sept. 21, the New Jersey Chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) and Stand With Kashmir will join an inter-faith coalition of civil rights activists and allies at a protest in New Brunswick in opposition to the Indian government’s renewed oppression of Kashmir, a Muslim-majority region of […]
CAIR-MI Welcomes U.S. Department of Justice Lawsuit Against City of Troy for Violation of RLUIPA
(FARMINGTON HILLS. MI, 9/19/2019)- The Michigan chapter of Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) today welcomed a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) lawsuit in the Eastern District of Michigan against the City of Troy for violations of the Federal Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). The DOJ lawsuit alleges that the City of Troy […]
CAIR Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Vandalism Targeting Grand Junction (Colorado) Mosque
(DENVER, CO, 9/18/19) – The Colorado chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Colorado), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate vandalism targeting a Grand Junction, Colo., mosque as a hate crime. The sign at the Islamic Centre of Grand […]
CAIR: 52 Groups Urge Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to Rescind Award to Indian PM Modi
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/17/2019) –The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, announced today that 52 civil and human rights, refugee and religious organizations (see list of signatories below) sent a letter to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation urging the charity to not award its premier Global Goalkeeper […]
CAIR Condemns Colorado GOP for Sharing Islamophobic Post
(DENVER, CO, 9/17/19) – The Colorado chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Colorado), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the Douglas County, Colo., Republican Party for sharing an Islamophobic post on Facebook. Last week, the Douglas County GOP shared a post with an image of the burning […]