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CAIR-Cleveland Calls for Bias Probe of Shooting Targeting Muslim Teen

Muslim civil rights group asks that bail be denied to alleged shooter, seeks hate crime enhancements (CLEVELAND, OHIO, 12/1/16) – The Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cleveland) today called on local, state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate a possible bias motive for the November 26 shooting of a Muslim teenager […]

CAIR Concerned About More Islamophobes Added to Trump Transition Team

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/30/16) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed concern about two more individuals with histories of Islamophobic views being added to President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team. Katharine Gorka has been selected to be part of the DHS “landing team†that will meet […]

CAIR-MA Urges Stepped-up Police Protection After Anti-Muslim, Pro-Trump Letter Sent to Rhode Island Mosque

(BOSTON, MA, 11/30/16) – The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MA) today called for stepped-up police protection of local mosques after an anti-Muslim, hate-filled letter supporting President-elect Donald Trump was sent to Masjid Al-Kareem in Providence, R.I. The hate letter was addressed to the “Children of Satan.†The writer called Muslims a […]

CAIR-Kansas Welcomes Guilty Pleas for Hate Attack on Somali Men

(KANSAS CITY, KS, 11/30/16) – The Kansas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Kansas) today welcomed guilty pleas resulting from a June 19, 2015, hate attack on three Somali-Americans in Dodge City. CAIR-Kansas also thanked federal authorities for their successful prosecution of the case. According to a U.S. Department of Justice news release: “Armando […]

Giving Tuesday is an Opportunity to Show Appreciation for CAIR’s Hard Work

  Dear CAIR Supporters, As-salaamu Alaikum – Peace be to you. On Giving Tuesday, help CAIR provide legal services to the American Muslim community by donating. Please donate to the CAIR's 2016 Giving Tuesday campaign today. This is a challenging and critical moment for our nation. Islamophobia is on the rise and infamous Islamophobes are […]

CAIR, Somali and Muslim Leaders to Respond to Ohio State University Attack

(COLUMBUS, OHIO, 11/28/16) – Later today, the Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) will hold a news conference with local Somali-American and Muslim community leaders to respond to an attack on the campus of Ohio State University in which the suspect has tentatively been identified as a man of Somali heritage. WHAT: […]

CAIR Sends Letter to FBI Director Comey Calling for Probe of Mosque Threat Messages

November 28, 2016 James B. Comey Director Federal Bureau of Investigation 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20535-0001 RE: Investigation of Threat Letters Sent to Mosques Nationwide Dear Director Comey: As the leader of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, I write to request a formal […]

CAIR-SFBA Calls for Protection of Mosques After Anti-Muslim, Pro-Trump Letter Sent to San Jose Islamic Center

(SANTA CLARA, CA, 11/25/2016) – The San Francisco Bay Area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA) today called for stepped-up police protection of local mosques after an anti-Muslim, hate-filled letter supporting President-elect Donald Trump was sent to a local Islamic center. CAIR-SFBA said the hand-written letter, which was mailed to the Evergreen Islamic […]