CAIR Welcomes Senator Cardin’s Call for Intervention in Kashmir; Urges Members of Congress to Act Immediately to Save Kashmiri Lives, Avert Armed Conflict Between Nuclear Powers
(Baltimore, MD, 9/10/19) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md)’s renewed call to ”˜reinstate the free flow of communications and desperately needed medical supplies’ in Kashmir following a round-table discussion with key Muslim leaders convened by the United Maryland Muslim Council. In an official statement re-issued yesterday evening, Senator Cardin, […]
CAIR-Chicago Files Mandamus Suit Against USCIS for Asylum-Seeking Clients
(CHICAGO, IL, 9/9/2019) – The Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, recently filed a mandamus suit against United States Customs and Immigration Services (USCIS) and its delay in advancing asylum cases. “These individuals came to the United States to escape persecution in their […]
CAIR, Alaska Department of Corrections Announce Agreement on Religious Accommodations for Muslim Inmates
(WASHINGTON, DC and ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, 9/6/2019) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Alaska Department of Corrections today announced that they have reached an agreement to resolve a federal case regarding Alaska’s religious accommodations for Muslim inmates. Represented by the CAIR Legal Defense Fund, Plaintiffs Anas Dowl and Ernest Jacobsson filed a lawsuit and […]
CAIR-Cleveland: Case of Emirati Man Falsely Accused of Being ISIS Member by Marriott Fairfield Inn Hotel Clerk Goes to Trial
(CLEVELAND, OH, 9/6/19) – On September 10, the trial is set to begin for a Muslim man from the United Arab Emirates who filed a federal lawsuit against several defendants including Marriott International, Inc. after being falsely accused by a hotel desk clerk of being a member of ISIS when he inquired about a hotel […]
Action Alert: Online Registration Now Open for CAIR’s 25th Anniversary Gala in D.C. with Keynote Address by Rep. Ilhan Omar
Past events have been sold out, no tickets are sold at the door — so register TODAY to reserve your place and receive early-bird discount (WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/6/2019) — Registration is now available online for CAIR’s 25th anniversary gala to be held Saturday, November 9, at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C. [NOTE: Use #CAIRSnapshots on Twitter […]
CAIR Joins Almost 30 Organizations Planning Grassroots Push to Ban Law Enforcement Use of Facial Recognition
Groups representing 15 million+ people plan to flood local, state, and federal lawmakers with letters and calls as bipartisan backlash to biometric surveillance reaches a boiling point (WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/6/19) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today joined almost 30 organizations from across the political […]
CAIR-OK Applauds Termination of Tulsa Police Officer for Islamophobic Social Media Posts
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 9/6/2019) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations Oklahoma Chapter (CAIR-OK) today applauded the decision by the Tulsa Police Department to terminate a recent Tulsa Police Academy graduate after discovering the officer had previously posted anti-Muslim, Islamophobic posts to a personal social media account. SEE: Recent Tulsa Police Academy Graduate Fired After Anti-Government, Islamophobic Posts […]
CAIR To Co-Sponsor Annual Baltimore Back-To-School Giveaway
(Baltimore, MD, 8/30/19) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will cosponsor the Baltimore “Back-to-School Giveaway” organized by former State Delegate Bilal Ali and community partners to help students in the city prepare for the school year ahead. WHAT: Baltimore Back-to-School Giveaway WHEN: Saturday, Aug. 31, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. WHERE: 2 N. Warwick Avenue, Baltimore, MD CONTACT: Former State […]
CAIR ACTION ALERT: Urge Congress to Adopt Bill Combating Rise in Hate Crimes
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/30/19) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today urged all Americans to contact their legislators and tell them to cosponsor important legislation promoting more accurate hate crime reporting and data collection and increasing access to resources and support for hate crime victims. The Khalid […]
CAIR Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Harassment Targeting Migrant Workers in Vermont
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/29/2019) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on law enforcement authorities to investigate harassment targeting migrant workers in Addison County, Vt., as a possible hate crime. A group of people allegedly surrounded farmworkers’ homes, shouted insults and fired guns in an ongoing series of […]