CAIR and Coalition Partners Welcome Passing of AB-2845 in CA State Legislature
(SANTA CLARA, CA, 8/24/2016) – The California chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) and its coalition partners today welcomed the passing of AB 2845, the Safe Place to Learn Act. AB 2845 was taken up for Assembly concurrence and passed with a 65-0 vote. Authored by Assemblymember Das Williams, this bill works to […]
CAIR-Dallas, Muslim Leaders to Welcome Arrest of Hate Caller Who Threatened Mosque Worshipers
(DALLAS, TEXAS, 8/24/16) – Later today, the Dallas/Fort Worth chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-DFW) will hold a news conference with local Muslim leaders to welcome the arrest of a man who threatened to decapitate worshipers at a mosque in Watauga, Texas. WHAT: CAIR-DFW Press Conference WHEN: Wednesday August 24, 6:30 p.m. WHERE: […]
CAIR-Dallas Welcomes Arrest of Suspect in Death Threats to Mosque
(DALLAS, TEXAS, 8/23/16) – The Dallas/Fort Worth chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-DFW) today welcomed the arrest of a man who allegedly threatened to decapitate congregants at a mosque in Watauga, Texas. Video: CAIR-Dallas Calls for Probe of Threat to Texas Mosque In a statement, CAIR-DFW Executive Director Alia Salem said: “Any individual […]
CAIR-OK Welcomes Hate Crime Charges in Khalid Jabara Shooting
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 8/23/2016) — The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) today welcomed the district attorney’s addition of hate crime charges against Stanley Vernon Majors to the original charges of first degree murder, firearm possession after a previous felony and threatening a violent act. SEE: Murder Charge Filed in Shooting Death […]
CAIR-GA, Georgia NAACP, Other Groups to Host Press Conference on Newton County Mosque
(ATLANTA, GA, 8/23/16) – Later today, the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA) will hold a joint press conference with the Georgia NAACP and several other organizations to announce several updates regarding the blocked mosque in Newton County, Ga., and to respond to the anti-Muslim rhetoric expressed at town hall meetings on […]
CAIR Demands Firing of Trump Staffers Who Posted Racist, Anti-Muslim, Anti-Mexican Messages Online
Muslim civil rights group calls on GOP presidential candidate to ‘reexamine’ his own bigoted views and policies (WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/22/16) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today demanded that GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump fire paid campaign staffers who have posted racist, anti-Muslim and anti-Mexican messages on their personal social media accounts. CAIR, the […]
UPDATE: Georgia NAACP, Project South, Almost 20 Muslim Organizations Join CAIR-GA’s Call for DOJ Probe of Newton County
(ATLANTA, GA, 8/18/16) – Rev. Dr. Francys Johnson, president of the Georgia chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), attorney Azadeh Shahshahani of Project South and almost 20 Georgia Muslim non-profit organizations have joined CAIR-Georgia's call for a federal investigation into Newton County for anti-Muslim discrimination. Neither CAIR Georgia, the […]
CAIR Asks Pennsylvania County Commissioners to Repudiate Colleague’s Anti-Islam Posts
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/21/16) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on officials in Mifflin County, Pa., to repudiate anti-Muslim bigotry expressed by a colleague who posted a series of Islamophobic messages on Facebook. Mifflin County Commissioner Lisa Nancollas posted an image of a mosque […]
CAIR-GA Calls for Probe of Possible Bias Motive for Vandalism of Muslim Charity
(ATLANTA, GA, 8/19/2016) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA) today called on Dekalb County law enforcement to investigate a possible bias motive for vandalism targeting an Islamic charity in Stone Mountain. CAIR-GA also called on law enforcement authorities to increase police patrols near the charity as well as near Islamic […]
CAIR-MN Asks FBI to Probe Threat to Somali-American Family in Minnesota
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/19/16) – The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) is calling on the FBI to investigate an alleged threat by two men to burn down the house of a Somali-American woman in that state if she and her family do not leave town. The Muslim woman, who moved to Little […]