CAIR-MO: St. Louis-Area Islamic Leaders to Pray, Raise Funds for Murdered NY Imam and Associate
(ST. LOUIS, MO., 8/18/2016) – On Friday, August 19, St. Louis area imams (Islamic religious leaders) will hold special prayers for Imam Alauddin Akonjee and his assistant Thara Miah, who were murdered recently in what many believe was a hate crime in Queens, N.Y. The prayers will be held after regular after “Jummah†(Muslim Friday […]
CAIR-CA Alert: Leading Muslim, Sikh, and Asian American Civil Rights Group Host Week of Action
Communities celebrate Muslim Awareness Month and Back to School with a call for Governor to sign legislation addressing bullying of religious minorities. CONTACT: Andrew Medina, (916) 448-6700 amedina@advancingjustice-ca.org Nashwah Akhtar, (408) 986-9874 nakhtar@cair.com Randy Bunnao, (213) 241-0227 rbunnao@advancingjustice-la.org Harjit Kaur, (916) 895-9591 harjit@sikhcoalition.org Mariam Hosseini, (415) 848-7728 mariamh@advancingjustice-alc.org WHAT: Leading organizations in California representing Muslim, […]
CAIR-GA Calls for DOJ Probe of Anti-Muslim Bias in County’s Moratorium on Building Permits
(ATLANTA, GA, 8/18/16) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA) today called on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate Newton County for blocking Georgia Muslims from building a house of worship on their own property, despite prior county approval and local law allowing them to do so. A proposal to build a […]
CAIR Asks Feds to Probe Threats to Maine Muslims
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/18/16) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on state and federal authorities to investigate alleged threats to the Muslim community in Maine. Police in Westbrook, Maine, are investigating written threats against Muslims discovered Wednesday at an apartment complex. The threatening notes […]
CAIR Asks San Diego Police Department, Other Agencies to Probe Training by Islamophobe Ryan Mauro
(SAN DIEGO, CA, 8/18/16) – The San Diego chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-San Diego) is calling on the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) and other law enforcement agencies in California to investigate whether any officers will attend a training conference later this month featuring notorious anti-Muslim conspiracy theorist Ryan Mauro, who promotes […]
CAIR-GA: Muslim Advocacy Group Announces Outreach Initiative to Georgia’s Political Activists, Including Conservatives
(ATLANTA, GA, 8/17/16) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA) today announced the launch of an outreach initiative designed to reduce Islamophobia by educating political activists, particularly conservatives, about mainstream Muslim beliefs and practices. “During the 2000 presidential election, many American Muslims voted for George W. Bush,” said CAIR-GA Executive Director […]
CAIR Welcomes Maryland College’s Action After Islamophobic Incident
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/17/16) – The Maryland Outreach Department of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the resolution of an Islamophobic incident that took place earlier this year at the Takoma Park campus of Montgomery College in Montgomery County, Md. On February 25, a student […]
CAIR-NY Welcomes Charges Against Alleged Killer of Queens Imam and Associate, Urges Hate Crime Probe
(NEW YORK, N.Y., 8/16/16) – The New York Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the announcement of charges of murder in the first degree brought against the alleged killer of a Queens imam (religious leader) and his associate. CAIR-NY also urged the […]
CAIR Demands Apology from NY GOP Senate Candidate for Linking New Mosque to Crime
(NEW YORK, NY, 8/16/16) – The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today demanded an apology from Wendy Long, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in New York for a series of tweets linking the conversion of a Catholic church in Syracuse, N.Y., into a mosque to crime in that community. […]
CAIR to Announce Reward for Info on Shootings of NY Imam, Associate
New York Islamic Leadership Council will announce effort to assist families of victims (WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/14/16) – On Monday, August 15, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will join a community news conference about the shooting deaths Saturday of a New York imam (religious leader) and […]