CAIR Says Trump’s Plan to Subject Immigrants to an Ideological ‘Test’ Violates American Values
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/15/16) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, said today that GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump’s newly-announced proposal to subject immigrants to an ideological “test†is a violation of American values. In a speech today in Ohio, Trump also repeated his demand that the […]
CAIR-SFBA to Join San Jose City Council to Recognize Muslim Appreciation Month
(SANTA CLARA, CA, 8/15/2016) On Tuesday, August 16, the San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA) will join San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, Councilmember Ash Kalra, and the San Jose City Council, as they present the local American Muslim community with a proclamation recognizing “Muslim Appreciation and Awareness Month”. […]
CAIR: Funeral Prayers Today for Slain NY Imam and Associate
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/15/16) – Later today, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will join a community news conference prior to funeral prayers for a New York imam (religious leader) and his associate shot and killed on Saturday. [MEDIA NOTE: Monday’s news conference will be livestreamed on CAIR’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CAIRNational/ ] The funeral […]
BREAKING: CAIR-NY, Muslim Leaders to React to Shooting Deaths of Queens Imam, Associate
(NEW YORK, NY, 8/13/16) – Later this evening, the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) will hold a news conference with Muslim community leaders near the site of the shooting deaths of a Queens imam and his associate as they walked home from Saturday afternoon prayers. Both victims were dressed in […]
CAIR-Chicago Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Attack on Muslim Mother, Daughter
(CHICAGO, IL, 8/12/16) — The Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) today called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate an attack on a Muslim mother and daughter Thursday morning in West Rogers Park as a hate crime. Video footage of the incident shows the attacker shouting obscene and Islamophobic […]
CAIR-Florida Welcomes Upgraded Aggravated Battery Charge to Man Who Beat Worshiper in Ft. Pierce Mosque
(MIAMI, FL, 8/12/2016) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations – Florida (CAIR-Florida), the state's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today welcomed the Florida State Prosecutor Office's filing of a more severe battery charge against Taylor Anthony Mazzanti who attacked a worshiper in front of the Fort Pierce Islamic Center in early July. Mazzanti […]
CAIR Challenges Donald Trump to Repudiate Adviser and RNC Speaker Who Called Islam ‘a Cancer’ at Hate Group Event
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/11/16) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today challenged GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump to repudiate a top adviser, who spoke at the Republican convention and was considered as a vice presidential pick, for stating in an address to an anti-Muslim hate group that Islam is a “cancer†and not a real […]
Participate in CAIR-OK’s 2016 Muslim Voter Survey
As a part of our efforts to best serve the Oklahoma Muslim community, CAIR-OK is conducting a 2016 Oklahoma Muslim Voter Survey. This survey is intended to take measure of voting tendencies of Muslims living in the state of Oklahoma so that CAIR-OK can better educate, engage, and empower our community this election season. Please […]
CAIR-OK Releases Employer’s Guide to Islam Amid Increased Reports of Anti-Muslim Discrimination
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 8/10/2016) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations Oklahoma Chapter (CAIR-OK) today announced the release of its newest resource, an “Employers Guide to Islamic Religious Practices.” SEE: An Employer's Guide to Islamic Religious Practices The guide is intended to explain common Islamic religious practices to employers and provide a guideline of federal and […]
CAIR-Chicago to Announce Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Chicago Police
Female Muslim Student Faced Harrowing Abuse by Members of the Police (CHICAGO, IL, 8/10/16) – On Thursday, August 11, the Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) will hold a noon news conference to announce the filing of a lawsuit against the Chicago Police Department for the use of excessive force, false arrest, […]