CAIR-CA: California State Assembly to Proclaim August as ‘Muslim Appreciation and Awareness Month’
(SANTA CLARA, CA, 08/01/16) – Later today, the California chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) will join Assemblymember Bill Quirk (D-Hayward) in the presentation of House Resolution 59, which recognizes the month of August 2016 as “Muslim Appreciation and Awareness Month.” WHAT: Presentation of HR 59, to Recognize August 2016 as “Muslim […]
CAIR Demands Apology from Donald Trump for Disparagement of Muslim Gold Star Family
Civil rights group joins #CanYouHearUsNow social media campaign by Muslim women activists (WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/31/16) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today demanded that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump apologize for disparaging the parents of a Muslim who died while serving in the U.S. Army […]
CAIR Welcomes Maryland County’s Proclamation of Solidarity with Muslims
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/29/16) – The Maryland Outreach Department of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a proclamation of solidarity with Montgomery County Muslims issued earlier this month after a rise in hate crimes and anti-Muslim rhetoric nationwide. Signed by County Executive Ike Leggett and Council President Nancy Floreen, the document reaffirms […]
CAIR-MN to Hold Free Legal Clinic at Dar Al Farooq Center in Bloomington
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 7/29/2016) – On Saturday, July 30, the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) will hold a “Free Brief Advice Legal Clinic†at the Dar Al Farooq Center in Bloomington, Minn. The CAIR-MN clinic will provide free legal advice on issues such as civil rights, housing and employment. Volunteer attorneys and […]
CAIR Responds to Bill Clinton’s DNC Comments on American Muslims
In a statement, CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw said: Bill Clinton said last night: “If you’re a Muslim and you love America and freedom and you hate terror, stay here and help us win and make a future together, we want you.†Mr. Clinton, you should know that American Muslims do love America. We […]
BREAKING: Donald Trump Adviser to Speak TONIGHT at Event Hosted by Anti-Muslim Hate Group ACT! for America
An Evening with Lt. General Michael T. Flynn WHO: Drone Aviation Corp. and ACT for America WHAT: A special book presentation and signing event with Lt. General Michael T. Flynn to celebrate the launch of his new book, “The Field of Fight, How We Can Win the Global War Against Radical Islam and Its Allies†[…]
CAIR ‘Disappointed’ at Misdemeanor Charge, Low Bail for Suspect in Attack on Tenn. Muslim Woman
(WASHINGTON, DC, 7/27/16) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said it is “disappointed†that a man who allegedly attacked a Muslim woman driver in Tennessee earlier this year was only charged with a misdemeanor and was released on just $1500 bail. In May, CAIR […]
CAIR Condemns Killing of French Priest
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/26/16) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a deadly hostage-taking at a Catholic church in France, in which one priest was killed and another person was injured. The attack was reportedly committed in the name of the terror group ISIS. In a […]
CAIR-WA: At Least Six Washington State Muslim Delegates Take Part in 2016 Democratic National Convention
One WA Muslim delegate is youngest of 100 delegates from WA (SEATTLE, WA, 7/26/2016) –  The Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA) today said that at least six American Muslim delegates – almost all delegates for Senator Bernie Sanders – from Washington State are attending the 2016 Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Philadelphia, […]
CAIR Calls for Probe of Threats, Hate Vandalism Targeting Nevada Muslim Family
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/25/16) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on state and federal law enforcement authorities in Nevada to investigate alleged threats and hate vandalism targeting a Muslim family in that state as possible hate crimes. A Muslim business owner in Pahrump, Nev., […]