CAIR-MN Calls for Probe of Hate Message Left at Minnesota Mosque
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/25/16) – The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) tonight called for an investigation of a hate message left at a mosque in that state as a possible bias-motivated crime. The message, left at the door of the Dawah Mosque in St. Paul, Minn., contained a slur against Islam’s Prophet Muhammad […]
CAIR-CA Report: Anti-Muslim Bias Incidents Jumped More Than 50 Percent in Past Year
(SANTA CLARA, CA, 7/25/2016) – The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-California) today published the 2016 CAIR California Civil Rights Report, which reveals that anti-Muslim bias incidents saw a significant increase since last year. A total of 1,556 incidents, 295 from the Bay Area alone, were reported to CAIR-California over the course […]
CAIR-Florida Asks Feds, State Law Enforcement to Probe Possible Bomb Threat Targeting Mosque Dropped as Polling Site
(MIAMI, FL, 7/25/2016) – The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida), the state's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today said it has requested the Boca Raton Police Department and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate statements made by Palm Beach Supervisor of Elections Susan Bucher about a potential […]
WATCH: New CAIR ISLAMOPHOBIN Ad ‘Crushes’ Islamophobia
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/25/16) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released a new 30-second animated advertisement for ISLAMOPHOBIN® showing the mock-medicine “crushing†Islamophobia. Video: CAIR's ISLAMOPHOBIN 'Crushes' Islamophobia DONATE to the ISLAMOPHOBIN Campaign CAIR announced the release of the ISLAMOPHBIN advertisement at a news conference today […]
CAIR-MA Invites Official Who Posted Anti-Islam Messages Online to Visit Mosque, Meet Muslims
(BOSTON, MA, 7/21/16) – The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MA) today invited Michael Goodman, a conservation commissioner for the town of Easton, Mass., to meet with his Muslim neighbors at the Islamic Center of New England – Sharon. Mr. Goodman recently posted a series of anti-Muslim posts on social media, including […]
CAIR-OK Event with Scholar Imam Suhaib Webb to Address Misconceptions About Shariah
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 7/21/2016) – On Saturday, July 23, the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) will host a special event to address misconceptions about sharia, or Islamic principles, in light of increased anti-Muslim rhetoric from public figures like former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. At this event, American Muslim scholar and Oklahoma […]
CAIR: Muslims to Urge Dems to Focus on Civil Rights, Refugees, Policing Reforms at Philadelphia Convention
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/21/16) – On Monday, July 25, the Council on American-Islamic (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will hold a news conference with local Muslim and interfaith leaders near the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia to urge convention attendees to focus on promoting civil rights, assisting refugees fleeing conflicts and seeking […]
Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Attack on Nebraska Man Perceived to Be Muslim
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/20/16) – 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 to investigate an alleged attack on a Nebraska man by an assailant who reportedly shouted “ISIS†and obscenities at the victim. The Indian immigrant, who is not […]
CAIR Asks Feds to Probe Removal of Muslim Passenger from American Airlines Flight
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/20/16) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Department of Transportation (DOT) to investigate a possible bias motive for the removal of a Muslim passenger from an American Airlines flight in December of 2015. [NOTE: CAIR filed its DOT complaint after […]
CAIR-Florida Welcomes Lake Worth City Commission Resolution Supporting the Muslim Community
(Lake Worth, FL, 7/20/2016) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations – Florida (CAIR Florida), the state's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today announced that on July 19, 2016, the City Commission of Lake Worth adopted a resolution unanimously supporting the Muslim community in and around Lake Worth after Commissioner Christopher McVoy presented it […]