CAIR-Connecticut Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Harassment Targeting Mosque Worshipers
(HARTFORD, CT, 6/24/16) – The Connecticut office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CT) is calling on law enforcement authorities to investigate harassment of worshipers at a Waterbury, Conn., mosque as a possible hate crime. CAIR-CT also called for stepped-up police patrols in the area of the mosque. [NOTE: CAIR’s New York chapter is also calling […]
CAIR ACTION ALERT: Tell Congress to Stop Supporting Discriminatory Anti-Muslim Gun Control Legislation
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/23/16) – The Council on American Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling on American Muslims and all other people of conscience to contact their elected representatives in Congress and urge that they “OPPOSE†legislation that would ban gun sales to people placed on error-prone federal watch […]
CAIR Welcomes Hate Crime Charges for Assault on Maryland Muslim Mother, Daughter
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/23/16) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed hate crime charges for an alleged assault on a Maryland Muslim mother and daughter. Kerlina Aviles, 27, was charged with two hate crime counts on Tuesday and was later released on $5,000 bond. According […]
Senate ‘Terrorist Firearms Prevention Act of 2016’ Lacks Due Process, Targets Muslims
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/22/16) – The Council on American Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today issued a statement in opposition to the Senate’s “Terrorist Firearms Prevention Act of 2016.†The bill is expected to be unveiled sometime today by Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), Martin […]
CAIR-MO: Muslims to Host 3rd Annual ‘Sharing Ramadan’ Event to Build Bridges During Difficult Times
(ST. LOUIS, MO., 6/22/2016) — On Thursday, June 23rd, the Islamic Foundation of Greater St. Louis (IFGSTL) and the Missouri chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MO) will hold the third annual ‘Sharing Ramadan with Your Muslim Neighbors†event to help build bridges of mutual understanding during difficult times. WHAT: 3rd Annual Sharing Ramadan […]
CAIR-Georgia Calls for Probe of Threats by Armed Anti-Muslim Extremist Outside Mosque
(ATLANTA, GA, 6/22/16) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA) today called on federal and local authorities to investigate and monitor James Stachowiak, an extremist who threatened violence against Georgia Muslims while carrying a weapon and desecrating a Quran, Islam’s holy text, outside an Augusta, Ga., mosque. In a video posted […]
CAIR Partners With Md. Mosques, Muslim Leaders for ‘Sharing Ramadan 2016’ Campaign in Baltimore
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/22/16) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, announced today that it is partnering with several Maryland mosques and Muslim leaders on its annual 'Sharing Ramadan'Â campaign to share the blessings of the holy month of Ramadan. CAIR's Maryland Outreach Department is partnering with the […]
WATCH: CAIR’s Impact in Numbers
As-salaamu alaykum and Ramadan Mubarak. Sometimes numbers can tell a story. When you are deciding whether to donate to help CAIR’s important work, it may help you to know what we have been able to accomplish with past support. Watch the short animation below to see CAIR’s outstanding (Alhamdulillah) impact in civil rights, in the […]
CAIR: More Than 300,000 Muslims May Have Registered to Vote Since the 2012 Election
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/21/2016) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said that more than 300,000 Muslims may have registered to vote since the 2012 presidential election. CAIR said the apparent jump in Muslim voter registration is just one possible indicator of increased political involvement resulting […]
Action Alert: Tell Your Senators to Vote “NO” on McCain Amdt. To Expand FBI Surveillance Powers
Vote on Amendment Expected Sometime Wednesday, June 22 The Council on American Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is urging all Americans to contact their state’s Senate congressional delegation urging that they vote “NO†on McCain Amendment 4787, which would expand the FBI’s authority to use National Security Letters, warrantless […]