CAIR-AZ Seeks Hate Crime Probe After Syrian Refugee Family Receives Threats
(PHOENIX, AZ 6/17/16) The Arizona chapter of Council on American Islamic Relations is calling on law enforcement to investigate threats made against a newly-arrived Syrian refugee family in Tucson as a possible hate crime. The family reported spotting a hateful note taped to the front door of their home Wednesday morning, stating “Go Away Killers” […]
New CAIR, UC Berkeley Report Reveals Funding, Negative Impact of Islamophobic Groups in America
‘Confronting Fear’ offers four-point strategy to counter Islamophobia in the United States (WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/20/2016) – According to a report released today by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Center for Race and Gender at UC Berkeley, 33 Islamophobic groups had access to at least $205 million in total revenue between 2008-2013. The […]
CAIR-NY, AMAL to Call for Islamophobia Hearings After Hate Attack Outside Bronx Mosque
(NEW YORK, NY, 6/19/16) – The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) and the Association of Muslim American Lawyers (AMAL) will call on the New York City Council to hold public hearings on growing Islamophobia after a Muslim man was attacked outside a Bronx mosque. [MEDIA NOTE: Tomorrow, CAIR and the […]
CAIR Community Security Alert: CAIR Urges Mosques to Take Added Security Measures Following Hate Incidents
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/16/16) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today urged Muslim community leaders to consider instituting additional security measures in the wake of the Orlando massacre and a number of recent hate incidents targeting Muslims and Islamic houses of worship. CAIR is recommending particular attention […]
CAIR Seeks Hate Crime Probe of Assault on Maryland Muslim Mother, Daughter
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/17/16) – 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 assault on a Maryland Muslim mother and daughter as a hate crime. The family reported to CAIR that the mother and her 17-year-old […]
NEW DATE: CAIR, UC Berkeley Center to Release Report Exposing Funding of Islamophobic Groups in America
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/17/2016) – On Monday, June 20, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Center for Race and Gender at UC Berkeley will release a report detailing the more than $200 million provided to 33 Islamophobic groups nationwide in recent years. [NOTE: The news conference will be live-streamed on CAIR’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CAIRNational/ […]
CAIR-NJ Joins Bayonne Chief of Staff in Denouncing GOP Group Leader’s Claim that Mosque Would Pose Danger to Community
(SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ, 6/17/16) — The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today joined Bayonne Chief of Staff Andrew Casais in denouncing the comments of GOP group leader Michael Alonso, who falsely claimed a new mosque would pose a danger to the community. In a press release, Alonso wrote:Â “In light […]
CAIR-MN to Hold 10th Annual Ramadan Dinner June 17
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 6/16/2016) – On Friday, June 17, the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) will hold its 10th Annual Ramadan Dinner at the Mounds View Community Center IN Mounds View, Minn The keynote speaker for the banquet is Imam Johari Abdul-Malik, director of outreach at the Dar Al Hijrah Islamic Center […]
CAIR-Houston Welcomes Firing of City Council Staffer Who Tried to Block Muslim from GOP Post
(HOUSTON, TEXAS, 6/16/16) – The Houston chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR- Houston) today welcomed a decision by City Council Member Mike Knox to terminate a member of his staff who tried to block a Muslim from a Republican Party post because of the staffer’s hostility to Islam. At a meeting of the […]
CAIR Tells Donald Trump: ‘Stop the Bigotry’
Presumptive GOP presidential nominee falsely claims American Muslims don’t assimilate, want to commit mass murder (WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/15/16) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today demanded that presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump “stop the bigotry†after he falsely claimed on Fox News that assimilation […]