CAIR: Pittsburgh Muslims to Offer Prayers, Pay Tribute to Muhammad Ali on Friday
(PITTSBURGH, PA, 6/9/2016) – On Friday, June 10, representatives from the Pittsburgh office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Pittsburgh), and other Pittsburgh Muslim leaders, will highlight and honor the legacy of Muhammad Ali. Mosques across the city will hold funeral prayers honoring Muhammad Ali preceding the press conference. The funeral prayer, called “salat al-ghaib†[…]
Sponsor a Copy of the Quran This Ramadan
As-salaamu alaykum and Ramadan Mubarak! Following the death of Muhammad Ali, interest in information about Islam and the American Muslim community has skyrocketed.adan Mubarak. If you are looking for a cause to support this Ramadan, you should consider sponsoring a copy of the Quran through CAIR’s Share the Quran project – allowing a beautiful copy of […]
CAIR Action Alert: Tell Congress to Support Free Speech by Opposing ‘Combating BDS Act’
(WASHINGTON, D.C, 6/8/2016) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, today called on American Muslims and other people of conscience to contact their elected representatives in Congress to urge them to oppose the “Combating BDS Act of 2016,” which would violate the constitutionally-guaranteed free speech rights […]
CAIR-GA Invites Baptist Editor Who Would Deny Religious Freedom to American Muslims to Ramadan Interfaith Dinner
(ATLANTA, GA, 6/7/16) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA) today invited Dr. Gerald Harris, the editor of the official newspaper of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, to attend a Ramadan interfaith dinner Saturday, June 18 (7:45 p.m.) at the Islamic Community Center of Atlanta. Dr. Harris recently published an article […]
CAIR MUSLIM COMMUNITY ADVISORY – American Muslims Asked to Prepare for Muhammad Ali Funeral Prayer
(WASHINGTON, D.C, 6/5/2016) – A coalition of national American Muslim organizations is asking local communities to make preparations to attend the funeral prayer (salat al-janazah) for Muhammad Ali scheduled to be offered at noon Thursday in Louisville, Ky. (Community members are encouraged to use #GenAli on social media to explain how they will continue his […]
Georgia Muslims to Hold Interfaith Memorial Service, Funeral Prayers for Muhammad Ali
(ATLANTA, GA, 6/5/16) – On Thursday, June 9, Georgia's Muslim community plans to hold an interfaith memorial service (6 p.m.) for Muhammad Ali at the Atlanta Masjid of Al-Islam, Georgia's oldest Muslim house of worship. SEE: Atlanta Memorial Service for the Late, Great Muhammad Ali In addition to the memorial service, mosques across Georgia plan to conduct funeral prayers for […]
CAIR, Maryland Muslims to Offer Prayers, Pay Tribute to Muhammad Ali at Baltimore Mosque
(WASHINGTON, D.C, 6/5/2016) – On Monday, June 6, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and Maryland Muslim leaders will hold a news conference at Baltimore’s Masjid Ihsan to highlight and honor the legacy of Muhammad Ali. The news conference will be preceded by a funeral prayer called “salat al-ghaib,†which is performed for Muslims who […]
CAIR-NY Asks NYPD to Probe Bias Motive for Attack on Muslim Outside Queens Mosque
(NEW YORK, NY, 6/5/16) – The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today called on the New York City Police Department (NYPD) to investigate a possible bias motive for an alleged attack on a Muslim man outside a Queens mosque. CAIR-NY is also asking the NYPD to preserve any surveillance video […]
CAIR Backgrounder: Islamic Funeral Practices
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/5/16) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, today issued an outline of Islamic funeral and burial rites as background information for journalists. There are five main points for the preparation of a Muslim’s body for burial. 1. WASHING THE BODY – Family members […]
CAIR Calls Muhammad Ali a ‘Champion for Peace and Justice’
(WASHINGTON, .D.C, 6/4/2016) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today offered condolences to the family and loved ones of Muhammad Ali and called him “a champion for peace and justice.†Ali died Friday evening at a Phoenix-area hospital after a long struggle with Parkinson's disease. […]