CAIR Acknowledges Disciplinary Action Against Baltimore City Employee for Racist, Anti-Semitic Posts, Calls for Community Healing
(Baltimore, Md., 8/23/19) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today acknowledged disciplinary action against a Baltimore public works department employee who reportedly posted racist and anti-Semitic tweets, and emphasized its call for dialogue, action and community healing. After reviewing the employee’s twitter account, 17 posts were found “that could be viewed by a reasonable person […]
CAIR-Missouri to Host Rally for Kashmir in St. Louis on Sunday
(ST. LOUIS, MO, 8/23/2019) – On Sunday, Aug. 25, the Missouri chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MO) will hold a march in the Delmar Loop to oppose the Indian government’s renewed oppression of Kashmir, a Muslim-majority region of India. WHAT: St. Louis March for Kashmir WHERE: 6655 Delmar Blvd, University City, MO 63130 WHEN: UPDATE: Sunday, Aug. […]
CAIR-LA Criticizes Torrance Unified School District and California Department of Education for Failing to Protect Muslim Student from Islamophobic Bullying
(ANAHEIM, CA – 8/22/19) – The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today criticized the Torrance Unified School District’s failure to protect a Muslim girl from Islamophobic bullying. Further, CAIR-LA also criticized the California Department of Education’s failure to recognize Malak Hijaz, a student during the 2018-19 school year at Calle Mayor […]
CAIR-OK Releases 2019 Government Affairs Report Detailing Oklahoma Muslim Civic Engagement
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 8/22/2019) – The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) today released the first CAIR-OK Government Affairs Report detailing the work of its Government Affairs Department during the 2019 State Legislative Session. “This report details the important work the Oklahoma Muslim community is doing to become more deeply engaged in the […]
CAIR-NY Decries Colonie Police Department’s Failure to Charge White Military Official for Making Deadly Islamophobic Threats
Muslim civil rights group calls on Gov. Cuomo and state police to investigate threat as hate crime (NEW YORK, N.Y., 8/22/19) – The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), the state’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today decried a decision by the Colonie Police Department not to charge a white […]
CAIR-New Jersey Issues Letter Condemning Siege of Kashmir After Declining Invitation to Meet with Indian Consulate Officials
(SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J., 8/21/2019) – The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today issued a public letter to the Indian Consul General condemning that nation’s actions in Kashmir and its abuses of Indian Muslims, and declining an invitation to meet with consulate officials. Indian officials requested to meet with CAIR-NJ following its request […]
CAIR Condemns Trump’s Anti-Semitic ‘Disloyal’ Slurs Targeting American Jewish Community
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/21/2019) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned Trump’s doubling-down on his recent anti-Semitic slurs targeting the American Jewish community as “disloyal” if they vote for the opposing political party. Earlier today, Trump said Jews who vote for Democrats are “very, very disloyal […]
CAIR Condemns Trump Administration Plan to Indefinitely Detain Migrant Children, Parents
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/21/19) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a newly-announced Trump administration plan to indefinitely detain migrant families with children. The rule was announced today at a press conference by Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan and is expected to be challenged […]
CAIR-MI Welcomes Reversal of Unjust Conviction of Prominent Detroit Muslim Activist
(FARMINGTON HILLS, MI, 08/21/2019) – The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a local chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the reversal of an unjust conviction by a Michigan court of a Muslim who is a prominent Detroit environmental and racial justice activist. The Michigan Court […]
CAIR-Florida Welcomes Arrest of Neo-Nazi Who Threatened to Exterminate Miami Hispanics
(MIAMI, FL, 8/21/19) – The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the arrest in Washington state of Maryland resident Eric Lin after he sent death threats to a Hispanic woman in Miami. The Miami New Times reported that 35-year-old Eric Lin […]