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CAIR-St. Louis: Muslims to Hand Out Doughnuts, Info on Islam at Donald Trump Rally

(ST. LOUIS, MO, 3/10/16) – On Friday, March 11, the St. Louis chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-St. Louis) will hand out free doughnuts and information about Islam outside a rally tomorrow in that city by leading GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump. WHAT: Love the Trump Away WHEN: Friday March 11, 9 a.m. […]

CAIR, Muslim Leaders to Demand that Donald Trump Apologize for ‘Islam Hates Us’ Claim

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/10/16) – Later today, representatives of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will join other leaders of the American Muslim community at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., to demand that leading GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump apologize for his latest Islamophobic claim that “Islam hates us.†The American Muslim […]

CAIR Joins 326 Civil Rights, Immigration, Community Groups to Urge Supreme Court Approval of Immigration Relief Programs

Amicus Brief features profiles of families whose lives would improve if immigration programs were approved (WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/9/16) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today joined a diverse coalition of 326 immigration, civil rights, labor, and social service groups in filing an amicus (“friend of the courtâ€) brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in […]

CAIR-AZ Urges Lawmakers to Oppose Anti-Boycott Bill Targeting Free Speech

(PHOENIX, ARIZ. – 3/7/16)  – The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ) today called on Arizona lawmakers to oppose HB 2617, which requires that the state’s pension systems divest from any companies that boycott Israel, because the bill would restrict freedom of speech.  HB 2617 would require companies that wish to do […]

CAIR Asks Idaho Legislature to Drop Unconstitutional Anti-Islam Bill

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/8/16) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on the Idaho House of Representatives to drop an unconstitutional, anti-Islam bill (House Bill 568) currently moving through that body because it violates the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution. CAIR said the bill was recently introduced and approved by the House Ways […]

CAIR-St. Louis Welcomes Hate Crime Charge for Armed Threat to Muslim Family

(ST. LOUIS, MO, 2/29/2016) – The St. Louis chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-St. Louis) today welcomed a hate crime charge brought against an armed man who allegedly made death threats targeting a Muslim family. Earlier today, CAIR-St. Louis, a member of the family that was allegedly threatened and representatives of the local […]

CAIR Offers Condolences on Passing of Internationally-Recognized Muslim Scholar and Leader Dr. Taha Jabir Alalwani

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/4/16) – 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 Muslim scholar and leader Dr. Taha Jabir Alalwani, who passed away today after a long illness. “On behalf of CAIR’s board and staff, we offer sincere […]