CAIR-St. Louis: Muslim Community to Pack 20,000 Meals for World’s Hungry
(ST. LOUIS, MO., 2/28/2016) – Later today, the Islamic Foundation of Greater St. Louis (IFGSTL), the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), Islamic Relief (IR), Project Downtown St. Louis (PDSTL), Stop Hunger Now, and the St. Louis Chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-St. Louis) will pack 20,000 meals to help feed the […]
CAIR-Cleveland Hosts Muslim Community Meeting on Bias-Free Policing
(CLEVELAND, OH, 2/26/2015) – Dozens of people participated yesterday in a forum on bias-free policing with the Bias-Free Policing Work Group of the Cleveland Community Police Commission held at the ACLU of Ohio and co-coordinated by the Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cleveland) and area Muslim groups. The meeting was intended to […]
CAIR Election Update: CAIR-Texas Issues Voter Guide for March 1 Presidential Primary
The Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Texas) today issued a guide for those who will vote in that state’s presidential primary on March 1, part of “Super Tuesday.†CAIR-Texas’ guide outlines the presidential candidates’ views on Muslims and on foreign and domestic policy issues of concern to the American Muslim community. SEE: […]
CAIR Rep Rings Freedom Bell for Unity, Religious Pluralism at Historic Black Church
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/26/16) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, said today that its Maryland Outreach Manager Zainab Chaudry visited the historic First Baptist Church in Williamsburg, Va., to ring the freedom bell for unity and religious pluralism as part of the church's #LetFreedomRingChallenge. SEE: Let Freedom […]
CAIR-MN: Minnesota Muslims Concerned About Vandalism at Minneapolis Mosque
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 2/26/16) – The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today said members of that state’s Muslim community are concerned about the possible motive for a break-in and vandalism Wednesday night targeting a Minneapolis mosque. Officials with the Umatul Islam Center tell CAIR that a white male apparently in his 50s […]
CAIR-Georgia Expands Amid Rising Islamophobia, Hires Atlanta Attorney as Director
(ATLANTA, GA, 2/25/16) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA) today announced that it has hired Atlanta attorney and interfaith activist Edward Ahmed Mitchell to serve as its new executive director. This marks the first step in CAIR-GA’s goal of building a full-time office dedicated to serving the state. SEE: CAIR […]
Action Alert: CAIR Muslim Voter Reminder for Virginia March 1 Primary
The Virginia presidential primary will be held on March 1, with all polling places open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. You are entitled to vote if you are in line by 7 p.m. It is critical for our community to go out and vote. A big Muslim turnout in a low turnout primary will […]
CAIR Supports Hawaii Senator Hirono’s Resolution on Japanese American Internment, Against Xenophobia
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/24/16) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today joined Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) in support of a resolution the senator introduced commemorating the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II and affirming that America must stand against xenophobic sentiments directed to […]
CAIR-OK Welcomes Stepped-Up Security After Threats to Oklahoma Muslim Day at the Capitol
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 2/24/2016) – The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) today welcomed stepped-up security offered by law enforcement authorities for its second Annual Muslim Day at the Capitol this Friday, February 26, following online threats and calls to protest the civic participation of that state’s Muslim community. Some 250 Muslims […]
CAIR-AZ Files Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus for Palestinian Asylum Seeker Held in ICE Detention Facility
(PHOENIX, AZ, 2/23/2016) – The Arizona chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ) today announced the filing of a petition for writ of habeas corpus in Federal Court, seeking the release of a Palestinian asylum seeker who has been detained indefinitely by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE). [NOTE: A writ of habeas corpus (literally to “produce the body”) is a court order […]