CAIR-OK, ACLU of Oklahoma Sue ‘Muslim Free’ Gun Range on Behalf of U.S. Army Reserve Member Denied Service
Lawsuit seeks equal access to public accommodations for Oklahomans of all faiths (MUSKOGEE, OK, 2/17/2016) – The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations Oklahoma (CAIR-OK), the American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma (ACLU of OK) and the national ACLU today filed a lawsuit on behalf of an American Muslim U.S. Army Reserve member […]
CAIR-OK, ACLU of Oklahoma to Announce Landmark Litigation Against ‘Muslim-Free’ Gun Range
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 2/16/2016) – On Wednesday, February 17, the Council on American-Islamic Relations Oklahoma Chapter (CAIR-OK) and the American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma (ACLU of OK) will hold a news conference in Oklahoma City to announce the filing of landmark litigation against a so-called “Muslim-free†gun range in Oktaha, Okla. The Muslim plaintiff in […]
CAIR National ED to Speak at CAIR–MN ‘Trump the Fear’ Fundraising Dinner on Feb. 27
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 2/16/16) – On February 27, the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) will hold a fundraising dinner with the theme “Trump the Fear – Strengthening our Voices, Advancing Together†featuring CAIR’s National Executive Director Nihad Awad as the keynote speaker. Awad was recently named one of the world’s “500 Most […]
CAIR-Dallas to Demand Answers After Release of Domestic Terror Suspect Who Allegedly Targeted Muslims
(DALLAS/FORT WORTH, TX, 2/15/16) – On Tuesday, February 16, the Dallas/Fort Worth chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-DFW) will hold a news conference outside the Dallas County District Attorney’s office to express community concerns and demand answers over the release on bail of a suspect who allegedly carried out a deadly Christmas Eve […]
CAIR-MI Files Religious Discrimination Suit Against TriMedx, Medxcel and Ascension on Behalf of Muslim Technician
(FARMINGTON HILLS, MI, 2/15/2016) – The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) today announced the filing of a federal religious discrimination lawsuit against TriMedx, a healthcare technology management organization, and its parent companies, Medxcel and Ascension, on behalf of an American Muslim Egyptian biomedical technician. The lawsuit was filed in the United […]
CAIR-MN Joins a National Call to Action Rejecting Islamophobia
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 2/15/2016) – The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) announced today it will join a coalition of some two dozen state organizations in a national call for action and events planned across the nation this week by Stand Together Against Racism & Islamophobia (STARI). Minnesota anti-Islamophobia events include a rally, […]
CAIR Reps to Meet with Muslim Workers Fired from Ariens Plant in Wisconsin
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/12/16) – On Monday, February 15, representatives of the Minnesota chapter and Washington, D.C., headquarters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will hold a live-streaming news conference in Wisconsin to discuss meetings scheduled this weekend with Muslim workers fired from an Ariens manufacturing plant in that state after the company changed its […]
CAIR Applauds Success of Florida Muslim Capitol Day
(MIAMI, FL, 2/12/2016) – The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida), the state’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today applauded the successful completion of the 2016 Florida Muslim Capitol Day (FMCD). More than 200 Florida Muslim community leaders, businessmen and women, and students participated in the eighth Florida Muslim Capitol […]
CAIR-Ohio Joins Racial Justice Group to Present Forum on Islamophobia
(CLEVELAND, OH, 2/11/2016) – The Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cleveland) recently presented a forum on Islamophobia to members of the local chapter of SURJ (Showing Up for Racial Justice) at the West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church in Rocky River, Ohio. SURJ is a national network of groups and individuals organizing for […]
CAIR: Missouri Muslims to Rally at Capitol in Support of Syrian Refugees, Against Islamophobia
(ST. LOUIS, MO, 2/12/2016) – On Tuesday, February 16, the Bring Them Here Coalition and the St. Louis chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-ST. Louis) will rally on the front steps of the Jefferson City Capitol Building to call on the state legislature to address growing Islamophobia and to welcome Syrian Refugees […]