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CAIR-Oklahoma to Hold 2nd Annual ‘Muslim Day at the Capitol’ Feb. 26

(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 1/27/2015) – On February 26, the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK), the state’s leading Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will hold its second annual “Muslim Day at the Capitol.†SEE: 2016 Oklahoma Muslim Day at the Capitol Event Listing With more than 200 Muslims from around the […]

CAIR-MN Receives Grants to Address Growing Islamophobia with Education, Outreach

(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 1/25/2016)  – The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) announced today that it has received a number of grants to address growing Islamophobia with expanded education and outreach initiatives. According to CAIR-MN, Muslims in Minnesota have reported more than 30 incidents of intimidation, threats, bullying and harassment since mid-November. “Islamophobia is real,†[…]

CAIR Welcomes Senate Action Against Bill Halting Resettlement of Iraqi, Syrian Refugees

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/21/16) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the U.S. Senate’s move to block consideration of the American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act (SAFE ACT) of 2015  (H.R. 4038). Passed in November by the House in a veto-proof majority vote, the SAFE […]

CAIR: Interfaith Coalition Calls on Maryland University to Offer Balance to Speaker’s Anti-Muslim Views

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/21/16) – The Council on American Islamic Relations, the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today joined 17 Maryland-based groups in calling on Stevenson University to drop anti-Muslim activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali as a speaker at an upcoming Baltimore Speakers Series event or to at least offer a balancing perspective to her Islamophobic […]

CAIR Releases ‘Spread Love, Not Islamophobia” Video

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/20/16) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released a short video asking Americans of all faiths and backgrounds to “Spread Love, Not Islamophobia.†In the video, a young Muslim woman says, “Don’t let the hate get you down, because there is much […]

CAIR-MN to Meet with Wisconsin Muslim Ariens Workers Fired Over Prayer

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/18/16) – Later today, the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) will meet with representatives of Muslim workers fired from Wisconsin-based manufacturer Ariens after that company changed its policy on prayer while at work.     WHAT: CAIR-MN Meeting with Wisconsin Muslim Workers Fried from Ariens Plant Over Prayer Issue WHEN: […]

CAIR Calls on Wisconsin Firm Ariens to Allow Prayers Pending Resolution of Accommodation Issue

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/16/16) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on a Wisconsin-based manufacturer to allow Muslim workers to pray while at work using a previous policy pending a resolution of a dispute over religious accommodation triggered by a change in that policy.    […]

CAIR Seeks DHS Probe of Muslim Australian MP’s Detention, Interrogation at LAX

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/15/16) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today asked the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to investigate an incident in which an Australian Muslim woman who is a member of that nation’s parliament […]