CAIR-Florida Welcomes Arrest in Titusville Mosque Vandalism Case, Questions Low Bail for Suspect
(ORLANDO, FL, 1/5/16) – The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida) today welcomed an arrest in the case of vandalism targeting a Titusville, Fla., mosque, but questioned why the suspect in the case was offered bail of only $2,000. Michael Scott Wolfe was arrested Monday evening in connection with destruction of property […]
CAIR Seeks Hate Crime Probe of Vandalism, Bacon Left at Florida Mosque
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/3/16) – The Florida office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida) today called for a local, state and federal hate crime investigation of the vandalism and attempted desecration of a mosque in that state, the latest such incident in a recent spike in attacks on Muslim houses of worship nationwide. According to […]
CAIR Welcomes Letter on Racial, Religious Harassment Sent to U.S. School Officials
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  (WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/4/16) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a letter from the U.S. Department of Education to school officials nationwide seeking to “ensure that your schools and institutions of higher education are learning environments in which students are […]
CAIR Seeks Hate Crime Charge for Anti-Muslim Threats to Rhode Island Store Clerk
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/29/2015) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) , the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for hate crime charges to be brought against a Rhode Island man arrested for allegedly threatening to kill a store clerk in that state. Thomas Giese, who was captured on a surveillance camera […]
CAIR to Outline Talks with Cargill About Walkout by 200 Colorado Muslim Workers Over Prayer Dispute
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/30/2015) – Later today, representatives of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) from Minnesota and Washington, D.C., will hold a news conference in Colorado to announce the results of ongoing efforts to resolve a walkout last week by some 200 Muslim workers at Cargill Meat Solutions in Fort Morgan, Colo., over a religious […]
CAIR-DFW Joins Muslim Coalition to Help Coordinate North Texas Muslim Humanitarian Response in the Aftermath of Deadly Weekend Storms in the Dallas Area
(DALLAS/FORT WORTH, TX, 12/28/2015) – The Dallas/Fort Worth chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-DFW), in partnership with a coalition of DFW Muslim Organizations (see below), led by the North Texas Islamic Council (NTIC), have launched widespread community relief efforts to assist in the aftermath of the deadly tornadoes that devastated parts of the […]
CAIR Seeks Hate Crime Probe of Another California Mosque Firebombing
(SACRAMENTO, CA, 12/26/2015) – The Sacramento Valley chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV) today called on local, state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate an apparent firebombing of the Tracy Islamic Center in Tracy Calif., as a hate crime. This morning, mosque leaders found fire damage on a side door to the facility from what appeared to […]
CAIR Seeks Hate Crime Probe of Nevada Mosque Desecration
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/29/2015) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) , the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for a state and federal hate crime investigation of the desecration of a Nevada mosque, the latest such incident in a recent spike in attacks on Muslim houses of worship nationwide. Police say […]
CAIR-Cleveland ‘Disappointed’ at Grand Jury Decision to Not Indict Officer Who Fatally Shot 12-year-Old Tamir Rice
(CLEVELAND, OHIO, 12/29/15) – The Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Ohio (CAIR-OH) today expressed disappointment at the decision of a grand jury to not indict a white Cleveland police officer in the fatal shooting of Tamir Rice, a 12 year old African-American child. The case began when a caller to 911 said […]
CAIR Condemns “Brutal” Attack on Elderly California Sikh
(SACRAMENTO, CA, 12/28/15) – The Sacramento Valley chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a brutal attack on an elderly Sikh man in that state. CAIR-SV said 68-year old Amrik Singh Bal was hit by a car and beaten by two white males […]