CAIR-SFBA Welcomes Hate Crimes Charges for Anti-Muslim Attack; Urges Community Vigilance
(SANTA CLARA, CA. – 12/17/2015) – The San Francisco Bay Area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA) today welcomed hate crimes charges brought against the suspect involved in an attack on one of several Muslim men praying at Lake Chabot earlier this month. Denise Slader, an employee with the California Department of Corrections […]
CAIR-STL: Muslim Community Opens Social Service Center for Refugees and Struggling Families
(SAINT LOUIS, MO., 12/17/2015): Later today, the Islamic Foundation of Greater St. Louis (IFGSTL), the Imam Council of Greater St. Louis, and the St. Louis Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-STL), with support from the #BringThemHere Campaign, will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony for Bait Ulmal (House of Good), a social service center […]
CAIR-STL: Suit Filed Against University of Missouri Professor for Sexual Harassment of Muslim Student
(SAINT LOUIS, MO 12/15/15) – The St. Louis Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-STL) will hold a press conference on the University of Missouri, Columbia Campus after UM professor made harassing and discriminatory remarks against a Muslim female student. WHAT: Press Conference: CAIR-STL to announce lawsuit filed against Mizzou professor WHERE: University of […]
CAIR Calls for Condemnation of Spike in Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes During Tonight’s GOP Debate
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/15/15) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling on GOP presidential candidates taking part in tonight’s debate to speak out clearly against the recent unprecedented spike in anti-Muslim hate crimes nationwide in recent weeks. CAIR has attributed that spike in hate crimes […]
CAIR-MI Asks DOJ to Investigate Clerk’s Shooting as Hate Crime
(FARMINGTON HILLS, MI, 12/15/15) – The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) today called on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate an incident in Grand Rapids, Mich., in which a store clerk of Indian heritage was called a “terrorist†and shot in the face. According to police, the robber demanded […]
Video: CAIR Partners with Md. Agencies on Statewide Emergency Preparedness Summit for Faith Leaders
On December 10, the Maryland Outreach Department of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) partnered with the Maryland Governor's Office on Community Initiatives and the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights to organize the first statewide “Maryland Emergency Preparedness Summit for Faith Leaders.†The summit featured experts from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. […]
CAIR-DFW Leads Coalition March and Rally ‘United Against Racism and Hate’ on Saturday
(DALLAS/FORT WORTH, TX, 12/11/2015) – On Saturday December 12, The Dallas/Fort Worth chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-DFW), in partnership with a coalition of religious, political and social justice organizations will hold a rally and march called “United Against Racism and Hate†WHAT: United Against Racism and Hate March/Rally WHEN: Saturday December 12, […]
CAIR-OK Welcomes #HateFreeOKC Interfaith Solidarity Rally During Friday Prayers
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 12/11/15) – Later today, the Interfaith Alliance will hold a #HateFreeOKC Solidarity Rally during Jummah (Friday congregational prayer) at the Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City to show support for the Oklahoma Muslim community and to stand against Islamophobia. This rally comes in the wake of an increase in anti-Muslim sentiment and […]
CAIR: Multiple Hate Crimes Against Muslim Women Reported in Hillsborough County Florida
(Tampa, FL, 12/10/15) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations – Florida (CAIR Florida) today assumed legal representation of two Muslim women victims of hate crimes in separate incidents. In the first incident, a hijab-wearing (scarf) Muslim woman in Hillsborough County was chased while driving her car. A man driving a car cut in front of […]
CAIR-MN Welcomes US District Judge Decision Not to Dismiss Lawsuit by Man Tasered by Police
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN 12/10/15) – The Minnesota Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today welcomed a decision by US District Judge Susan Richard Nelson to not dismiss St. Paul’s request to dismiss the lawsuit by Chris Lollie. Judge Nelson is recommending settlement discussions with a tentative trial date for April 2016. She believed the […]