CAIR-NY Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Attack on Muslim Store Owner
(NEW YORK, N.Y., 12/7/15) — The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today called on the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and the FBI to investigate as a possible hate crime an attack on a Muslim store owner this past Saturday. Sarker Haque, owner of Fatima Food Mart in Astoria, […]
CAIR Director Nihad Awad Speaks at News Conference at Va. Mosque with Members of Congress
CAIR Welcomes President Obama’s Rejection of Islamophobia in Oval Office Address
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/6/15) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed President Obama’s rejection of Islamophobia during tonight’s prime-time address to the nation on his plans to combat terrorism and to defeat ISIS. In his address, President Obama repudiated the view that there should be […]
CAIR Asks President Obama to Condemn Islamophobia During Address to Nation on Terror
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/6/15) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling on President Obama to include a condemnation of rising Islamophobia during tonight’s prime-time address to the nation to outline his plans to combat terrorism and defeat ISIS. SEE: In Address to Nation, Obama to […]
Video: CAIR, NJ Muslims, Interfaith Leaders, Officials Condemn Donald Trump’s False 9/11 Claim
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) joined leaders of New Jersey’s Muslim community, interfaith partners and public officials at a news conference in Jersey City, N.J., to condemn leading GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump’s false claim that Muslims in that state “celebrated” the 9/11 terror attacks. News conference participants also spoke out against rising Islamophobia […]
CAIR Welcomes Texas Church Rally in Support of Mosque
(HOUSTON, TX, 12/4/15) – On Friday, December 4, the Bay Area Unitarian Universalist Church (BAUUC) along with the Unitarian Universalist Voices for Justice of Houston will hold a rally in Webster, Texas, in support of local Muslims and a nearby mosque. Joining the rally will be members of 8 Unitarian Universalist churches and the National President […]
CAIR Seeks Hate Crime Probe of Post-San Bernardino Threat to Virginia Mosque
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/3/15) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate as a hate crime a phone threat to a Virginia mosque made in the wake of yesterday’s deadly shooting spree in San Bernardino, Calif. CAIR […]
CAIR: Minnesota Muslim Teen Boxer to Attempt to Compete Wearing Hijab
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/3/15) – On Saturday, December 5, a representative of the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) will accompany a teenage Muslim boxer when she attempts to compete in a Silver Gloves Boxing Tournament in Minneapolis, Minn., while wearing modest Islamic attire, including a head scarf, or hijab. In September, CAIR […]
CAIR, Maryland Muslim Leaders to Hold Vigil Against Gun Violence
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/3/15) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, announced today that it will partner with numerous Maryland Muslim and faith leaders to hold a candlelight vigil to remember victims of gun violence and to condemn the recent mass shootings in Colorado Springs, Colo., and […]
CAIR Calls for Protection of Kentucky Mosque Targeted by Terror Threat
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/27/15) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to step up protection for a Kentucky mosque that received an emailed death threat this morning. The Islamic Center of Lexington in Lexington, Ky., received the email, […]