CAIR-LA: California Muslims to Respond to San Bernardino Shooting, Naming of Suspect
(ANAHEIM, CA, 12/2/15) – Later tonight, the Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) and the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California will hold a news conference with leaders of the Muslim community to condemn today’s deadly shooting spree in San Bernardino, Calif., to offer condolences to the loved ones […]
CAIR-LA Asks FBI to Probe Bullet-Riddled Copy of the Quran Left at Islamic Store as Hate Crime
(ANAHEIM, CA, 12/2/15) – The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today called on the FBI to investigate as a hate crime an incident in which an apparently bullet-riddled copy of the Quran, Islam’s holy text, was found outside of an Islamic clothing store. The owner of Al-Farah Islamic […]
CAIR Asks DOJ to Probe Shooting of Penn. Muslim Taxi Driver as Post-Paris Hate Crime
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/29/15) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the Thanksgiving Day shooting of a Muslim taxi driver in Pittsburgh, Penn., as a hate crime similar to a growing number of attacks targeting the nation’s […]
CAIR: Muslim Civil Rights Group Offers Thanksgiving Day Commentary
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/25/15) – The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today offered a Thanksgiving Day commentary for publication by media outlets nationwide. CAIR’s commentary (SEE BELOW), titled “Remember the Refugees at the First Thanksgiving,†is being offered through ISLAM-OPED, a syndication service designed to offer […]
CAIR Reports Unprecedented Backlash Against American Muslims After Paris Attacks
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/24/15) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released an initial report on the unprecedented backlash and discrimination targeting the nation's Muslim community since the November 13 terror attacks in Paris. [NOTE: CAIR will issue a comprehensive report on the backlash at a later date.] CAIR […]
CAIR: Broad-Based Coalition Sends Letter to Maryland Governor in Support of Syrian Refugees
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/24/15) – A coalition of 38 civil rights, faith, labor, humanitarian, social justice, and immigrant and refugee service provider organizations today joined the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the ACLU-MD in sending a letter to Maryland Governor Larry Hogan in support of welcoming Syrian refugees and in strong opposition to the Governor's current position that […]
CAIR: Faith and Civic Leaders Release Open Letter Asking Ohio Governor to Reverse Stance on Refugees
(CLEVELAND, OH, 11/24/15) – A coalition of more than 50 faith and civic leaders today released an open letter to Ohio Governor John Kasich asking him to reconsider his stance against Syrian refugees being resettled in Ohio. The coalition, which includes Muslim, Christian, Jewish, and other interfaith and civic leaders, issued their open letter in […]
CAIR Offers Condolences on Passing of Dr. Ahmad Sakr
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/24/2015) – The board and staff of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today offered sincere condolences on the passing of Dr. Ahmad Sakr, who died last night in Los Angeles. In a statement, CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad said: “To God we belong and to Him is our return. Very few […]
CAIR Seeks Probe of Bias Motive for Latest Texas Mosque Vandalism
(HOUSTON, TEXAS, 11/24/15) — The Houston chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston) today called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate a possible bias motive for vandalism overnight of a mosque in that state. An official with the Islamic Center of South Plains in Lubbock, Texas, reports that worshipers at a […]
CAIR-NY Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Threat to Muslim Sisters by ‘Postal Worker’
(NEW YORK, N.Y., 11/23/15) — 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 alleged threat to two Muslim women by a man wearing a U.S. Postal Service uniform and identifying himself […]