CAIR to Hold News Conference with Texas Muslim Teen Detained Over Clock
 (DALLAS, TEXAS, 9/16/15) – Later today, the North Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-DFW) will hold a news conference outside the home of the 14-year-old Muslim boy detained yesterday after a high school teacher falsely concluded that a homemade clock he brought to class might be a bomb. The school’s principal and […]
CAIR-MN Stands with Community’s Position on Removing School Board Member Nichols
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 9/15/2015) – The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today stands in solidarity with the students, staff, administrators, and parents of Columbia Heights and shares similar sentiments from last night's school board meeting. Members of the community called for the removal of school board member Grant Nichols after community members spoke to a […]
CAIR-Kansas Applauds School’s Effort to Protect Muslim Student Harassed on 9/11 Anniversary
(KANSAS CITY, KS, 9/15/15) – The Kansas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Kansas) today applauded the efforts of a school in that state to protect a Muslim student who was allegedly harassed and bullied on the recent anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. According to reports received by CAIR-Kansas, a 16-year-old Muslim student […]
CAIR-MN Welcomes Probe of School Board Member’s Anti-Muslim Facebook Post
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 9/14/2015) – The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today welcomed an investigation of an alleged anti-Muslim Facebook post by a member of the Columbia Heights, Minn., school board. CAIR-MN said the board has scheduled a special meeting on Tuesday, September 15 (District Community Room, 1440 49th Ave. NE, Columbia Heights, […]
CAIR Asks Va. School Board to Address Chair’s Anti-Muslim Post at Monday Meeting
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/13/2015) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said it has asked a Virginia school board to allocate time at its regularly-scheduled meeting on Monday to address a request for an investigation of anti-Muslim Facebook post shared by the board’s chairwoman. CAIR previously […]
CAIR: American Muslims to Mark End of Hajj with Prayers, Celebrations
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/14/14) – On Thursday, September 24, American Muslims will mark the end of the yearly pilgrimage to Mecca, or Hajj, with communal prayers and celebrations at locations around the country. The prayers and the holiday that follows are called Eid ul-Adha (EED-al-ODD-ha), or “festival of the sacrifice.” Eid ul-Adha also commemorates the Prophet […]
CAIR Asks State, National Leaders to Repudiate Anti-Muslim Hate at Hearing on Michigan Mosque
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/11/15) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on political and religious leaders in Michigan and nationwide to repudiate the anti-Muslim hate expressed at a public hearing on a proposal to build a mosque in Sterling Heights, Mich. Last night, the Sterling […]
Video: CAIR Surveys Islamophobia at Tea Party Capitol Hill Rally Hosted by Sen. Ted Cruz, Donald Trump and Frank Gaffney’s Center for Security Policy
CAIR: 1,000+ Expected at 9/13 March to Bring Syrian Refugees to St. Louis
(ST. LOUIS, MO, 9/10/2015) — On Sunday, September 13, more than 1,000 people are expected to take part in a “Bring Them Here†march to raise awareness and urge elected officials to bring Syrian refugees to the St. Louis area. Sponsors of the march include Missouri Immigration and Refugee Advocates (MIRA), the Palestine Solidarity Committee […]
CAIR: Chicago, National Civil Rights Organizations Seek Hate Crime Charges for Attack on Sikh American Called ‘Terrorist,’ ‘Bin Laden’
(CHICAGO, IL, 9/10/15) – The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) today called for hate crime charges to be brought against the alleged perpetrator of an attack on a Sikh American man in Darien, Ill., who was reportedly called a “terrorist†and “Bin laden†during the assault. Inderjit Singh Mukker, 53, was […]