CAIR-San Antonio Calls for Independent Probe Into Police Killing of Man with Hands Raised
(SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 9/2/15) – The San Antonio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-San Antonio) today called for a “thorough and transparent†independent investigation into the deadly August 28 police shooting of Gilbert Flores, who was shown on video appearing to put his hands up in surrender before being shot multiple times. Flores, […]
CAIR-SFBA: Bay Area Muslims Organizations Stand with African-American Church Targeted with Racist Graffiti
(SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 9/2/15) – The San Francisco Bay Area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), the Islamic Networks Group (ING), and the Northern California Islamic Council (NCIC) today affirmed their solidarity with a San Francisco-based African-American Christian a church that was vandalized with graffiti earlier in the week. Vandals covered the walls […]
CAIR-MI Concerned About Sterling Heights Mayor’s Facebook Post Against Mosque
(FARMINGTON HILLS, MI, 9/1/15) — The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) today expressed concern over the “improper†opposition by the Mayor of Sterling Heights to a proposed mosque in that city. In a recent Facebook post, Sterling Heights Mayor Michael Taylor stated, “I am opposed to this mosque being built on […]
CAIR Applauds Magazine’s Naming of Edina Lekovic as One of LA’s Top Leaders
 (WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/1/2015) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today applauded Los Angeles magazine’s naming of Edina Lekovic as one of “ten leaders who make L.A. a better place.†SEE: The L.A. Woman Lekovic is director of policy & programming at the Los Angeles-based Muslim […]
CAIR: 82 Groups Ask DOJ to Address Illegality of ‘Muslim-Free Zone’ Businesses
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/1/2015) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, announced today that a coalition of 82 civil liberties, human rights, immigrant rights, faith, and cultural organizations (see list of signatories below) sent a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch asking her to investigate the growing […]
CAIR Calls for Protection of Tennessee Muslims Following Another Sheriff’s Anti-Islam Comments
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/1/15) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on public officials to act to protect the civil rights of Tennessee’s Muslim community following anti-Islam remarks by another of that state’s sheriffs. Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Hammond told members of the Hamilton County […]
Request for DOJ to Investigate “Muslim-Free Zone” Bans by Businesses Nationwide
September 1, 2015The Honorable Loretta LynchAttorney GeneralDepartment of Justice950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20530 RE: Request for DOJ to Investigate “Muslim-Free Zone” Bans by Public Accommodations Dear Attorney General Lynch: We the undersigned civil liberties, human rights, immigrant rights, faith, and cultural organizations call on the Department of Justice to investigate whether so-called “Muslim-Free Zones” […]
CAIR to Ask for DOJ Probe of Tenn. Sheriff’s ‘Raw Anti-Muslim Bigotry’
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/30/15) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said it will call on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate the civil rights implications of “raw anti-Muslim bigotry†expressed by a Tennessee sheriff who claims President Obama is a Muslim who “belongs to […]
CAIR-Cleveland Joins Civil Rights Groups in Release of Open Letter on Community Police Commission
(CLEVELAND, OH, 8/28/15) – The Cleveland branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the Collaborative for a Safe, Fair and Just Cleveland, and the Cleveland chapter of the National Lawyers Guild today released an open letter outlining issues that must be resolved to better ensure that the Community Police Commission […]
CAIR-Houston to React to Arabic Immersion Magnet School Protest
(HOUSTON, TEXAS, 8/24/15) – Later today, the Houston office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston) will hold a media availability to offer the Muslim community’s reaction to a protest today at the opening of Houston Independent School District's new Arabic Immersion Magnet School. WHAT: Media Availability on Houston Independent School District Arabic Immersion Magnet […]