CAIR Seeks Federal Investigation of Maryland Teacher’s Anti-Muslim Statements
Teacher told student: 'You terrorist. You little Osama. You have a bomb in your locker.' (WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/6/2015) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said it has asked the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights to investigate an incident at Benjamin Tasker Middle […]
CAIR: 11-Year-Old Maryland Student to Be Recognized for Muslim School Holiday Effort
MEDIA ADVISORY CAIR: 11-Year-Old Maryland Student to Be Recognized for Muslim School Holiday Effort (WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/4/15) – On Sunday, July 5, the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the Islamic Society of Washington Area (ISWA) in Silver Spring, Md., will recognize an 11-year-old Montgomery County Public School student for championing equal rights for Muslims. WHO: […]
CAIR-Sacramento Calls for FBI Hate Crime Probe of Fire at Chico Hookah Lounge
(SACRAMENTO, CA, 7/5/15) – The Sacramento Valley chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV) today called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate a fire outside a Chico, Calif., business as a possible hate crime. Witnesses say the fire was ignited Thursday outside the Fusion Hookah Lounge after two men in a […]
CAIR Questions Release of Tenn. Man Who Planned ‘Charleston-Style’ Attack on NY Muslims
 Muslim civil rights group calls for stepped up protection for targeted community (WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/4/15) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today questioned the release of a Tennessee man who admitted to planning a Charleston-style terror attack on a Muslim community in New York. CAIR […]
CAIR Seeks Hate Crime Probe After NJ Mosque Targeted by Phone Threat
(PATERSON, N.J., 7/3/15) – The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today urged law enforcement authorities to investigate a phone threat targeting a Paterson, N.J., mosque as a hate crime. Because of the threat, the Islamic Center of Passaic County (ICPC) was evacuated early Thursday as worshippers were about to start […]
250 Turn Out for CAIR-Pittsburgh Interfaith Iftar
(PITTSBURGH, PA, 7/3/15) – Some 250 people turned out on Thursday for an interfaith iftar, or Ramadan fast-breaking meal, hosted by the Pittsburgh chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Pittsburgh). Highlights of the event, which took place at the Muslim Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh (MCCGP), included a thought-provoking address to the community by […]
CAIR-CA Hosts 12th Annual Capitol Ramadan Iftar
(SACRAMENTO, CA, 7/2/15) — On July 1st, the California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) hosted the 12th annual Capitol Ramadan Iftar commemorating the holy month of Ramadan. The reception drew more than 200 state elected officials, community members and interfaith leaders to break the fast with one another at the California Capitol. This year's Capitol Ramadan Iftar was […]
May America Be True to Her Dream
By Nihad Awad [Nihad Awad is national executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization. He may be contacted at nawad@cair.com.] This Fourth of July weekend, friends and families around the country will gather together to celebrate the freedoms we cherish as Americans, those for […]
CAIR Stands with Fresno Christians After Vandals Paint Graffiti at Fresno Christian Schools
(Sacramento, 07/1/2015) – The Sacramento Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV) today expressed the Muslim community's solidarity with Fresno Christians following the possibly bias-motivated vandalism at Fresno Christian Schools. Vandals caused extensive damage overnight by painting graffiti on an exterior wall of the gymnasium at Fresno Christian Schools. CAIR-SV has asked that the […]
CAIR-Cleveland Seeks Probe of Police Officer’s Racist, Anti-Muslim Re-Tweets
(CLEVELAND, OH, 7/1/2015) — The Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cleveland) today called on the city's Division of Police (CDP) to investigate whether a recently-promoted officer violated department policies by re-tweeting racist, anti-Muslim, anti-Obama, and pro-Confederate flag materials on Twitter. Officer Frank Woyma, who was recently promoted from patrol officer to sergeant, […]