CAIR-Sacramento, Hamid Hayat’s Family and Legal Counsel to Hold Press Conference
(SACRAMENTO, CA, 7/31/19) – Later today, the Sacramento Valley office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV) will hold a press conference with Hamid Hayat‘s family and legal counsel after a judge issued a landmark ruling overturning Hayat’s 2006 conviction and 24-year sentenceon terrorism-related charges. WHAT: CAIR-Sacramento Press Conference on Hayat Ruling WHEN: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 31 […]
CAIR Condemns ‘Go Back to Your Country’ Harassment of Vermont Hispanic Family
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/31/2019) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the allegedly bias-motivated harassment of a Hispanic family with a young child in Barre, Vt. A man reportedly yelled obscenities referencing the family’s ethnicity and told them to “go back to your country.” The suspect faces several charges, including two with […]
Legal and Policy Director
Schedule type: Full time, Exempt Employee Location: CAIR-Washington (CAIR-WA) is located in Downtown Seattle Reports to the Executive Director Position Summary: CAIR-WA is seeking an attorney with a demonstrated commitment to public interest advocacy and serving diverse communities. We are looking for a motivated individual with a strong passion for public interest law and experience in representing […]
Executive Director
OVERVIEW: Title: Executive Director Schedule Type: Full-Time Location: Birmingham, AL THE POSITION/ROLE: The Executive Director will be the focal point for communications, activities, and programs emanating from CAIR-AL’s office in conjunction with CAIR-AL Board of Directors. Time Commitment: Full-time with occasional evenings and weekends required. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE: General Management Oversee office operations Act […]
#CAIRSnapshots Video: CAIR Campaign Against Islamophobic Greeting Card Results in Settlement, Track Record of Success
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/10/19) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today released the latest “CAIR Snapshots” video highlighting a quarter century of “empowering, educating and defending the American Muslim community.” #CAIRSnapshots Today’s snapshot features CAIR’s three-month campaign in 1994 against an Islamophobic greeting card that resulted in a settlement with the company and established a track […]
CAIR Action Alert: Tell Fox News, Advertisers to Drop Tucker Carlson Over Anti-Immigrant Attack
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/10/19) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim and civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned an anti-immigrant attack on Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) by Fox News host Tucker Carlson and urged all Americans to call on Fox News to fire Carlson and for advertisers to withdraw from his show. […]
CAIR, Civil Rights Groups to Co-Sponsor Baltimore ‘Lights for Liberty’ Vigil to Support Immigrant Rights, Protest Child Detention
(BALTIMORE, MD, 7/10/19) – On Friday, July 12, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will join a coalition of local and national immigrant, civil and religious rights groups at the ‘Lights for Liberty’ vigil in Baltimore, Md., to protest the inhumane conditions faced by migrants at the southern border. […]
CAIR Testifies Against Proposed Anti-Islam Legislation in Delaware
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/13/19) – A representative of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, provided testimony yesterday before the Delaware Senate Judicial Committee in opposition to anti-Islam legislation introduced by a state senator who has expressed Islamophobic views. CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw addressed the committee about Senate Bill 99, […]
CAIR-Georgia Encourages People of All Faiths To Join National Conference on Mass Incarceration at Ebenezer Baptist Church
(ATLANTA, GA, 6/13/2019) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today encouraged people of all faiths and backgrounds to join “Ending Mass Incarceration: Let My People Go,” an interfaith conference scheduled for June 17-19 at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, the historic church of Rev. Dr. […]
CAIR-Dallas Condemns Hate Mail Sent to Islamic Center of Waco
(DALLAS, TX, 6/13/19) – The Dallas/Fort Worth chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-DFW) today condemned a hate letter mailed to the Islamic Center of Waco calling ”˜Jesus, God of Love’; ”˜Allah, God of Hate.’ The letter was sent after the publication in a local newspaper of the Islamic Center’s Ramadan community dinner invitation. The mosque […]