CAIR-MN Asks for Probe of Bias Motive in Neighborhood Watch Incident Targeting Muslim Couple
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 5/28/15) — The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today called on the FBI and the Brooklyn Park Police Department (BPPD) to investigate a neighborhood watch incident involving a Muslim couple as a bias-motivated crime. On Friday, May 22, the couple reportedly drove to a family friend’s home in Brooklyn […]
CAIR Joins Nationwide Effort to Highlight Immigrant Impact on History and Future of America
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/28/15) – Today the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, announced its support of the second-annual Immigrant Heritage Month, an initiative to partner community organizations, elected officials, corporations, artists, and thought leaders to gather and share inspirational stories of American immigrants. “While nearly eight in […]
Demand that Congress Let Domestic Spying Expire on June 1st
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/28/2015) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is calling on all Americans to contact their elected representatives in Congress one more time to urge that they let the NSA and FBI’s unconstitutional domestic surveillance program wrongly presumed to be authorized under Section 215 of the Patriot Act expire on June 1. The […]
CAIR-MN to Hold Free Legal Clinic
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 5/26/15) – On Saturday, May 30, the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) will hold a Free Brief Advice Legal Clinic. The clinic will provide free legal advice on issues such as civil rights, housing, family law, immigration, and employment. WHAT: Free Brief Advice Legal Clinic WHEN: Saturday, May 30 […]
CAIR Calls on FBI to Probe Terror Threats Mailed to Arizona Mosques
(PHOENIX, AZ, 5/25/15) — The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations Arizona (CAIR-AZ) today called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate threats mailed to a number of Phoenix, Ariz., mosques as acts of domestic terrorism. [NOTE: CAIR said there has been a sharp uptick in Islamophobic hate comments it has […]
CAIR to Hold Instagram Contest for Apple Watch During May 23-25 ICNA-MAS Convention in Baltimore
Watch will go to person who visits CAIR’s booth and most creatively illustrates ‘Here is what I am doing to challenge Islamophobia’ on white board (WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/20/15) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today announced that it will launch its new Instagram account – @CAIR_National […]
CAIR Says Tenn. Man Who Planned Religiously-Motivated Attack on NY Muslims Should Face Terror Charges
(WASHINGTON, D.C., TX, 5/16/15) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on the Obama administration to treat a planned religiously-motivated attack on a Muslim community in New York as an act of terrorism and to charge the alleged organizer of the attack as a terrorist. According to court documents, a Tennessee man who garnered […]
CAIR Says Native American Student Should Be Allowed to Wear Eagle Feather at Graduation
Courtesy Photo/CBS(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 5/15/2015) – The Oklahoma Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) today called on the Caney Valley School District to allow a Native American senior to wear an eagle feather in her graduation cap during the graduation ceremony. SEE: Feather at Graduation or Lawsuit? That’s Up to Caney Valley School […]
CAIR, ADC Applaud Passage of House Amendment Asking the President to Evacuate U.S. Citizens from Yemen
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/15/15) – Today the U.S. House of Representatives adopted an amendment calling on President Obama to evacuate American citizens and nationals trapped in Yemen as part of a larger annual defense spending bill that was approved by the House this afternoon and sent to the Senate where it now awaits consideration. Sponsored by […]
CAIR-DFW Seeks Hate Crime Probe of ‘No Muslims’ Texas Tech Vandalism
(DALLAS/FORT WORTH, TX, 5/15/15) – The North Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-DFW) today called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate “No Muslims” graffiti sprayed-painted on the seal of Texas Tech Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) as a hate crime. CAIR-DFW also called for stepped-up protection for Muslim students and […]