Edmond Mosque to Hold Open House in Advance of City Council Decision on Expansion
CAIR-OK, Muslim community leaders to hold news conference after Monday’s city council hearing (OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 5/7/2015) – On Sunday, May 10, the Islamic Society of Edmond will hold an open house in advance of a hearing Monday to decide on the mosque’s proposed expansion. SEE: Islamic Society of Edmond Open House Flyer On Monday, May […]
CAIR Welcomes Ruling that NSA Phone Surveillance Program is Illegal
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/7/15) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a ruling by a federal appeals court that the National Security Agency's (NSA) ‘dragnet’ collection of Americans' phone records is illegal under the USA Patriot Act’s amendment of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The […]
400+ Turn Out at CAIR-Cleveland Event to Honor Muslim Hero of Paris Kosher Grocery Attack
(CLEVELAND, OH, 5/6/15) – On Sunday May 3, more than 400 people turned out for the 13th Annual Civil Rights Banquet of the Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio), with the theme “Rooted in Faith: Growing Through Service,” at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Independence. The event honored Lassana Bathily, the Malian […]
CAIR Seeks Protection for Maryland Mosque and School after Bomb Threat, Requests FBI Probe of Attack on Texas Muslim
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/5/15) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on law enforcement authorities in Baltimore County, Md., to step up protection of a mosque and Islamic school in that county following threats to bomb the school’s bus and to spill “Muslim blood.†CAIR also […]
CAIR-Ohio Calls on City of Columbus to Allow Hijab for Muslim Women Officers
(COLUMBUS, OH, 5/5/2015) – CAIR-Ohio recently expressed concern about a Muslim American woman recruit at the Columbus Police Academy being forced to leave the Academy as the Police Division does not allow officers to wear head scarves. The Academy refused to give her a religious exemption. Columbus Police spokeswoman told the Columbus Dispatch that the […]
CAIR Condemns Attack on Anti-Islam Event in Texas
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/4/15) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned an attack Sunday on an anti-Islam event in Texas. In a statement, CAIR said: “We condemn yesterday's attack on an anti-Islam event in Garland, Texas, without reservation. “We also reiterate our view that violence […]
Video: CAIR Rep Questions U.S. Congressmen at Capitol Hill News Conference with Dutch Islamophobe Who Calls Islam ‘Retarded’
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/30/15) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released a video showing its questioning of infamous Dutch Islamophobe and far-right politician Geert Wilders at a Capitol Hill news conference with his congressional hosts Rep. Steve King (R-IA) and Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX). CAIR […]
Urge Your Members of Congress to Support the End Racial Profiling Act of 2015
If you believe that racial and religious profiling by law enforcement agencies is wrong and should not be tolerated, please use this letter to contact your representatives in Congress and ask them to support the End Racial Profiling Act of 2015 (S. 1056/H.R. 1933).
CAIR-LA ‘Dismayed’ by Court Ruling Against Iranian-American Immigration Judge
(Los Angeles, CA, 4/24/15) – CAIR-LA was dismayed by the ruling issued yesterday by a federal judge in California against Iranian-American immigration judge Afsaneh Ashely Tabaddor. US District Court Judge George Wu sided with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and dismissed Judge Tabaddor's claims against the DOJ for discrimination and violation of her First […]
California Muslims to Lobby State Lawmakers at 4th Annual Muslim Day at the Capitol
(SACRAMENTO, CA, 4/24/15) — On Monday, April 27, hundreds of California Muslims will meet with their state lawmakers in Sacramento as part of the fourth annual Muslim Day at the Capitol (MDAC) organized by that state's chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), the nation's leading Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization. WHAT: 4th […]