CAIR-Cleveland to Honor French Muslim Hero Who Rescued Customers in Paris Kosher Supermarket Attack
(CLEVELAND, OH, 4/14/15) — On Sunday May 3, the Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OHIO) will hold its 13th Annual Civil Rights Banquet, with the theme “Rooted in Faith: Growing Through Service,” at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Independence. At the event, CAIR will present the I-CAIR Honor and Courage Award to […]
280 Delegates Lobby Congress on ‘Historic’ First National Muslim Advocacy Day
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/13/2015) — Some 280 delegates from more than 20 states met today with elected officials and congressional staffers during the “historic” first-ever National Muslim Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), a coalition of leading national and local American Muslim organizations. Muslim delegates […]
CAIR Maryland Muslim Youth Leadership Symposium a Success
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/10/15) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said its first Muslim Youth Leadership Symposium (MYLS) in Annapolis, Md., was a success. The symposium, held in partnership with United Muslim Relief, was the first such Muslim youth leadership event organized in the state. […]
St. Cloud Muslims to Hold Forum with U.S. Department of Education
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 4/10/15) — On Monday, April 13, the St. Cloud Muslim Community will hold an open community forum with guest from U.S. Department of Education (DOE). The St. Cloud State Muslim Student Association will host the forum on the St. Cloud State Campus. WHAT: Community Forum on recent student protest at the St. Cloud […]
Arab, Muslim and Asian Groups Sue Kerry, Carter Over U.S. Citizens Trapped in Yemen
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/9/2015) — The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Asian Law Caucus (ALC) today announced the filing of a lawsuit against Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter seeking government action to evacuate American citizens trapped in Yemen. [NOTE: The lawsuit […]
Arab, Muslim and Asian Groups to File Lawsuit to Assist U.S. Citizens Stuck in Yemen
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/8/2015) – On Thursday, April 9, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Asian Law Caucus (ALC) will hold a noon news conference outside the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., to announce the filing of a lawsuit to facilitate action to evacuate American citizens […]
CAIR Stands with Md. Jewish Community after Hate Vandalism of Synagogue
(Washington, D.C., 4/8/15) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today expressed the Muslim community’s solidarity with the Jewish community after a synagogue in Gaithersburg, Md., was vandalized with Nazi swastikas and profanity. Surveillance video shows a masked man spray-painting the hate graffiti Monday night, midway through the weeklong celebration of Passover. “We stand in […]
CAIR-Houston Seeks Disciplinary Action for Teacher Who Promoted Anti-Muslim Hate in Class
(HOUSTON, TEXAS, 4/7/15) – The Houston office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston) today called on officials at Foster High School in Richmond, Texas, to take appropriate disciplinary action against a teacher who allegedly passed out virulently anti-Muslim materials in class. CAIR-Houston said the material seems to have been taken from an anti-Muslim site […]
CAIR-Iowa Welcomes Failure of Anti-Islam Bill
(CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, 4/7/15) — The Iowa chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Iowa) today welcomed the failure of an anti-Muslim bill (HF 135) in that state's legislature. CAIR-Iowa says the bill was one of many so-called “foreign law†bills introduced in state legislatures nationwide in a campaign to demonize Islam and marginalize American […]
500 Turn Out for CAIR-OK 9th Annual Banquet
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 4/7/2015) — Some 500 people turned out recently for the 9th annual banquet of the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK). Banquet speakers included Imam Suhaib Webb, CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad and leaders of the Oklahoma Muslim community. Entertainment was provided by comedian Baba Ali. At the […]