CAIR Again Calls on Obama to ‘Act Without Delay’ After Massacres in Syria, Yemen, Tunisia
Muslim group says violence attributed to Assad regime, ISIS threaten regional stability (WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/20/15) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today renewed its call for the Obama administration to “act without delay” to prevent more civilian deaths and regional instability in the Middle East and North Africa following new reports of Assad forces […]
CAIR Renews Appeals for US Muslim’s Release, Return from Iran
Marine veteran from Michigan details torture and abuse in Iranian detention, renounces Iranian citizenship, requests deportation (Washington, D.C., 3/18/2015) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today renewed its call for the release of Amir Hekmati, a Michigan Muslim man who has been detained in Iran since 2011. A statement from Hekmati's family details torture […]
CAIR-NY Questions ‘Apology’ for School’s Arabic Pledge of Allegiance
(New York, NY, 3/19/2015) – The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today questioned the justification offered for an apology from a school in that state after a student read the Pledge of Allegiance in Arabic Wednesday as part of a celebration of National Foreign Language Week. The principal's apology, which […]
Ask Tennessee Reps to Oppose No-Go Zone Bill
If you live in Tennessee, please contact your state representatives and ask them to oppose HB 1141 and SB 1040, which would vilify the state’s Muslim community by directing the Tennessee attorney general to eliminate imaginary “no-go zones.” “No-go zones” refers to a discredited and universally mocked claim that Muslims in Europe have set up […]
Ask Mississippi Governor to Veto Anti-Foreign Law Bill
If you live in Mississippi, please contact Governor Phil Bryant and ask him to veto HB 177, an bill intended to stigmatize Muslims that would ban on state court consideration of foreign laws. The governor’s office has not indicated whether or not he will sign the bill.
Ask South Carolina Reps to Reject Unconstitutional Bill
CAIR is calling on South Carolina residents to contact their elected representatives in the South Carolina General Assembly to reject an unconstitutional, anti-Muslim bill whose sponsors admit is designed to attack the religious principles of Islam. House Resolution 3521 seeks to “prevent a court or other enforcement authority from enforcing foreign law, including but not […]
Ask Texas Reps to Reject Stigmatizing Foreign Law Bills
If you live in Texas, please contact your state representatives and ask them to reject several anti-foreign law bills that are designed to stigmatize Muslim communities. All three bills have been assigned to the House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Committee. Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, president of the Texas State Senate, has pledged while campaigning that […]
Urge South Carolina Assembly to Drop Unconstitutional Anti-Islam Law
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/17/15) — The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on South Carolinians who value constitutional freedom and civil liberties to contact leaders in that state’s general assembly to ask for an immediate stop to the consideration of an unconstitutional, anti-Muslim bill. The bill’s sponsors admit it is designed to attack the […]
CAIR to Co-Sponsor Film Screening, Anti-Islamophobia Program at Md. College
(Washington, D.C., 3/13/15) – On April 2, 2015, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) will co-sponsor a screening of The Muslims Are Coming! as part of a daylong anti-Islamophobia program entitled “Combating Islamophobia on Campus, in Our Community, and Around the World.” The event is free and open to […]
US Muslim Group Concerned by GOP Presidential Hopefuls’ Participation in Anti-Muslim Summit
(Washington, DC, 3/13/2015) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed concern that a number of potential GOP presidential hopefuls are scheduled to participate in an anti-Muslim summit in South Carolina this weekend. According to the event website, four potential presidential candidates are expected to […]