Arrest Made Following Threat to CAIR-San Diego
(SAN DIEGO, CA, 1/30/15) — The San Diego chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-San Diego) said today that a local man has been arrested for threatening the Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization. The threat was allegedly made in a phone call to CAIR-San Diego that threatened the use of firearms. CAIR-San Diego […]
Muslim Group Thanks Texas House Speaker for Statement of Support
(SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 1/29/15) — The Texas office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Texas) today thanked Texas House Speaker Joe Straus (R-San Antonio) for his statement in support of civic engagement by Muslims in that state. Earlier today, CAIR's national office called for an ethics ruling after Texas state Representative Molly White (R-Belton) instructed […]
CAIR Requests Ethics Ruling on Texas Lawmaker’s Muslim Loyalty Oath
To: The Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives Via email to Frank Battle, Texas House ethics advisor: Frank.Battle@speaker.state.tx.us I am writing on behalf of the national office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, with an ethics question related to a recent […]
CAIR Asks FBI to Withdraw from Texas Event Sponsored by Hate Group, Featuring Anti-Muslim Conspiracy Theorist
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/28/15) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on the FBI to withdraw its representative from a February event in Texas sponsored by the anti-Muslim hate group ACT! for America andfeaturing notorious anti-Muslim conspiracy theorist John Guandolo, who claims the CIA director is a secret Muslim agent. CAIR said the February […]
News Conference, Rally to Kick Off ‘Texas Muslim Capitol Day’
(Houston, Texas, 1/28/15) — On Thursday, January 29, Muslims from across the state will hold a news conference and rally to kick off “Texas Muslim Capitol Day” organized by the Texas chapters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Texas), the nation’s leading Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization. Numerous other civic organizations are supporting the […]
CAIR-MN to Co-Host Event on CVE – Countering Violent Extremism
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 1/27/15) — On Friday, January 30, the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) and the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law will hold a community educational event on Countering Violent Extremism (CVE), “Understanding Minnesota’s ‘Countering Violent Extremism’ Pilot Program: The Dangers of Reliance on a […]
CAIR Joins Multifaith Supreme Court Brief on Immigration Family Unity Case
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/27/15) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced that it has joined other faith-based organizations in filing an amicus (friend of the court) brief with the U.S. Supreme Court ensuring that “federal immigration laws are interpreted and implemented in a manner that […]
CAIR Letter Urges GOP Presidential Candidates to Engage Muslim Voters, Reject Islamophobia
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/26/15) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today issued an open letter to potential Republican presidential candidates urging them to reject Islamophobia and to reach out to American Muslim voters. CAIR's appeal comes in the wake of a controversy over remarks by presidential […]
CAIR-Chicago Calls for Community Alert After Threats to Mosque
CAIR-Chicago is working with local law enforcement and the FBI Chicago office on recent social media violent threats against a south suburban mosque. CAIR-Chicago is advising the Chicago Muslim community to take all threats seriously and ensure that the local police and FBI are contacted in a timely manner to investigate and address any threats. […]
Hundreds of Texas Muslims to Lobby Lawmakers
Muslim civil rights group will hold bi-annual event at State Capitol (Houston, Texas, 1/23/15) — On Thursday, January 29, some 1,000 Muslims will meet with state lawmakers in Austin as part of the bi-annual “Texas Muslim Capitol Day” organized by the Texas chapters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Texas), the nation’s leading Muslim civil […]