CAIR-SFBA Calls for Probe of Apparent Anti-Muslim Hate Attack Which Left Teen in Coma
(SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 4/26/19) – The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on law enforcement to continue a hate crime investigation in an apparent anti-Muslim hate attack in Sunnyvale. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, police officials said […]
CAIR to Hold News Conference With MD Muslim Woman Mis-Identified as Sri Lanka Attack Suspect
(BALTIMORE, MD, 4/25/19) – On Friday, April 26, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization will hold a news conference with a Maryland Muslim woman, Amara Majeed, who was reportedly misidentified by the Sri Lankan government as a suspect in the devastating Easter attacks. SEE: Sri Lankan government misidentifies Towson […]
CAIR-Austin, Plaintiff to Hold News Conference After Landmark First Amendment Victory Striking Down Texas Anti-BDS Law
(Austin, TX, 4/25/19) – On Friday, April 26, the Austin chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Austin), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will hold a news conference in Austin, Texas, with plaintiff and speech language pathologist Bahia Amawi, as well as CAIR attorneys, welcoming the landmark victory in the First Amendment lawsuit […]
BREAKING: CAIR Wins Landmark First Amendment Victory Striking Down Texas Anti-BDS Law
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/25/19) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today welcomed this afternoon’s landmark victory in CAIR’s First Amendment lawsuit on behalf of Bahia Amawi, the Texas speech language pathologist who lost her job because she refused to sign a “No Boycott of Israel” clause. The […]
CAIR-CA: 650 California Muslims Attend CAIR-CA’s 8th Annual Muslim Day at the Capitol
(SACRAMENTO, CA, 4/25/19) — A total of 650 Muslim community members, religious leaders, students and activists spent April 22 at the State Capitol as part of the eighth annual Muslim Day at the Capitol (MDAC), organized by the California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA). WATCH: CAIR-California Muslim Day At the Capitol Press Conference […]
CAIR to Participate in 50th Annual ‘Manzanar Pilgrimage’ Remembering Unjust Incarceration of Japanese-Americans
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/25/19) – On Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28, some 30 leaders of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will take part in the 50th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, organized by the Manzanar Committee in Manzanar, CA. Manzanar was the first of the American concentration camps in which more than 120,000 Japanese Americans and their immigrant […]
CAIR-MA: Third Annual Massachusetts ‘Open Mosque Day’ to Be Held on April 28
(BOSTON, MA, 04/24/19) – On Sunday, April 28, 18 mosques across Massachusetts will take part in the third annual “Open Mosque Day” to provide an opportunity for the wider public to meet their Muslim neighbors. The theme of this year’s event, organized by CAIR-Massachusetts and the Islamic Council of New England, is “No Walls Between […]
CAIR-LA Denounces Hateful Tweet from Fontana Police Department Attacking Rep. Rashida Tlaib
(LOS ANGELES, CA – 4/24/2019) – The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today denounced a hateful tweet posted on the Fontana Police Department’s Twitter account attacking Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib. According to the San Bernardino Sun, the tweet was posted at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, attacking Rep. Tlaib, who […]
CAIR-Austin Seeks Hate Crime Probe of Attempted Texas Mosque Arson
Muslim civil rights group joins law enforcement in asking the public to help find the suspect (AUSTIN, TX, 4/24/19) – The Austin office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Austin), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today asked local, state and federal law enforcement authorities to conduct a hate crime investigation of an apparent arson attempt on […]
CAIR-OK Releases 2018 Civil Rights Report Showing Heightened Targeting of Women who Wear Hijab, Increase in Employment Discrimination Claims
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 4/24/19) – The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) today announced the release of its 2018 Civil Rights Report, detailing the work of its Civil Rights Department from January-December 2018 and highlighting an increase in employment-related claims as well as heightened targeting of women who wear hijab, or religious head […]