CAIR Joins NAACP ‘All Lives Matter’ Rally in Maryland
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/8/14) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, yesterday joined the Montgomery County branch of the NAACP, the National Coalition for Civil and Human Rights, the Human Rights Commission, the African American Chamber of Commerce, and many other groups at an “Every Life Matters” march […]
CAIR to Join Community Memorial Service for Kansas City Muslim Teen Murdered in Hate Attack
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/6/14) – On Sunday, December 7, representatives of the Kansas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Kansas) will join other community and interfaith leaders at a memorial service in Kansas City, Mo., for Abdisamad “Adam” Sheikh-Hussein, the 15-year-old boy who was murdered Thursday in an apparent anti-Muslim hate attack. WHEN: Sunday, December […]
CAIR Asks Feds to Probe Possible Anti-Muslim Incidents in California, Missouri
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/6/14) – The Sacramento Valley and St. Louis chapters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV, CAIR-St. Louis) today called for federal hate crime investigations of possibly bias-motivated incidents targeting Muslims in California and Missouri. In St. Louis, a 26-year-old Muslim woman was reportedly pulled from her car and assaulted as the alleged […]
CAIR-MI Action Alert: Urge State Senators to Block Child Placement Bill Allowing Discrimination
If you live in Michigan, please call your state senators to voice opposition to a bill that would allow religious discrimination by organizations receiving state funding pertaining to child placement.
CAIR-Cincinnati Seeks Independent Probe of Officers’ Racist Text Messages
(CINCINNATI, OHIO, 12/5/14) — The Cincinnati chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cincinnati) today called for an “independent and transparent” investigation of five Montgomery County Sheriff's deputies who allegedly sent racist text messages on their personal phones while on duty. The messages came to light after the officers' phone records were turned over to […]
U.S. Muslims to Hold First United Capitol Hill Advocacy Day April 13, 2015
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/5/2014) — The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), a coalition of leading national and local American Muslim organizations, today announced plans to host the first-of-its-kind National Muslim Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on April 13, 2015. Expected to draw hundreds of Muslim delegates from across the nation, this one-day […]
CAIR Calls for Federal Probe of ‘Intentional’ Killing of Muslim Teen Outside Kansas City Mosque
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/5/14) — The Kansas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Kansas) today called on state and federal law enforcement authorities, including the FBI, to investigate what police are calling the “intentional” killing of a Muslim teenager outside a Kansas City mosque. The teenager died Thursday night after his legs were severed when […]
CAIR Welcomes AG Holder’s Announcement on Cleveland Police ‘Use-of-Force Incidents’
(CLEVELAND, OH, 12/4/14) — The Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cleveland) today welcomed an announcement by Attorney General Eric Holder on the results of a Justice Department review of controversial “use-of-force incidents” involving that city's police department. Holder said an agreement has been reached on police reforms to “ensure that robust new […]
CAIR-MN Seeks Federal Hate Crime Probe of St. Cloud Mosque Vandalism
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 12/4/14) — The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today called on federal law enforcement authorities to investigate vandalism targeting two St. Cloud, Minn., mosques as possible hate crimes. Muslim leaders in St. Cloud report that vandalism was discovered Wednesday at the Central Minnesota Islamic Center. It was the third […]
Good News: CAIR-Houston Welcomes Resignation of Anti-Muslim Teacher
(HOUSTON, TEXAS, 12/4/14) – The Houston office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed the resignation of Angela Box, a third-grade teacher who made anti-Muslim remarks on a public access television show. SEE: Teacher Accused of Anti-Muslim Remarks to Resign, Get 3 Months’ PayVideo: CAIR-Houston Backs Removal of Anti-Muslim TeacherVideo: Houston ISD Accepts […]