CAIR Applauds Historic New Maryland Law Authorizing Statewide Commission to Investigate History of Racial Lynchings
(Baltimore, MD, 4/23/19) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a new law that will create the nation’s first statewide truth commission tasked with investigating the history and legacy of racial terror lynchings in Maryland. SEE: Maryland Establishes First Statewide Commission on Racial Terror Lynchings https://eji.org/news/maryland-establishes-first-statewide-commission-on-racial-terror-lynchings Sponsored by State Delegate Joseline […]
CAIR-Pittsburgh, Interfaith and Community Leaders to Hold Rally to Protest Islamophobic Fox News Host’s Appearance at St. Barnabas Health System
Group re-issues action alert after four sponsors pull support for event over Pirro appearance (WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/23/19) – On Thursday April 25, the Pittsburgh chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Pittsburgh), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, along with a large coalition of interfaith organizations, peace activists and other […]
CAIR, Partners to Hold ‘Unity Rally’ at Towson University In Response to Rally by Hate Group
(Baltimore, MD, 4/23/19) – On Wednesday, April 24, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in partnership with the Muslim Students Association and other campus groups at Towson University will hold a ”˜Unity Rally’ to affirm the principles of diversity and inclusion at the campus and other institutions of higher learning. WHAT: CAIR, Student Organizations to Co-Host […]
CAIR-Georgia Reiterates Need for Hate Crime Law After Muslim Uber Driver Assaulted Outside Braves Stadium
(ATLANTA, GA – 4/22/2019) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) today welcomed the arrest of a Georgia man who cursed and assaulted an American Muslim Uber driver outside the SunTrust Park baseball stadium after an Atlanta Braves game. On April 2, 2019, an American Muslim Uber driver parked at SunTrust Park after an Atlanta Braves Game. When […]
CAIR-Georgia, Family Attorney Release First Autopsy Report of Muslim Woman Fatally Shot by Police, Demand Officers Submit to Interviews with Prosecutors
(ATLANTA, GA, 4/22/2019) –”¯The”¯Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) and The Awad Law Firm today shared updates regarding the”¯police shooting of Shukri Ali Said, including a preliminary autopsy report, a written description of her final moments, and the family’s reaction to learning that some of the involved officers have refused to submit to […]
CAIR Georgia, Palestinian-American Families Hold ‘Positive’ Meetings with School, Consider Map Controversy Settled
(ATLANTA, GA – 4/22/19) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) today thanked Autrey Mill Middle School for holding “positive and productive” meetings with Palestinian-American families impacted by controversy involving the school’s annual Multicultural Night on March 8, 2019. SEE: Leaders Share Lessons After Autrey Mill Map Incident During Multicultural Night both this year and last year, Palestinian […]
CAIR: 127 National and State Organizations Urge Nation’s Political Parties to Repeal the Muslim Ban, Reverse Historic-Low Cap on Refugees
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/22/19) – Today a coalition of 127 national and state African, Arab, Iranian, Middle Eastern, Muslim and South Asian American communities; interfaith partners; and civil, education, human and immigrant rights allies, issued a joint letter to all national political parties requesting that they include repealing the Muslim Ban and reversing the all-time-low cap […]
CAIR-MI to Announce Filing of EEOC Discrimination Charges on Behalf of Muslim Employees of LG Electronics
(FARMINGTON HILLS, MI, 4/22/19) – On Tuesday, April 23, the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will hold a news conference to announce the filing of Employment Discrimination Complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of several Muslim employees of LG Electronics […]
CAIR Condemns Attacks on Christian Worshippers and Others in Sri Lanka as ‘Outrageous, Despicable’
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/21/19) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a series of attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka that reportedly left more than 200 dead and more than 450 injured. SEE: Sri Lanka bombings: 207 dead, hundreds injured in church, hotel […]
CAIR-NJ Condemns Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found at Summit School
(SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ, 4/19/2019) — The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned recent anti-Semitic vandalism of a girl’s bathroom at Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School in Summit, NJ. In the sixth incidence of anti-Semitic graffiti in the Summit school […]