CAIR Launches Website Exposing America’s ‘Islamophobia Network’
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/15/14) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today launched Islamophobia.org, the latest element in the Muslim civil rights organization's work to monitor and challenge the growing anti-Muslim bigotry in American society. CAIR's Islamophobia.org site presents detailed profiles of a number of individuals and institutions involved in the American Islamophobia network.  “Islamophobia.org is […]
Action: Ask Wash. State Prayer Breakfast Organizers to Disinvite Islamophobe Jerry Boykin
Send an email (using the form below) urging Washington state prayer breakfast organizers to disinvite Jerry Boykin as a speaker, just as he was dropped from a similar event at West Point. The event is scheduled for this Friday, October 17.
CAIR-MI Lawsuit Seeks Court Order in Long-Delayed Passport Application of Yemeni-American
(SOUTHFIELD, MI, 10/14/2014) — On Tuesday, October 14, the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) filed a federal lawsuit and petition for a writ of mandamus on behalf of an American Muslim of Yemeni origin who applied to renew his passport, and whose application has been pending for more than one year […]
CAIR-San Diego Issues Hard Copies of Civil Rights Report in Wake of Mosque Threat
The four offices of the California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) recently published the “CAIR-CA 2014 Civil Rights Report” online. CAIR-San Diego is now making hard copies of that report available following a threat to a local mosque. The report summarizes and analyzes all of the civil rights complaints received in 2013 […]
CAIR Offers Condolences on Passing of Prof. Ali Mazrui
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/13/14) — The board and staff of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today offered sincere condolences on the death at age 81 of the internationally-respected Kenyan academic Prof. Ali Mazrui. Dr. Mazrui, a professor at Binghamton University in New York, was perhaps best […]
Ask Montgomery County Schools to Recognize Eid Holidays
In 2015, Yom Kippur and Eid al-Adha are projected to both fall on the same date: Wednesday, September 23rd. Montgomery County Public Schools will be closed in observance of Yom Kippur. We ask you to contact the Board of Education and politely but firmly urge them to also recognize schools closing on this date in […]
CAIR Urges Washington State Mayors to Drop Islamophobe Boykin as Speaker
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/11/14) — The Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA) today called on mayors in that state not to host notorious anti-Muslim bigot retired Lieutenant General William G. “Jerry” Boykin at Clark County's 13th annual Mayors' and Civic Leaders' Prayer Breakfast to be held October 17 in Vancouver, Wash., hosted […]
CAIR-MN Welcomes Federal Agreement on Race-Related Issues at South High School
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 10/10/14) – The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today welcomed a federal agreement to help remedy race-related issues at Minneapolis South High School. CAIR-MN filed the complaint with the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) after a brawl between Somali-American and African-American students erupted at the school on February 14, […]
CAIR-San Diego Asks FBI to Probe Letter Threat, Unknown Substance Sent to Mosque
(SAN DIEGO, CA, 10/9/14) — The San Diego chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-San Diego) today asked the FBI to investigate a threatening letter with an unknown substance sent to a local Mosque. CAIR-San Diego reported that the letter referred to applying the “DEATH sentence” and also made reference to Los Angeles, Oakland […]
Nevada/Oklahoma Radio Talk Show Host Rick Roberts Goes on Anti-Islam Rant
Today, Nevada/Oklahoma radio talk show host Rick Roberts went on an anti-Muslim rant on his show, including saying the following: Every American Muslim and every American mosque should be placed on a “watch list.” Islam is a “cult,” not a religion. People become Muslims and stay with Islam through “fear and intimidation.” Ban Muslims from […]