Maryland Muslims to Condemn Killing of Journalist Steven Sotloff by Terror Group ISIS
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/2/2014) – On Wednesday, September 3, leaders of the Maryland Muslim community will join a representative of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) for a news conference at the Islamic Society of Annapolis in Gambrills, Md., to condemn the reported murder of American journalist Steven Sotloff by the terrorist group Islamic State of […]
CAIR Condemns Killing of Journalist Steven Sotloff by ‘Anti-Islamic’ Terror Group ISIS
(WASHINGTON, DC, 9/2/2014) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the reported murder of American journalist Steven Sotloff by the terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). In a statement, CAIR said: “No words can describe the horror, disgust and sorrow felt […]
Notice to Third-Year Law Students and Recent Law School Graduates
Notice to Third-Year Law Students and Recent Law School Graduates The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is seeking to provide fellowship opportunities for recent law school graduates at its national headquarters as a Government Watchlist Fellow, Prisoners’ Rights Fellow, or Privacy and Surveillance Fellow. These positions are unpaid. However, we are willing and able to […]
CAIR Calls on Colorado University to Drop Anti-Islam Speaker
Conspiracy theorist John Guandolo claims CIA director is 'secret Muslim' (WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/2/2014) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on Colorado Christian University (CCU) to cancel an event featuring anti-Islam conspiracy theorist John Guandolo scheduled for September 8. CAIR also called on the university's […]
CAIR Asks DOJ to Probe Minn. Police Tasing of Black Man Who Thought He Was Sitting in Public Space
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/29/14) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today called on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate an incident in which police in St. Paul, Minn., taser and arrest an African-American man who believed he was sitting in a public space. A […]
CAIR-San Diego Takes Part in Law Enforcement Training
(SAN DIEGO, CA, 8/29/14) — The San Diego chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-San Diego) recently held a cultural competency training workshop for law enforcement personnel. The day-long workshop, titled “The Muslim Community and Law Enforcement,” attracted more than 60 law enforcement personnel and featured sessions on dispelling myths about Islam and Muslims. A […]
Minnesota city sued for rejecting Islamic center
By Andy Rathbun, Pioneer Press The U.S. government sued the city of St. Anthony on Wednesday for alleged religious discrimination over its rejection of a proposed Islamic center in 2012. U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger said the city violated a 2000 federal law when it denied the Abu Huraira Islamic Center a permit to hold religious […]
CAIR-MN Welcomes DOJ Lawsuit Against City of St. Anthony over Rejection of Islamic Center
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 8/27/2014) — The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today welcomed a decision by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to file a lawsuit over the rejection of the planned Abu Huraira Islamic Center in St. Anthony Village, Minn. The DOJ launched an investigation in October 2012 into whether the […]
National Director of Muslim Civil Rights Group Attends Michael Brown Funeral
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/25/14) — Nihad Awad, national executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is attending today's funeral for Michael Brown, the unarmed African-American teenager who was shot to death by police in Ferguson, Mo. Watch the Funeral Live “I believe it is important […]
CAIR to Participate in NAACP Maryland Prayer Vigil Calling for Healing After Ferguson Shooting
(Rockville, Md., 8/23/14) – On August 24, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will join a coalition of faith-based and civil rights organizations and partners at a prayer vigil in Rockville, Md., organized by the Montgomery County Chapter of the NAACP. The vigil is designed to […]