CAIR Asks Imams to Devote Sermons to Racial Equality in Response to Missouri Police Shooting
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/11/14) — CAIR today called on imams (prayer leaders) nationwide to devote at least a portion of their khutbas (sermons) for tomorrow’s weekly congregational prayers (jummah) to the issues of racial equality and social justice. That request comes in the wake of racial turmoil resulting from the fatal police shooting on Saturday of […]
Register for CAIR’s 20th Annual Banquet September 27 in Arlington, VA
Registration for CAIR’s 20th annual banquet on September 27th at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va., is now available online. In past years, the banquet has sold out and no tickets will be sold at the door, so register today to reserve your place! NOTE: Tickets for the banquet will also be available at […]
CAIR-MI Suit Challenges Lack of Due Process in Placing Muslims on Terror Watch Lists
(SOUTHFIELD, MI, 8/14/2014) — The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) today announced the filing of a lawsuit on behalf of several Muslims challenging their placement in the government's Terrorist Screening Database — a watch list of “known or suspected terrorists” — without due process. The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court, Eastern District […]
CAIR Joins Coalition of 75 Groups Seeking White House Action on Anti-Muslim Training
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/14/14) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today joined a coalition of 75 groups urging the Obama administration to take “immediate action to end the use of anti-Muslim training materials and address anti-Muslim conduct exhibited by agencies throughout the federal government.” In a […]
CAIR-OK Welcomes School District’s Decision to Drop Islamophobic Film
(TULSA, OK, 8/13/2014) — The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) today welcomed a decision by Jenks Public Schools' administration to stop using an Islamophobic Oklahoma City bombing conspiracy film in its classrooms. In May 2014, after receiving a complaint from a concerned parent, CAIR-OK questioned the schools' use of the film […]
CAIR-MI to File Suit Challenging Placement of U.S. Muslims on Terror Watch Lists Without Due Process
(SOUTHFIELD, MI 8/13/2014) — On Thursday, August 14, the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) will hold a news conference to announce the filing of a lawsuit on behalf of several Muslims challenging their placement in the government's Terrorist Screening Database – a watch list of “known or suspected terrorists” – without […]
CAIR Seeks Hate Crime Probe of Virginia Mosque Vandalism
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/12/14) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the FBI and local law enforcement authorities to investigate a possible bias motive for vandalism targeting a Virginia mosque. An official of the Manassas Mosque in Manassas, Va., told CAIR that a security […]
CAIR, Md. Community Leaders to Announce Figures on Letter-Writing Campaign to Senators on Gaza
(BALTIMORE, MD, 8/12/2014) — On Wednesday, August 13, the Maryland Outreach Office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights organization, will hold a news conference in partnership with community leaders at the Islamic Society of Baltimore to announce the final tally of letters signed by concerned citizens and delivered to Senators Mikulski and Cardin in light of the […]
CAIR Reiterates Condemnation of ISIS Violence, Religious Extremism
(WASHINGTON, DC, 8/11/2014) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today reiterated its condemnation of the “un-Islamic and morally repugnant” violence and religious extremism of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). In a statement, CAIR said: “As we have stated previously, American Muslims view […]
CAIR-St. Louis Asks Feds to Probe Police Shooting of Unarmed Black Teen
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/11/14) — The St. Louis chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-St. Louis) today joined calls by other civil rights organizations and leaders for a federal investigation into the fatal police shooting on Saturday of 18-year-old Michael Brown. St. Louis County police said the unarmed Brown had struggled for an officer's gun […]