CAIR ‘Relieved’ at Release of Florida Teen Brutally Beaten by Israelis
Muslim civil rights group calls for safe return of Tariq Khdeir to America (TAMPA, FL 7/6/14) – The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida) today expressed relief that Florida high school student Tariq Khdeir has been released from custody after he was brutally beaten and detained by Israeli forces. Despite his release, […]
CAIR: Israeli Army Brutally Beats Florida High School Student
CAIR-Florida ask U.S. Department of State to intervene on behalf of American citizen (TAMPA, FL 7/04/14) — The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida) today called on the U.S. Department of State to demand that Israel immediately release 15-year-old Palestinian-American high school student Tariq Khdeir so that he may receive emergency medical […]
Calif. Family of Slain Palestinian Teen to Hold Memorial Service
(SACRAMENTO, CA, 7/3/14) — This evening, the California relatives of Palestinian teenager Mohammed Abu Khdeir, who was abducted and killed near his home in Jerusalem on Wednesday, will receive condolences and hold a memorial service at SALAM Center in Sacramento. Palestinians believe the teen was killed in revenge for the deaths of three kidnapped Israelis […]
CAIR Says Proposed Calif. Regulation on Animal Slaughter Restricts Muslims’ Rights
(SANTA CLARA, CA – 7/3/2014) — The California Department of Food and Agriculture is currently considering new regulations for the slaughter of animals in Custom Livestock Slaughterhouses. These new regulations are aimed at combating an increase in reports of salmonella and other food-borne illnesses resulting from poor slaughtering techniques. However, one of the proposed regulations […]
CAIR-Florida Seeks Probe of Public Defenders for Hate Posts on Facebook
(MIAMI, FL 7/03/14) – The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida) today called on Broward County Public Defender Howard Finkelstein and State Attorney Michael J Satz to launch an investigation into two Broward County assistant public defenders over hateful Facebook posts. Gary Sheres and Bruce Raticoff, both Broward County public defenders, posted hateful […]
CAIR-CA Hosts 11th Annual Capitol Ramadan Reception at the California State Capitol
(SACRAMENTO, CA, 7/2/14) — On July 1, the California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) hosted the eleventh annual Capitol Ramadan reception commemorating the commencement of the holy month of Ramadan. The reception drew more than 200 state elected officials, community members, and interfaith leaders to break the fast with one another at […]
CAIR-TX Supports Ms. Buthayna Hammad’s First Amendment Rights and Freedom of Expression
(Houston, TX, July 2, 2014) — The Houston, Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-TX) joins with other community members and organizations in support of Ms. Buthayna Hammad’s right to exhibit, display, and fly the Palestinian flag freely, and to express herself in the public square as guaranteed by the First Amendment of […]
Good news about Sami Al-Arian’s case
As-salaam alaykum and Ramadan Mubarak. I am writing with long awaited good news — after six years of legal limbo and more than a decade of political persecution, yesterday, United States District Judge Anthony J. Trenga signed the order dismissing the indictment against Dr. Sami Al-Arian. Alhamdulillah! Many activists, allies, community organizations and individuals have supported Dr. […]
CAIR Welcomes Dismissal of Charges Against Sami Al-Arian
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/28/14) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights group, today welcomed a decision by federal prosecutors in Virginia to drop charges in a long-stalled case against former Florida professor Dr. Sami Al-Arian. Al-Arian has been targeted by the government for his political activity for more than a […]
CAIR Joins ‘Stand Against Spying Congressional Scorecard’ Coalition
Today CAIR joined a coalition of organizations from across the political spectrum in promoting the StandAgainstSpying.org Congressional Scorecard to rate each member of Congress on his or her actions to end or promote mass surveillance. The scorecard is meant to recognize those members of Congress who have taken objective, measurable steps to enact meaningful surveillance […]