2014 Sharifa Alkhateeb Scholarship
CAIR’s annual Sharifa Alkhateeb Memorial Community Service Scholarship honors the life and work of local and international community activist Sharifa Alkhateeb. This year’s winner of the $1000 scholarship will be announced at CAIR’s 20th anniversary banquet on Saturday, September 27th in Arlington, Va. The winner of the scholarship must be present to accept the award. […]
CAIR Withdraws Support for USA FREEDOM Act as Adopted by House
Amended act includes 'misleading and ambiguous loophole' requiring companies to provide personal records to government (WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/5/14) — Today the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, joined the Electronic Freedom Foundation, the Bill of Rights Defense Committee, the Center for Democracy and Technology, ACCESS, and the New America Foundation's Open Technology […]
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CAIR Seeks Stepped-Up Charges for Bias Assault on Va. Muslim
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/3/14) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said it is urging Virginia prosecutors to enhance the charges being brought against a Woodbridge, Va., man who allegedly carried out a bias-motivated assault on a Muslim commuter. The Muslim victim reported to CAIR that […]
CAIR-North Texas to Call for Resignation of Lynn Haussmann Over Anti-Muslim Remarks
(Dallas/Fort Worth, TX, 06/03/14) — On Tuesday, June 3, the North Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NTX) will hold a news conference calling for the resignation of Keller ISD Trustee Jo Lynn Haussmann due to her disparaging and Islamophobic remarks made online via her social media page. Video: Texas School District Official […]
Breaking bread, discovering common ground
The Rev. Christopher Ney, Daily News of Newburyport Dr. Gilkes suggests that there may have been a blending of traditions as enslaved Africans were introduced to Christianity. She points to the spiritual, “Let Us Break Bread Together,” as evidence, particularly its refrain, “When I fall on my knees with my face to the rising sun, […]
Tonight (May 29): Urge Congress to Support Amendment Banning Profiling
Take action tonight, May 29, stand with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in urging your elected representative to support the Quad Caucus’ amendment to prevent discriminatory profiling added to H.R. 4660, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. The Quad Caucus amendment is expected to be offered early this evening by […]
CAIR Seeks Meeting with FX on Possible Stereotypes in ‘Tyrant’
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/30/14) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said it has asked the Fox subsidiary FX Networks for a meeting to discuss community concerns about potential Islamophobic stereotyping in the upcoming series “Tyrant” due to air June 24. According to the network, “Tyrant tells […]
DC: ‘Muslim Oscar’ Awards to Highlight Women Lawyers, Leaders
On Saturday, May 31, 2014, a who’s who among the nation’s growing Muslim community, are set to attend a black-tie gala to celebrate recipients of this year’s Golden Minaret Awards. The affair, to be held at the Liaison Capitol Hill Hotel & Resort in Washington, D.C., is expected to attract hundreds of guests including tech executives, political leaders and diplomats. Like the […]
CAIR-NTX to Partner with Dallas Muslims on Weekend Events Challenging Islamophobia
(DALLAS, TX, 5/29/14) — On Friday May, 30 and Saturday, May 31, the North Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NTX) will partner with a group of young Muslim activists, called Enlightened Generations, to host a panel discussion and a walk to raise awareness about Islamophobia and anti-Muslim discrimination and hate crimes in […]