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Texas Faith Leaders to Protest Against Hate Speakers at Dallas Rally

(DALLAS, TX, 5/16/14) — On Saturday, May 17, the North Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NTX) will join a group of multiracial and interdenominational pastors who will protest the inclusion of anti-Muslim hate groups speaking at a Dallas rally. WHAT: Faith Leaders to Protest Anti-Muslim SpeakersWHEN: Saturday, May 17, 2 p.m.WHERE: City […]

CAIR Counters D.C. Anti-Muslim Ad with Free Qurans

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/15/14) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said it will offer a free copy of Islam's holy text, the Quran, to anyone who wishes to verify the inaccuracy of a new anti-Muslim bus advertisement in Washington, D.C. The anti-Muslim ad, which is […]

CAIR Reiterates Rejection of Apostasy Laws After Sudan Ruling

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/15/14) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today reiterated its rejection of state intervention in personal religious matters after a Sudanese court reportedly sentenced a woman to death for renouncing Islam. CAIR's position statement on “Islam and Apostasy,” which was first issued in […]

CAIR Welcomes Charges Filed in Cases of Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes in Md.

(Columbia, Md., 5/14/14) – The Md. Outreach Office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations today welcomed news that charges have been filed against the alleged perpetrators of anti-Semitic vandalism that occurred last month. Two 16-year-old teens were arrested in connection with three acts of vandalism that occurred between April 18 and 21 in which Nazi […]

NY Community Leaders to Address Controversy Over 9/11 Memorial Museum Film

MEDIA ADVISORY Date: May 14, 2014 Time: 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Location: The Interfaith Center of New York, 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY, 10115 Civil rights leaders, scholars, and clergy members will present concerns about their treatment by the September 11 Memorial Museum. Despite having received hundreds of millions of dollars of federal grants, […]

CAIR-AZ Holds First-Ever Day of Justice

(TEMPE, AZ, 5/12/14) — The Arizona chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ) in conjunction with Islamic Community Center of Tempe held the first ever “Day of Justice” event this past weekend. The purpose of the event was to enhance the understanding of Islam by highlighting the central concept of justice in the […]

CAIR-NY Calls for Changes to 9/11 Museum Film

(NEW YORK, NY, 5/12/14) – The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today called on the National September 11 Memorial Museum to remove stereotypical and stigmatizing terminology from its “The Rise of Al Qaeda” film, which is scheduled to premiere when the museum opens on May 21. IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUESTED: CAIR-NY […]

CAIR-MN Board Chair Kausar Hussain Receives Leadership Award

(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 5/12/14) — The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today announced that its board chair Kausar Hussain has received the Outstanding Contribution Award from the Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans (CAPM). CAPM is a state agency created by the Minnesota Legislature to advise the governor on issues pertaining to Asian Pacific […]

CAIR Asks DOJ to Probe NYPD’s Coercion of Muslim Immigrants to Become Spies

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/11/14) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate the “potential illegality” of an ongoing campaign by the New York Police Department (NYPD) to coerce Muslims immigrants who are arrested for infractions as minor as an argument over a parking ticket to become […]