CAIR Helps NY Muslim Wrestler Obtain NCAA Waiver for Beard
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/5/14) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said that a Muslim wrestler at the University at Buffalo in New York has been granted a waiver by the NCAA to wear a beard he believes is required by his faith. SEE: Muslim Wrestler […]
CAIR Condemns Boko Haram Kidnapping, Threat to ‘Sell’ Schoolgirls
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/5/14) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned as “un-Islamic and obscene” the kidnapping and threat to “sell” more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls by the terror group Boko Haram. In its statement, CAIR said: “It is almost impossible to express the level […]
CAIR-NY: New York Muslims Condemn Anti-Semitic Attack
(NEW YORK, NY, 5/5/14) — The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today said that Muslims stand in solidarity with the Jewish community after anti-Semitic graffiti sprayed on cars and buildings on Saturday in Borough Park, Brooklyn. The spray-painted words were found on 15 vehicles and four buildings near the Bnos […]
CAIR Asks Ala. Gov, AG to Repudiate Chief Justice’s Claim that 1st Amendment Only Applies to Christians
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/2/14) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on Alabama's governor and attorney general to reaffirm the constitutional rights of all that state's citizens after video surfaced in which Chief Justice Roy Moore of the Alabama Supreme Court seemed to claim that the First Amendment only applies to Christians because “Buddha […]
CAIR Asks Oklahoma Senator Inhofe to Clarify Statement on Islam
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 5/1/2014) — The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) today called on Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) to clarify comments on Islam he made on the floor of the U.S. Senate yesterday. In those remarks, Inhofe appeared to claim that Islam infringes on America's Judeo-Christian values and that George Washington […]
CAIR-FL Welcomes Failure of Provision Forcing State Out of Textbook Selection Process
(Tampa, FL, 5/1/14) — The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-FL) today joined that state's Muslim community in welcoming the failure of the original version of a bill (SB 864), prompted by anti-Muslim sentiment, that would have mandated each of the 67 Florida school districts to adopt its own textbook selection, approval […]
CAIR-CA: Muslim, Sikh Groups File Discrimination Complaints Against Boomers!
Amusement park bars visitors from rides over religious head coverings (SANTA CLARA, CA, 4/29/2014) – The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) and UNITED SIKHS announced today that they have filed three complaints with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) against Boomers! amusement park, a subsidiary of Palace Entertainment Ltd., […]
CAIR-FL Joins Students to Oppose Anti-Muslim Textbook Censorship Bill
(DAYTONA BEACH, FL 4/29/30) – The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida) yesterday joined Awake the State and Volusia County high school students to protest against a biased bill (SB 864) proposed by State Senator Alan Hays, which opponents say is rooted in Islamophobia and would remove the state from the textbook […]
CAIR-NY Holds First Muslim Youth Leadership Symposium
(NEW YORK, NY, 4/28/14) – The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) held its 1st Muslim Youth Leadership Symposium (MYLS) this past Friday and Saturday at the CUNY School of Law in Long Island City, Queens. More than 50 youth from all over New York State (ages 13-21) attended the symposium, […]
CAIR-NY Welcomes Salman Hamdani Way Street Naming Ceremony
(NEW YORK, NY, 4/28/14) – The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today welcomed a street naming ceremony for Salman Hamdani Way on 204th street in Bayside, Queens in honor of Mohammad Salman Hamdani, the 23-year-old certified EMT and NYPD cadet who lost his life as a result of the 9/11 […]