CAIR, Coalition to Testify at Maryland Hearings on Anti-Free Speech Bills
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/4/14) — Later this week, the Maryland outreach office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will provide testimony for Maryland General Assembly hearings on controversial bills designed to limit free speech on state college and university campuses. The bills, SB 647 and HB 998, contain language that would restrict student groups at […]
CAIR-MN Welcomes New St. Paul Police Hijab Policy
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 3/1/14) – The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today welcomed a new St. Paul Police Department (SPPD) policy that allows Muslim employees to wear a police-issued hijab (Islamic headscarf). SPPD recently became the first police department in the state to hire a female Muslim Community Liaison Officer. SEE: St. […]
CAIR Asks FBI to Assist Probe of Hate Attacks on Colorado Muslims
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/3/2014) — A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization is calling on the FBI to assist in the investigation of a recent series of apparent hate attacks on East African Muslims in Fort Morgan, Colo. The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said vandals have targeted vehicles owned by members of […]
If this is happening in your town, CAIR can help
As-salaamu alaykum (peace be to you). I am writing to share with you what happened in the past few days, to ask you to report to CAIR if something similar happens in your area, and also to ask for your support. The good news is, CAIR is pushing back — and winning — against the […]
CAIR-AZ Condemns ADL’s Stereotyping of Muslims in Bill 1062 Debate
(PHOENIX, AZ, 2/28/14) – The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ) today called on the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) to apologize for stereotypical statements made about Muslims during recent debate over Arizona Senate Bill 1062, which would have shielded businesses from lawsuits if employees acted on religious beliefs to discriminate against customers. In testimony […]
CAIR Calls on Fla. University to Drop Anti-Muslim Prof as Speaker
Muslim civil rights group releases video of UCF professor saying 'coexistence with Islam is not possible' (TAMPA, FL, 2/27/14) — The Florida office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-FL) today called on Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona, Fla., to withdraw a speaking invitation to University of Central Florida Professor JonathanMatusitz, who the civil rights […]
CAIR Welcomes Minneapolis Civil Right Director’s Probe of Muslim TCF Bank Account Closures
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 2/27/14) — The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today welcomed a Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights (MDCR) Director's charge on behalf of Muslim clients whose accounts were closed by TCF Bank without explanation. The closing of bank accounts belonging to Minnesota Muslims of Somali, Middle Eastern and South Asian […]
Virginia Agency Pulls Accreditation for Anti-Muslim Training
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/24/14) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today applauded a decision by a Virginia state agency to withdraw accreditation for a training program by John Guandolo, a notorious anti-Muslim conspiracy theorist. SEE: Statement by Rappahannock Regional Criminal Justice AcademyCAIR: Virginia Counter-Terror Training by […]
The clear anti-Muslim bias behind anti-Shariah laws
Faiza Patel and Amos Toh, Religion News Service NEW YORK (RNS) Foreign law bans are back. For the fourth year running, Florida is trying to outlaw the use of foreign and international law in state courts. Missouri has mounted another attempt to pass an anti-foreign law measure after last year’s effort was vetoed by Gov. […]
CAIR-WA to Seek FBI Probe of Bias Incidents Targeting Mosque
(SEATTLE, WA, 2/22/2014) — On Monday, February 24, the Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA) will hold a news conference to ask the FBI to investigate apparently bias-motivated incidents targeting a mosque in that state. Early this morning, worshipers found anti-Muslim hate rhetoric scrawled on books left in the parking lot […]