CAIR Seeks Withdrawal of Va. State Accreditation for Anti-Muslim Training
Muslim civil rights group, community leaders meet with Culpeper County sheriff (WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/21/14) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on Virginia's Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) to withdraw its accreditation for a three-day training program on “Jihadi Networks in America” that will be offered next week by John Guandolo, a […]
Chicago area churches, mosque vandalized
By Lisa Black, Chicago Tribune Nearly a dozen houses of worship in Gurnee and Waukegan have been vandalized over the past week, with an obscene “hateful message” scrawled in red on at least two buildings, officials announced Wednesday. Police are asking the public for help identifying a young man caught on videotape in connection with […]
CAIR-MI Welcomes Settlement of Suit Over Religious ‘Test’ for Inmates’ Halal Meals
(SOUTHFIELD, MI, 2/20/2014) — The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) today welcomed the settlement of a lawsuit against the St. Clair County Sheriff to modify the religious dietary screening process at the county jail. The lawsuit challenged the constitutionality of the jail's religious dietary screening process after Aaron Utley, a former […]
CAIR-NJ ‘Disappointed’ at Dismissal of Suit Against NYPD’s Muslim Spying
(SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ, 2/20/2014) – The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today expressed its disappointment with the decision of a federal judge to dismiss the lawsuit filed against the NYPD for widespread spying on law-abiding Muslims in that state. In August of 2011, an investigation by The Associated Press revealed […]
Ask Va. Sheriff to Drop Trainer Who Says Mosques ‘Have No Right to Exist’
We’re now in discussions with the sheriff and ask that you not contact his office at this time. We’ve disabled the click-and-send letter for now. Thank you to all those who took action!
Ask Va. Sheriff to Drop Trainer Who Claims CIA Director is Secret Muslim
UPDATE: We’re now in discussions with the sheriff and ask that you not contact his office at this time. We’ve disabled the click-and-send letter for now. Thank you to all those who took action! Trainer says mosques have ‘no right to exist’ and that Muslims are commanded to ‘hate and despise Jews and Christians’ […]
Cincinnati woman elected mosque board president
Krista Ramsey, The Cincinnati Enquirer Eighteen years ago, when Shakila Ahmad offered to arrange tours of the Islamic Center of Greater Cincinnati where she’s a member, she thought she was volunteering for a single weekend. Since then, 70,000 visitors have stopped by. What Ahmad offered visitors was an opportunity the vast majority of Americans never […]
CAIR Video News Update, February 14, 2014
Topics include: CAIR Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Calif. Mosque Vandalism CAIR-NJ Files EEOC Complaint for Muslim Worker Fired Over Hijab CAIR-CA Joins Muslim Community in Praying for Rain CAIR-TX Promotes Volunteerism with Cleanup Hundreds Turn Out for CAIR-WA Lobbying Day at Capitol CAIR Rep Discusses No-Fly Lists on Al Jazeera America CAIR Joins […]
CAIR Asks Virginia Sheriff to Drop Anti-Muslim Trainer
Notorious conspiracy theorist claims CIA director is secret Muslim (WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/14/14) — A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today called on the Culpeper County Sheriff's Department in Virginia to dropnotorious anti-Muslim conspiracy theorist John Guandolo, who is scheduled to offer a three-day program later this month on “Jihadi Networks in America.” […]
Rep. Keith Ellison: Being a Muslim in Congress Has Gotten Better
Ellison called Muslims in America the “scapegoat du jour.” By Nikki Schwab, US News Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., was the first Muslim elected to Congress and it’s not always been an easy ride. Monday, on book tour duty for his new tome, “My Country ‘Tis of Thee,” he spoke at the Center for American Progress […]