CAIR to Offer ‘Legislative & Advocacy Bootcamp’ for 2019 Maryland Legislative Session
(BALTIMORE, MD, 1/2/2019) – On Thursday, January 3, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will hold a “Legislative & Advocacy Bootcamp” at its office in Maryland ahead of the that state’s General Assembly’s 2019 session scheduled to begin next week. WHAT: Legislative & Advocacy BootcampWHEN: Thursday, January 3, 2019, 7 p.m. (Registration begins 6:30 p.m.)WHERE: CAIR Office in […]
CAIR Condemns Hate Attack Targeting North Carolina Family Over Interracial Relationship
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/2/2019) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, today condemned a hate attack on a North Carolina family apparently related to an interracial relationship by one of the family’s children. SEE: Vandals Target NC Family Over Daughter’s Interracial Relationship According to police reports, a family from […]
CAIR-Arizona Condemns Vandalism Targeting Lake Havasu City Synagogue
(MESA, AZ, 12/31/18) — The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ) today condemned a case of vandalism discovered Thursday evening at Temple Beth Sholom in Lake Havasu City.https://bit.ly/2LLIvkEThe disturbing act of vandalism, in which a sign and lighting fixtures were destroyed were discovered on Monday. The incident is currently under investigation by […]
CAIR Representatives to Attend MAS-ICNA Convention in Chicago From Dec. 28-30
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/28/2018) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said that its representatives will be attending a MAS-ICNA conference in Chicago, Ill. from December 28 to December 30. CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad will be joining other prominent Muslim American leaders such as […]
CAIR Welcomes Guilty Plea in Case of MD Students Who Targeted School Principal With Racist Graffiti
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/28/2018) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, today welcomed a guilty plea to hate crime charges in the case of Maryland students who targeted a school principal with racist graffiti. SEE: Maryland Teens Covered School in Nazi and KKK Graffiti to Target Black […]
CAIR Releases Maryland 2018 Year in Review Highlights
(Washington, D.C., 12/26/16) – The Maryland Outreach Department of the Council on American-Islamic Relations today released its annual Maryland Highlights newsletter, summarizing some of the Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization’s key priorities and accomplishments in Maryland during 2018. SEE: 2018 Maryland Year in Review CAIR has been at the forefront of advocacy and civil […]
Video: CAIR to Offer Free Legal Clinics and Resources at MAS-ICNA Convention in Chicago
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/26/2018) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced that it will offer a series of free legal clinics during the upcoming MAS-ICNA convention in Chicago, Ill. CAIR’s legal clinics will be offered December 28-30 and be led by CAIR Senior Litigation Attorney […]
CAIR-LA Condemns West Hollywood City Council’s Discriminatory Treatment of Professor’s Film
(ANAHEIM, CA – 12/21/2018) – The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today condemned the discriminatory and hostile treatment of Professor Ahlam Muhtaseb by the City Council of West Hollywood. This includes the City Council’s decision to first cancel and then indefinitely postpone the public screening of the film that Professor Muhtaseb […]
CAIR Files Motion to Enjoin Texas Anti-BDS Act as Unconstitutional
Bahia Amawi takes next step in First Amendment lawsuit to remove “No Boycott of Israel” clauses from Texas contracts. (WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/21/2018) -The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced the filing of a Motion for a Preliminary Injunction in Bahia Amawi’s First Amendment case against […]
CAIR Joins 117 Other Groups In Letter Urging Congress to Hold Hearings on Muslim Ban, Conduct Rigorous Oversight
Urges Public to Take Action In Requested Much Needed Hearings (WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/20/2018)”” The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today joined a sign-on letter with 117 other national and state organizations, including the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), National Immigration Law […]