CAIR-NY: NJ Muslim Woman Assaulted, Called ‘Terrorist’ at Pro-Democracy Rally
(NEW YORK, N.Y., 9/22/13) — The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today reported an apparently bias-motivated assault on a New Jersey Muslim woman taking part in a pro-democracy rally in Times Square on Saturday. CAIR-NY reports that the woman, who wears an Islamic headscarf (hijab), was called an “f**king terrorist†[…]
CAIR Condemns Terror Attack on Nairobi Mall
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/22/13) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a terror attack on a mall in Nairobi, Kenya, in which dozens of people – including Americans – have been killed or injured. A number of people were taken as hostages by the attackers. […]
Tenn. Schools Cut Field Trips to Religious Venues After Mosque Flap
By Tena Lee, Tennessean Sumner County Schools students will no longer be allowed to take field trips to religious venues after the stepfather of a Hendersonville High School student accused the school of promoting Islam. The issue surfaced when a couple of parents asked about a planned field trip to a mosque and a Hindu […]
Anti-Muslim groups in the US raised $119 million between 2008 and 2011
A report from the Council on American-Islamic Relations classified 37 groups as belonging to an ‘inner core’ of organizations whose mission is to spread what it calls Islamophobia. By David Knowles, New York Daily News ‘Islamphobia,’ it seems, is a lucrative business. American-based groups promoting an anti-Muslim worldview took in more than $119 million in […]
CAIR-Chicago Lawsuit: Rizza Cadillac created hostile environment for Muslim staff
By Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has alleged Rizza Cadillac Inc. of Tinley Park with violating federal law by allegedly encouraging a work environment that was hostile and offensive to Muslim and Arab sales staff. The lawsuit filed Wednesday against the new car dealership seeks compensatory and punitive damages, an […]
CAIR, LAS-ELC, EEOC to Announce Settlement in Abercrombie & Fitch Hijab Lawsuits
Embattled retailer to make changes to 'look policy' after religious discrimination ruling (SAN FRANCISCO, CA, September 20, 2013) — On Monday, September 23, the San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), the Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center (LAS-ELC) and the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a news […]
Coalition wants Montgomery County schools to close on Muslim holidays
Group asks staff, students to stay home, celebrate Eid al-Adha on Oct. 15 By Lindsay A. Powers, Gazette.net A coalition of local Muslims and others are urging Montgomery County Public Schools to close on two holidays, which the coalition’s co-chair, Saqib Ali, framed as a civil rights issue. Besides an amended county school system calendar, […]
Abercrombie & Fitch loses headscarf bias suit and sales are plummeting
By John Kruzel, Slate.com In 1992, Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries took a staid, century-old sporting apparel store, injected it with teenage hormones, and grew the rejuvenated company into a multibillion-dollar retail chain. He has also personally discouraged unattractive, unpopular, and overweight customers from shopping at Abercrombie, and during Jeffries’ tenure as chief executive, […]
Muslims name 37 groups that fuel Islamophobia
By Katherine Burgess| Religion News Service Groups with a mission to spread prejudice and hatred against Muslims are coordinated and well financed, according to a report released by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Washington-based civil rights group. The report, titled “Legislating Fear: Islamophobia and its Impact in the United States,” was released Thursday (Sept. […]
Muslim Veterans Honored for Making a Difference
Zafar Siddiqui, Star Tribune Two Minnesota Muslims, Sakinah Mujahid and Mohammad Zafar, were among those who were honored at the 25 Veterans’ Voices Awards ceremony at the Minnesota Humanities Center on 9/11/2013. The 25 Veterans’ Voices Award highlights veterans who have made “exceptional contributions to the community, in business, health care, public safety, education, the […]