CAIR Welcomes Hate Crime Charges for Attack on African-American Woman in Louisiana
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/17/2018)””The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed hate crime charges brought against two men accused of harassing and terrorizing an African-American woman at a Louisiana Walmart. SEE: Two White Men Arrested on Hate Crime Charges After Terrorizing Black Woman at Louisiana Walmart According to reports […]
CAIR-Georgia Congratulates Muslim Servicewoman on Winning Navy Promotion, Hijab Approval
(ATLANTA, GA – 12/12/2018) — The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations today congratulated Genevra M. Wilson””an American Muslim woman who serves in the United States Navy Reserves””for her elevation to the post of Chief Petty Officer, and for winning approval to continue wearing a hijab with her new uniform.On July 27th, 2018, CAIR-Georgia sent a […]
CAIR Condemns Racist, Islamophobic Stickers Found Again in Rhode Island Town
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/13/2018) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the reappearance of racist and anti-Muslim stickers in Johnston, R.I. The anti-Semitic, Islamophobic and anti-African American stickers were reported to law enforcement on December 12, more than one week after similar stickers were taken down. Reports […]
CAIR-Michigan Files Civil Rights Complaint on Behalf of Muslim Kicked Off Greyhound Bus for Speaking Arabic
(FARMINGTON HILLS, MI, 12/12/2018) – The Michigan chapter of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), an office of the nation’s leading civil rights advocacy organization, today filed a discrimination complaint with the Michigan Department of Civil Rights against Greyhound on behalf of a Muslim man who was kicked off of a bus for speaking on his phone in Arabic. […]
CAIR Opposes Nomination of ‘Unqualified and Islamophobic’ U.N. Ambassador Nominee Heather Nauert
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/7/18) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Trump administration to withdraw its nomination of Heather Nauert for the position of U.N. ambassador, saying she is “Unqualified and Islamophobic.” Early next year, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold a […]
CAIR Demands State Department’s Intervention to Ensure Hunger-Striking U.S. Citizen Held in West Bank Is Not Tortured Further
(WASHINGTON, DC, 12/7/18) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling on the U.S. Department of State to ensure that the rights of Suha Badran Darjbara, who is currently detained in Jericho, Palestine, are respected and she is not subjected to further torture. Darjbara is an American citizen […]
CAIR Chapter Reps to Join National Faith Leaders at San Diego Border Action in Support of Asylum Seekers
Representatives of Muslim civil rights group will take part in solidarity action in support of ”˜Love Knows No Borders: A Moral Call for Migrant Justice’ (SAN DIEGO, CA, 12/7/18) – On Monday, December 10, representatives of chapters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will join hundreds of […]
CAIR-Houston Welcomes ‘CAIR-TEXAS, Houston Day’ Proclamation by Mayor Turner
(HOUSTON, TX, 12/6/18) – The Houston chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston) today expressed appreciation for a proclamation received from Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner in which he proclaims December 9, 2018 — the day of CAIR-Houston’s 17th Annual Banquet — as “CAIR-TEXAS, Houston Day.” 17th Annual CAIR-Houston Banquet https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cair-houston-17th-annual-banquet-tickets-50917609942 NOTE: The […]
CAIR-LA Decries Racist Graffiti, Mass Shooting Threat Scrawled in Bathroom at Cal State Northridge
(LOS ANGELES, CA – 12/6/2018) – The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today condemned racist graffiti found in a bathroom at Cal State Northridge on Wednesday that included Nazi swastikas, the N-word and the threat of a mass shooting. READ: Graffiti including swastikas, N-word and threats scrawled in bathroom at […]
CAIR Applauds Introduction of Senate Resolution Blaming Mohammed bin Salman for Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/6/18) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today applauded the introduction of a Senate Resolution holding Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman accountable for the murder of Virginia resident and Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi. #JusticeforJamal The bipartisan resolution finds that the Crown Prince was […]