More Qurans, less discrimination
As-salaamu alaykum (peace to you). “I have placed the CAIR Quran in our chapel along with the Bible and Torah as a symbol of openness and inclusivity. Thank you for such a lovely gift and your efforts to enlighten humanity of its similarities versus its differences.” – A hospital chaplain “Our library recently received […]
CAIR Asks Feds to Probe Threats to NJ Mosque
(SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ, 7/23/13) — The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today called on federal law enforcement authorities to investigate phone threats targeting a mosque in that state. The bomb squad was called to the Mehfil-e-Shah-e-Khorasan Charitable Trust Mosque in Englewood, N.J., on Sunday after the facility received a series […]
Potential DHS Nominee Ray Kelly’s Dalliance with the Islamophobic Fringes
by Ali Gharib, The Daily Beast President Obama’s suggestion that he’d consider New York City police commissioner Raymond Kelly as a replacement for outgoing Homeland Security Department Secretary Janet Napolitano was sure to raise hackles on the left. The top NYPD official’s last decade of policing New York’s streets had coincided with the use of […]
Urge North Carolina Governor Not to Sign Anti-Islam Legislation
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/19/13) – The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on Muslims and all those in North Carolina who value religious liberty to contact Governor Pat McCrory and urge him to veto an anti-Islam bill, HB 522, which may be adopted by the state’s assembly by the end of the month. TAKE ACTION: Contact […]
CAIR-MN to Host Community Ramadan Dinner Friday, July 19
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 7/19/13) – On Friday, July 19, the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) will hold a Community Ramadan Dinner at the Mounds View Community Center. The event will highlight civil rights issues facing Minnesota Muslims and highlight CAIR-MN’s recent legal advocacy in employment discrimination, public accommodation discrimination, mosque opposition, school […]
CAIR-CA Congratulates First Muslim on UC Student Regent Post
(San Francisco, Calif., 7/17/13) — The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) congratulates Sadia Saifuddin on her appointment as the new University of California (UC) student regent for 2014-2015. Saifuddin was confirmed in a nearly unanimous vote by the UC Board of Regents, during its meeting earlier today. She is the first […]
CAIR Seeks Hate Crime Charges for Threats to S. Calif. Mosque Worshippers
(SAN DIEGO, CA, 7/18/2013) — The San Diego chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-San Diego) today urged prosecutors to bring hate crime charges against a man who allegedly walked into a local mosque during early-morning prayers, called worshippers “terrorist rats” and shouted, “I'm going to kill all of you.” Larry Michael Rodgers, 52, […]
FBI bars Fla. from releasing Todashev autopsy
By Maria Sacchetti, Boston Globe A Florida medical examiner’s office said Tuesday that the FBI has ordered the office not to release its autopsy report of a Chechen man fatally shot by a Boston FBI agent in May because of the federal agency’s active internal investigation into his death. The medical examiner’s office said it […]
Nominee for Calif. Student Regent Draws Rare Ire from Some Jews
UC Berkeley senior Sadia Saifuddin would become the first practicing Muslim to hold the post if she is confirmed. By Lisa Fernandez and Lisa Leff, AP and NBC Bay Area The University of California’s governing board is poised to vote Wednesday on a new student member who would be the first practicing Muslim to hold […]
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