Action: Help CAIR Distribute Soft-Cover Qurans to Prisons in Time for Ramadan
CAIR ACTION ALERT #698: Action: Help CAIR Distribute Soft-Cover Qurans to Prisons in Time for Ramadan (WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/5/13) — CAIR has initiated distribution of soft-cover copies of the Holy Quran to prisons nationwide through our ongoing “Explore the Quran” initiative. We are seeking sponsors for those Qurans and will make every effort to deliver […]
American Muslims discovering politics
By Jim Hinch, Orange County Register, 6/4/13 For many election cycles, the Arab American Caucus of the California Democratic Party gathered in small conference rooms at party conventions, listened to speeches, made a few endorsements, and went home. This year, something different happened. “The room was packed,” said Rashad Al-Dabbagh of Anaheim, who attended the […]
On the Job with Saly Abd Alla
By Laura French, Star Tribune, 6/4/13 Saly Abd Alla grew up in the Twin Cities suburbs. Because she had been born in Egypt, she said, “People asked about camels all the time. Camels are very rare in Egypt. They used horses. The camels in front of the pyramids are for tourists.” As the Civil Rights […]
CAIR Applauds Missouri Gov’s Veto of Anti-Islam Bill
ST. LOUIS, MO, 6/3/2013) — The St. Louis chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-St. Louis) today applauded Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon's decision to veto an anti-Islam bill (SB 267) passed by that state's legislature. ACTION REQUESTED: Contact Gov. Nixon to thank him for vetoing SB 267. NOTE: This alert will only work for Missouri residents […]
Federal Grand Juries and Non-Criminal Investigations
By Amara S. Chaudhry, The Legal Intelligencer, May 31, 2013 Can a federal grand jury be lawfully used solely for purposes unrelated to any criminal investigation? The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia) wants to know the answer to that question. To get that answer, CAIR-Philadelphia (which I serve as legal director) […]
CAIR Seeks Hate Crime Probe of Texas Mosque Vandalism
Muslim house of worship in McKinney targeted by paintball attack (DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX, 6/2/13) — The Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-DFW), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, tonight called on state and national law enforcement authorities to investigate a paintball attack on a mosque in that state […]
Video: CAIR Rep on CNN to Discuss Call for Probe of FBI Shooting of Unarmed Muslim
Watch the video Background: CAIR-FL to Call for Probe of FBI Shooting After Revelation that Suspect was Unarmed
Officials: Man who knew Boston bombing suspect was unarmed when shot
By Sari Horwitz and Peter Finn, Washington Post, 5/29/2013 A Chechen man who was fatally shot by an FBI agent last week during an interview about one of the Boston bombing suspects was unarmed, law enforcement officials said Wednesday. An air of mystery has surrounded the FBI shooting of Ibragim Todashev, 27, since it occurred […]
CAIR-SFBA Offers Safety Recommendations After Assault on Muslim Woman
CAIR-SFBA has received a disturbing report from Antioch, Calif., about an attack on a Muslim woman who wears a headscarf and South Asian attire. The woman was walking in a public area during daylight hours when an assailant reportedly suffering from mental delusions punched her and stabbed her multiple times. Police: Woman Injured in […]
Lawsuit Claims U.S. Muslim Tortured at Behest of FBI, State Dept.
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/31/13) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, announced today that it has joined with Oregon attorney Thomas H. Nelson in filing a lawsuit yesterday on behalf of a Muslim former resident of that state who claims he was tortured in the United Arab […]