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CAIR Good News Alert: Va. Muslim’s No-Fly List Case Clears Legal Hurdle

CAIR Good News Alert: Va. Muslim's No-Fly List Case Clears Legal Hurdle On May 28, in a decision that has major implications for the government's use of the no-fly list, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected government efforts to dismiss Gulet Mohamed's challenge to his placement on the list. In siding with Mohamed, the […]

CAIR-FL to Call for Probe of FBI Shooting After Revelation that Suspect was Unarmed

(TAMPA, FL, 5/29/13) — Later today, the Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-FL) will hold a news conference in Orlando to call for an independent investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division into the FBI's shooting of an unarmed Orlando Muslim after hours of interrogation in his house. Sources now […]

CAIR Shares Safety Tips with Muslim Council of Britain After Mosque Attacks

U.S. Muslim civil rights group now offers online version of security guidelines (WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/29/13) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said today it has shared its recently-published security guidelines, “Best Practices for Mosque and Community Safety,” with the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) after a number of incidents targeting that nation's mosques. MCB […]

CAIR Asks FBI to Probe Georgia Mosque Vandalism Tied to London Attack

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/28/13) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate vandalism targeting a Georgia mosque as a hate crime. Police in Alpharetta, Ga., are investigating graffiti spray-painted on the sign for the Islamic Center of […]

CAIR-MI: Hearing Scheduled in Suit Over Border Questioning of Muslims

(SOUTHFIELD, MI, 5/28/13) — On Wednesday, May 29, the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) will hold a news conference in Detroit prior to a hearing on a federal lawsuit against U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the FBI over the repeated detention and questioning of Muslims about their religious beliefs […]

CAIR-MN Asks DOE to Investigate Video of Altercation Between Teacher, Student

(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 5/28/13) — The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today called on the U.S. Department of Education to investigate a violent altercation in a classroom between a teacher and Somali student. SEE: Anoka-Hennepin Investigating Classroom Altercation (MPR) Concerned Somali community members reported the incident to CAIR-MN after two videos were […]

Honoring Muslim American Veterans on Memorial Day

Craig Considine, Huffington Post On May 27th, Americans will celebrate Memorial Day, a day of remembrance for the men and women who have died fighting in the United States armed forces. On this Memorial Day, I want to draw attention to the Muslim Americans who have died in battle for the United States. In doing […]