CAIR Urges ‘Hijab-Friendly’ Policy in U.S. Prisons
By Dina al-Shibeeb, Al Arabiya The Council on American-Islamic Relations is aiming for a uniform “hijab-friendly” policy to allow Muslim women to keep their head cover during detention and photos in all local and federal U.S. prisons. “I’m working on several pending cases in different states … and I’m in touch with an attorney for […]
CAIR-MN Welcomes Investigation into Violent Altercation Between Teacher, Student Caught on Video
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 5/24/13) – The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today welcomed a Champlin Park High School investigation of a violent altercation in a classroom between a teacher and minority student. Concerned Somali community members reported the incident to CAIR-MN after two videos were posted online. In the first video, a […]
CAIR Co-Hosts Meeting of Civil, Human Rights Activists in Cleveland
(CLEVELAND, OH – 5/24/13) — The Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cleveland), the Bill of Rights Defense Committee (BORDC) and the Carl Stokes Brigade, along with other groups recently convened an organizing forum for more than 30 community activists from across the greater Cleveland area. Topics ranged from immigration reform to improving […]
CAIR Hopes President’s Words Translate into Action
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/23/13) – The nation's largest Muslim civil liberties organization said today that it hopes President Obama's comments in a speech on national security policy, which expressed opposition to “boundless global war” as a pillar of American foreign policy, are translated into concrete reforms.The president's speech at the National Defense University outlined his administration's […]
CAIR Distributes New Mosque Safety Guidelines
'Best Practices for Mosque and Community Safety' produced in response to bias attacks (WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/23/13) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, said today it is distributing new safety and security guidelines to mosques and other Islamic institutions nationwide. View the front cover and a […]
Action: Request Free Copy of New CAIR Mosque Safety Guidelines
CAIR Action Alert #696: Action: Request Free Copy of New CAIR Mosque Safety Guidelines Donate to support distribution of ‘Best Practices for Mosque and Community Safety’ (WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/23/13) — CAIR today announced distribution of new safety and security guidelines to mosques and other Muslim institutions nationwide. The CAIR publication, “Best Practices for Mosque and […]
CAIR Statement in Response to Attack on Soldier in London
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, said today in response to an attack on a British soldier in London: “Anyone of any faith with a sense of humanity is repulsed by this brutal and cowardly murder. The American Muslim community condemns this senseless attack in the […]
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Action Alert: Urge Congress to Include Anti-Profiling Protections in Immigration Reform Bill
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/22/13) — CAIR is urging voters to contact their members of Congress to request that they include anti-profiling protections in the immigration reform bill, which was approved on Tuesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Take action The bill, which will most likely be debated on the Senate floor in early June, […]
CAIR-San Diego Asks FBI, Police to Probe Threat Against Muslim School as Hate Crime
(SAN DIEGO, CA, 5/21/13) — The San Diego chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-San Diego) today called on the San Diego Police Department and the FBI to treat a bomb threat targeting the Islamic School of San Diego (ISSD) as a hate crime. On May 18, ISSD received three threatening phone calls from […]