Dr. John Esposito to Speak at CAIR-Columbus Banquet
(Columbus, 4/11/13) — On Sunday April 21, the Columbus chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OHIO) will hold its 16th Annual Civil Rights Banquet, with the theme “Upholding Our Constitution, Defending Our Faith,” at the Ohio Union. The keynote speaker will be Dr. John Esposito, professor of religion and international studies at Georgetown University, […]
Suit says Muslim’s firing was based on religious bias
By JoAnne Viviano, The Columbus Dispatch, 4/11/2013 A North Side man has filed a federal lawsuit that says a Westerville-based logistics company fired him after he sought permission to attend weekly Muslim worship services that conflicted with overtime shifts. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday on behalf of Yusuf Sufi, 23, by the Columbus chapter of […]
Oklahoma Governor Asked Not to Sign Anti-Muslim Bill
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 04/11/2013) — The Oklahoma chapter of the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) today called on Muslims and all other Americans who value civil liberties to contact Governor Mary Fallin to ask that she not sign a bill, the sponsors of which admit is designed to attack the religious principles of Islam. [Email the governor through this form] […]
Iowa Rep. Ako Abdul-Samad to Address CAIR-MN 6th Annual Banquet
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 4/10/13) – On Saturday, April 13, the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) will hold its 6th Annual Banquet featuring Iowa state Representative Ako Abdul-Samad. Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison and other local elected officials will be special guest speakers. Ako Abdul-Samad is serving his second term in the Iowa House […]
CAIR Islamophobia Backgrounder: ACT! for America and ‘Brigitte Gabriel’
ACT! for America leader Hanah Kahwagi Tudor, who goes by the pseudonym “Brigitte Gabriel,” claims an American Muslim “cannot be a loyal citizen” and that Islam is the “real enemy.” She once told the Australian Jewish News: “Every practicing Muslim is a radical Muslim.” She also claimed that “Islamo-fascism is a politically-correct word … it’s […]
Someone Needs to Tell the North Carolina Legislature: the Constitution Still Applies to You
It’s generally true that most lawmakers are lawyers, or at least are familiar with the law. It appears, however, that that may not be the case in North Carolina, where at least 11 Republicans sponsored a clearly unconstitutional bill that would allow North Carolina to declare Christianity its state religion by arguing that the First […]
Tell Congress to Support Comprehensive Immigration Reform
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/10/13) — CAIR today joins the thousands of community, labor, immigration, and human rights activists rallying across the country and at the nation’s capital to demand that Congress pass commonsense immigration reform. CAIR is asking all Americans who believe that comprehensive immigration reform is long overdue to urge their U.S. senators and representatives […]
CAIR-MD Announces Awards Ceremony Honorees for Inaugural Banquet
(GAITHERSBURG, MD, 4/10/13) — The Maryland chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-MD) today announced those to be honored at an awards ceremony during its inaugural banquet to be held on April 28, 2013, at Martins Crosswinds in Greenbelt, Md. CAIR-MD will recognize four Maryland residents and organizations that have made significant contributions […]
GOP Must Repudiate NC Lawmaker Who Compared Islamic Prayer to ‘Terrorism’
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/10/13) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Republican Party to repudiate a North Carolina GOP lawmaker who compared Islamic prayer to terrorism. In an email exchange with a constituent, North Carolina State Rep. Michele Presnell was asked whether she […]
CAIR-MI Rep Speaks in Support of Death Penalty Moratorium
(SOUTHFIELD, MI, 4/9/2013) — A representative of the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) today spoke to students at Marygrove College in Detroit, Mich., about the need for a national moratorium of the death penalty. At an ethics class, CAIR-MI Executive Director Dawud Walid discussed CAIR's support for a national moratorium on […]