CAIR Action Alert: Tell Congress to End U.S. Military Involvement in Yemen
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/27/18) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on all Americans of conscience to contact their members of Congress and urge them to support bipartisan legislation removing U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities in Yemen. CLICK HERE TO SEND CAIR’S ACTION ALERT TO CONGRESS […]
CAIR, Family of Murdered Va. Muslim Teen Nabra Hassanen to Hold Press Conference After Plea Hearing for Defendant Martinez-Torres
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/27/18) – On Wednesday, November 28, representatives of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will hold a news conference with the family of murdered Virginia Muslim teen Nabra Hassanen following a plea hearing for Martinez-Torres, who is charged with Hassanen’s murder. SEE: Full Trial on Nabra Hassanen Murder Goes to Court Early Next Year The hearing […]
CAIR-NJ Action Alert: Tell NJ Lawmakers to Support Expanded Access to Drivers Licenses
(SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – 11/27/18) – The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) is calling on the New Jersey Muslim community to support the Assembly bill A4743 and the Senate bill S3229, which give all New Jerseyans access to a driver’s license regardless of their citizenship status. CAIR-NJ Action Alert: Tell NJ Lawmakers to […]
CAIR Condemns CBP’s Tear Gassing of Migrant Activists, Asylum Seekers, Children at Border
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/27/18) — The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents use of tear gas against migrant activists and asylum seekers — including pregnant women and children — at the US-Mexico border. On Sunday morning, CBP agents […]
Local Faith Leaders and Community Organizations To Hold Vigil Remembering EJ Bradford And Calling On Hoover Police to Provide A Transparent Investigation
(BIRMINGHAM, AL, 11/26/2018) — Today, the Alabama chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Alabama) and a group of interfaith organizations, community members, and religious leaders will hold a vigil at Veteran’s Park to remember EJ Bradford, who was shot and killed by Hoover police on Thanksgiving at the Galleria mall. Bradford was a veteran […]
CAIR-NY, Faith Leaders, Elected Officials to Hold Press Conference Ahead of Hearing on NYPD Hijab Policy
(NEW YORK, NY, 11/26/18) – On Wednesday, November 28, the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), faith leaders, and elected officials will hold a press conference ahead of oral arguments on a motion to dismiss CAIR-NY’s federal class action lawsuit against the NYPD. News conference participants will call on Mayor de […]
CAIR Files Legal Challenge to Virginia Jail’s Religiously-Segregated ‘God Pod’
Muslim inmates denied access to Islamic programming, while separate living quarters offered to those willing to live in accordance with Bible (WASHINGTON, DC, 11/21/18) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced the filing of a legal challenge to a Virginia jail that has created segregated living […]
CAIR-LA Files Complaint Against TSA Over Profiling, Excessive Force Against Pakistani-American Muslim
(LOS ANGELES, CA, 11/20/2018) – The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today filed a complaint with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) regarding the profiling and use of unreasonable and excessive force against Saquib Usman at Los Angeles International Airport. Usman was traveling with his wife, returning to their home in Baltimore […]
CAIR on Air: The Civil Rights Hour, Weekly Online Program, to Debut on American Muslim 360 Radio
(ATLANTA, GA -11/20/18)- The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) and American Muslim 360 Radio (AM360) today jointly announced the premiere of CAIR on Air: The Civil Rights Hour, a weekly radio program focused on addressing current events impacting the American Muslim community, including civil rights, Islamophobia, and social justice movements. WHAT: CAIR on Air: The Civil Rights HourWHEN: Wednesdays at 11 […]
CAIR Backs Push to Remove 181-Year-Old Ban on Head Coverings in the House of Representatives
Muslim civil rights group says Constitution protects religious attire of Muslims, Jews, Sikhs, Christians, Others (WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/19/18) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed support for a push by Democratic lawmakers to update a 181-year-old rule banning head coverings on the House floor to […]