Action Alert: Request Local Screening of CAIR Film Exploring American Muslims’ Reflections on Racial Injustice
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/16/18) – The Maryland outreach office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Muslim Community Center (MCC) recently held a screening of CAIR’s new film “In Their Footsteps: An American Muslim Civil Rights Journey” for community members at MCC in Silver Spring, Md. The Maryland screening followed a “sneak preview” event held earlier in the year at The Mosque Cares […]
CAIR Condemns Maryland Public School Employee’s Use of Racial Slur During Parking Dispute, Offers Diversity Training and Resources
(BALTIMORE, MD, 11/16/18) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the use of a racial slur by a Prince George’s County Public Schools employee against an African-American family in La Plata, Maryland, and offered diversity training and resources The employee, who is white and was […]
CAIR Seeks Probe of Possible Bias Motive for Fire at North Carolina Mosque Under Construction
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/16/2018)””The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim rights and civil advocacy group, today called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate a possible bias motive for a fire at a North Carolina mosque under construction. Agents of the ATF and FBI are investigating the blaze at the Islamic […]
CAIR-Kentucky Welcomes Federal Hate Crime Charges Against Kroger Shooting Suspect
(LEXINGTON, KY, 11/16/2018) – The Kentucky chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Kentucky), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed federal hate crime charges brought against a white man accused of killing two African-American shoppers last month at a Kroger grocery store in Jeffersontown, Ky. SEE: Kentucky Kroger Shooting […]
CAIR, MPower Change and Jetpac Release Report on Muslim Political Mobilization in the Trump Era
New report highlights successful Muslim political candidates and campaigns in the 2018 midterm election (WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/15/18) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Jetpac and MPower Change today released a report, “The Rise of American Muslim Changemakers,” documenting the 127 American Muslims elected or appointed to public office since the election of Donald Trump […]
CAIR Condemns Nazi Salute and ‘Heil Hitler, Heil Trump’ Shouts During Baltimore ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Performance
Muslim civil rights group also publishes joint op-ed with community partners emphasizing unity against hate (BALTIMORE, MD, 11/15/18) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned an anti-Semitic neo-Nazi, pro-Trump outburst during a performance of “Fiddler on the Roof” in Baltimore. SEE: Man shouts ‘Heil Hitler, Heil […]
CAIR Action Alert: Urge Congress to Support Bill Condemning Human Rights Violation Against Turkic Muslims in China
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/15/18) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on all those who value religious liberty to urge their members of Congress to support the bipartisan legislation condemning human rights violations against Turkic Muslims in China’s Xinjiang province and calling for an end to […]
Northern California Islamic Organizations and Mosques Raise More Than $20,000 in 24 Hours for Camp Fire Victim
(SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, 11/14/2018) – A joint campaign launched Monday, Nov. 12, by a team of Islamic organizations and mosques raised more than $20,000 in less than 24 hours for victims of the Camp Fire in Butte County. The wildfire has burned at least 135,000 acres, killed at least 48 people, and anywhere from 100 to […]
Media Advisory: CAIR-Florida Announces Free Community Health Fair & Food Drive at the Islamic Society of Brevard County
(Orlando, FL, 11/14/2018) — The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the State’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today is announcing the ‘ICNA Relief Free Community Health Fair and Food Drive’ at the Islamic Society of Brevard County. This event will take place on November 17, from 10:00am to 2:00pm, at the […]
CAIR-CA, Advancing Justice-LA Demand Transparency About Preventing Violent Extremism (PVE) Program
(ANAHEIM, CA – 11/14/2018) – The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR CA), in conjunction with Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles (Advancing Justice-LA), issued a Public Records Act (PRA) Request to the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) today, demanding transparency about a NonProfit Pilot Grant Program, which […]