Give Thanks and Give to Those in Need
By Nihad Awad WORD COUNT: 611 (Nihad Awad is national executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), America’s largest Muslim civil rights organization. He may be contacted at: nawad@cair.com.) During our nation’s current economic downturn, and in the wake of natural disasters like Hurricane Sandy, many of our fellow Americans are suffering. That […]
Coalition Objects to NYPD Commissioner’s Mosque ‘Photo-Op,’ Asks for Substantive Dialogue
(QUEENS, NY, 11/16/12) — A coalition of civic and religious organizations* today submitted an open letter to New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly objecting to his decision to visit a mosque in Queens while ignoring calls for reform of discriminatory NYPD policies, including the mass surveillance of Muslim communities, the stop and frisk of […]
U.S. Muslims, Arab-Americans Urge President to Demand Restoration of Gaza Ceasefire Broken by Israel
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/15/12) — A coalition* of American Muslim and Arab-American civil rights, community and advocacy organizations today called on President Obama to demand that Israel restore the ceasefire that it broke with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Since Israel began its latest round of attacks on Gaza, a number of Palestinian and Israeli civilians […]
CAIR-St. Louis to Co-Host ‘Walk for the Children of Syria’
MEDIA ADVISORY CAIR-St. Louis to Co-Host 'Walk for the Children of Syria' (SAINT LOUIS, MO, 11/14/2012) — On November 17, the St. Louis chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-St. Louis) and the Syrian American Alliance (SAA) will host a humanitarian “Walk for the Children of Syria” at the Delmar Loop. The event is […]
CAIR Asks President to Address Attacks on Myanmar Muslims During Visit
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/13/12) – America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization today called on President Obama to use his upcoming visit to Myanmar (formerly Burma) to address the systematic persecution of that nation's Rohingya Muslim minority. The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) says the Rohingya people are denied citizenship and land rights, despite […]
Poll: 85 Percent of Muslim Voters Picked President Obama
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/9/2012) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released the results of an informal exit poll indicating that more than 85 percent of American Muslim voters picked President Obama in Tuesday's election. [NOTE: A similar CAIR exit poll in 2008 showed that 89 […]
Update: U.S. Muslim Again Barred From Flight to Visit Sick Mother in Oklahoma
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 11/8/12) — The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) today said that a Muslim citizen and military veteran who is currently stranded overseas apparently because he has been placed on the government's no-fly list was again barred from a flight to return to Oklahoma to visit his terminally-ill mother. […]
CAIR Welcomes Voters’ Rejection of Islamophobic Candidates
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/7/12) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the rejection of Islamophobic candidates by voters nationwide. In Florida, Rep. Allen West (R), who claims Islam is not a religion but is instead a “totalitarian theocratic political ideology” that is a “very vile […]
American Muslims May Decide Who Becomes President
American Muslims May Decide Who Becomes President By: Nihad Awad Word Count: 686 [Nihad Awad is national executive director of the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties organization. He may be contacted at: nawad@cair.com] In this close election, it is a small voting bloc that will decide the outcome. […]
Eid Khateebs Urged to Encourage Voter Turnout
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/25/2012) — CAIR is calling on imams and khateebs nationwide to use the upcoming prayers on Eid Al-Adha to urge every eligible Muslim voter to go to the polls on November 6 and vote for the candidate of their choice. CAIR reminded imams and khateebs that most mosques, which are registered as 501c3 […]