Shots Fired at Illinois Mosque
(CHICAGO, IL, 8/11/12) — The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) said today that two air rifle shots were fired last night at the outer wall of the Muslim Education Center (MEC) mosque in Morton Grove, Ill. The shots were heard by worshipers who were outside the mosque and were powerful enough […]
CAIR Calls for Release of Pakistani Girl Held for ‘Blasphemy’
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/23/12) – A national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today called on the government of Pakistan to release Rimsha Masih, a Christian girl who is being held on blasphemy charges after she was accused of burning pages from a textbook that included verses from the Quran. Human rights organizations report that the […]
CAIR Offers $10K Reward for Info on Mo. Mosque Fire
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/6/12) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called for stepped-up police protection at Muslim institutions and other houses of worship nationwide after a fire destroyed a Missouri mosque that had previously been targeted by an arsonist and after yesterday's deadly shooting at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin. Video: Joplin Islamic Mosque […]
Muslims Stand with Sikhs After Wis. Shootings
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/5/12) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said today that American Muslims “stand with their Sikh brothers and sisters” following a deadly shooting attack targeting a house of worship of that faith this morning in Wisconsin. SEE: Gunman, Six Others Dead at Wisconsin Sikh Temple In a statement, the Washington-based Muslim civil […]
CAIR Letter to Florida Department of Law Enforcement regarding Sam Kharoba
July 2012 Commissioner Gerald M. Bailey Florida Department of Law Enforcement 2331 Phillips Road Tallahassee, FL 32308 Dear Commissioner Bailey: The undersigned organizations are writing to express concerns regarding the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s (FDLE) relationship with Mr. Sam Kharoba of the Counter Terrorism Operations Center (CTOC) and apparent lack of guidelines and standards […]
Rep. Peter King’s Anti-Muslim Congressional Hearings
Eight years, four hearings, eighteen witnesses and no support for his longstanding allegations against American Muslims June 2012 Some of the material in this report was originally published in written testimony CAIR submitted to Rep. King’s first hearing. Contents Introduction”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦4 Summary”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦4 Before the Hearings: King Places an Entire Community Under Suspicion”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦5 Hearing 1: The […]
An American Muslim in Extra-Judicial Exile, Again
I hope that someday we will all look back in shame at how routinely the United States once barred traveling American Muslims from returning to their country. But while that day may be far off, Ali Ahmed serves as just the latest example of how the misguided and illegal use of the no-fly list imposes […]
Tell Congress to Put an End to Indefinite Detention
CAIR is asking all Americans who value civil liberties to urge their senators to remove all problematic language in the latest National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that justifies the indefinite military detention within the United States, without charge or trial, of those suspected of terrorism. While this annual defense authorization act provides valuable funding for […]
The American Mosque 2011
The American Mosque 2011: Basic Characteristics of the American Mosque, Attitudes of Mosque Leaders Number of U.S. Mosques Increased 74% since 2000; Islamic houses of worship ethnically-diverse, encourage civic engagement | 01.03.2012 (WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 29, 2012) — A comprehensive study of mosques and the attitudes of mosque leaders in the United […]
Anti-Sharia Legislation Campaign
This year, we witnessed a troubling new phenomenon when a small group of extremist Islamophobes tried to get anti-Islam laws passed in more than 20 states. The process began with State Question 755 (SQ755), a state ballot measure in Oklahoma in the November 2010 election that would have amended that state’s constitution to forbid judges […]