Interview: CAIR Seeks to Boost Muslim Political Involvement
McCaw is the government affairs coordinator for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a nonprofit that seeks to empower the roughly 7 million Muslims in the United States and enhance Americans’ understanding of the Islamic faith.How do you help increase Americans’ understanding of Islam?We have a number of initiatives, including our Koran campaign, in which we […]
Muslim Sept. 11 Responder Deserves Hero’s Honor
Mohammad Salman Hamdani died trying to save others. He was following through on what he was trained to do as an emergency medical technician and a New York City police cadet. His sacrifice is especially poignant because he was Muslim and he died in the wreckage of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. […]
CAIR: 400 Wash. State Muslims to Meet Lawmakers on MLK Day
(SEATTLE, WA, 1/5/12) — On Monday, January 16, some 400 Washington state Muslims are scheduled to meet with dozens of their elected representatives as part of the annual “Washington State Muslims Day at the Capitol.” The event, one of the largest of its kind in the nation, is being organized by the Washington state chapter […]
NJ: New Hackensack Cops Include First Muslim on Force
HACKENSACK — The city swore in two new police officers Tuesday, including the department’s first Muslim member. Mohammad Sheikh, 24, joins the department after four years in Paterson, where he was among 125 officers laid off last April. Frank McCall, 36, is transferring from Union City, where he has served since he was laid off […]
CAIR Troubled By New Detention Law, Despite President’s ‘Reservations’
(WASHINGTON D.C., 12/31/2011) — A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization said tonight that it is “deeply troubled” that the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was signed into law today.The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said the legislation will forever be seen as a “stain on our nation’s history” because it authorizes […]
CAIR Troubled By New Detention Law, Despite President’s ‘Reservations’
(WASHINGTON D.C., 12/31/2011) — A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization said tonight that it is “deeply troubled” that the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was signed into law today.The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said the legislation will forever be seen as a “stain on our nation’s history” because it authorizes […]
CAIR Condemns Attacks on Nigerian Churches
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/25/11) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today condemned bomb attacks on churches in Nigeria that left at least 35 people dead and many more injured.In a statement, CAIR said: “We condemn the unconscionable and inexcusable attacks on Nigerian churches and offer sincere condolences to the loved ones of those killed or […]
Penn. Interfaith Leaders Challenge Anti-Sharia Bill
A rabbi, an interfaith leader, and a Temple University professor joined the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) on Wednesday to denounce as “Islamophobic” a Pennsylvania bill they say is an attack on sharia law, which is followed by devout Muslims.House Bill 2029, introduced by Rep. Rosemarie Swanger (R., Lebanon), says state courts shall not, in […]
CAIR Asks Lowe’s to Address Anti-Muslim Hate Prompted by TV Ad Pull-Out
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/13/2011) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on Lowe’s, the world’s second largest home improvement retailer, to address the anti-Muslim hate rhetoric prompted by that company’s decision to pull its commercials from TLC’s new reality series “All-American Muslim.” Adweek notes that the Lowe’s Facebook statement on the controversy “has drawn […]
CAIR Concerned About FBI’s Use of ‘Outreach’ to Spy on Muslims
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/1/2011) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today expressed concern about the “chilling effect” on constitutionally-protected activities that may result from the apparent use of FBI community outreach efforts to secretly gather intelligence on American Muslim communities, groups and individuals.According to documents obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), “the FBI […]