CAIR-Colorado Condemns Harassment of Woman for Speaking Spanish
(DENVER, CO, 2/12/20) – The Colorado chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Colorado), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned an incident in which a man verbally harassed a woman for speaking Spanish. The argument occurred at an Elks Lodge in Monte Vista, Colo., when the woman asked […]
CAIR Supports New Air Force Guidelines Allowing Waivers for Beards, Turbans, Hijabs
Muslim civil rights group says new guidelines are ‘step toward religious accommodation and inclusion’ (WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/12/20) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed support for the U.S. Air Force’s new guidelines allowing personnel to request a waiver to wear religious apparel, including turbans […]
CAIR Supports Effort to Repeal Racist Laws in Virginia
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/11/20) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed support for the effort to repeal racist laws from the Acts of Assembly in Virginia. These laws may not be actively effective or enforced, but they are preserved in the Acts of Assembly, a book of […]
CAIR to Premiere ‘Muslims at Manzanar: A Civil Rights Journey’ Online Feb. 19 on Anniversary of 1942 Japanese American Internment Order
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/11/20) – On February 19, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will premiere “Muslims at Manzanar: A Civil Rights Journey” online on the anniversary of President Roosevelt’s signing of Executive Order 9066 allowing the incarceration of Japanese Americans and others in internment camps. This […]
TODAY: CAIR Facebook Discussion on the Muslim Ban Expansion
As you may know, the Muslim Ban has now been expanded. The Muslim Ban has been in effect for three years, and on January 31, 2020, President Trump expanded the Ban to include some nationals from the following countries: Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar (Burma), and Nigeria. The expansion also excludes nationals from Sudan and Tanzania seeking […]
CAIR-SFBA: Experts, Impacted Individuals Give Perspective of Trump’s Expanded Muslim and Africa Ban
A recording of the call is here. Link: bit.ly/2H8Rj2o (SAN FRANCISCO, CA – 2/10/2020) – Earlier today, advocates, policy experts and individuals whose lives are impacted by the President’s actions gathered on a press call to provide their first-hand perspective on Trump’s extended Muslim Ban. On January 31, the Trump administration announced their decision to extend the already-devastating Muslim […]
GOOD NEWS: Mich. District Court Rules that CAIR’s Case Challenging Elhady Freezing Detention at Ambassador Bridge May Go to Trial
(WASHINGTON, DC, 2/10/2020) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan’s denial of summary judgment in a lawsuit CAIR brought on behalf of Anas Elhady against U.S. government officials. Anas Elhady is a U.S. citizen […]
Civil Rights Groups Announce Free Speech Lawsuit Against Georgia’s Unconstitutional ‘Israel Boycott’ Law
(ATLANTA, GA – 2/10/2020) — The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia), CAIR Legal Defense Fund and the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund today announced the filing of a federal free speech lawsuit against the University System of Georgia, which cancelled a journalist’s speaking engagement on a college campus when she refused to sign a state-mandated […]
CAIR-GA: Civil Rights Groups to Announce Federal Free Speech Lawsuit Against Georgia’s Unconstitutional ‘Israel Boycott’ Law
(ATLANTA, GA – 2/9/2020) — On Monday, February 10, the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia), CAIR Legal Defense Fund, and the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund plan to announce the filing of a federal free speech lawsuit against the University System of Georgia, which cancelled a journalist’s speaking engagement on a college campus when she […]
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