CAIR-Chicago: Activists Protest FBI Raid
About 350 anti-war activists, clergy members and trade union members demonstrated Monday outside the FBI’s Chicago headquarters and condemned federal authorities for their raids last week of the homes of activists in Chicago and Minneapolis. . . The FBI also searched the Jefferson Park home of Hatem Abudayyeh, executive director of the Arab American Action […]
Disney Agrees to Allow Hijab for Ill. Muslim Intern
(ANAHEIM, CA, 9/27/10) — The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) announced today that a Chicago Muslim woman employed as an intern at Disneyland in Anaheim has been allowed to wear an Islamic head scarf, or hijab, at work. Following CAIR-LA’s intervention, Disney was able to provide a clothing […]
Action: Support 10/2 Workers Rights March in Washington, D.C.
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/27/10) — CAIR is calling American Muslims and all people of conscience to join with One Nation Working Together, a coalition of more than 150 partner groups, in calling for a renewed national focus on good jobs and quality education at a rally in Washington, DC on October 2, 2010.“Islam teaches the importance […]
CAIR: Burned Quran Found at San Francisco Mosque
Muslim civil rights group urges community members to report suspicious activity(SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 9/18/10) –- The San Francisco Bay Area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA) today reported that a burned copy of the Quran, Islam’s holy text, was found earlier this week at the Islamic Society of San Francisco (ISSF).CAIR-SFBA is reminding […]
CAIR Condemns Hate Graffiti on Mural of Sacramento Kings Player
(SACRAMENTO, CA, 9/17/2010) — The Sacramento Valley chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV) condemned the hate graffiti on a mural of Sacramento Kings player Omri Casspi. This was the second time vandals defaced the mural with a swastika. SEE: Casspi’s Image on Kings Mural Defaced Again in Sacramento (SacBee)“We condemn such acts of […]
Poll: Most Know Those With Anti-Muslim Feeling
CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto. A majority of Americans say they know people who have negative feelings toward Muslims because of the September 11 terrorist attacks, a new CBS News/New York Times poll finds. Fifty-five percent say they know someone […]
CAIR-MI: Israelis Pose as U.S. Agents to Recruit Informants
The issue of FBI informants in mosques has been a hot-button topic in recent years for the Arab American and Muslim communities, and now, according to a recent report in the Washington Post, the subject of informant recruiting could take on yet another dimension in what officials of prominent civil rights groups are calling an […]
CAIR-WA: Zero Tolerance for Threats of Violence
The editor of “The Seattle Weekly” reports in the paper’s latest edition that cartoonist Molly Norris, acting on FBI advice, is dropping her weekly cartooning for the publication. She is also going to stop her regular cartoons for “City Arts.”It’s the latest development stemming from the sadly vicious reaction to Norris’s advocacy for freedom of […]
CAIR-MI: Hate Crimes, Discrimination Cases Have New Foe
There’s a new civil rights watchdog group in Detroit, formed to help handle some of the most contentious and sensitive areas of law: hate crimes and discrimination lawsuits.The Department of Justice announced Wednesday that it has created a civil rights unit for metro Detroit, to be headed by Assistant U.S. Attorney Judith Levy. The unit, […]
Rep. Ellison: Beating the ‘Anti-Islam Industry’
At a recent press conference, President Obama responded to a question about growing suspicion of Islam, saying, “We don’t differentiate between us and them. It’s just us.” Unfortunately, this is not the reality that many Muslims here and around the world are experiencing. Nonetheless, Obama’s remarks point to an empirical fact: Millions of Muslims call […]