CAIR-Cincinnati Holds ‘20,000 Dialogues’ Program
(CINCINNATI, OH, 7/1/10) – The Cincinnati office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations-Ohio (CAIR-OH) recently held a screening of “Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think” followed by a dialogue at Xavier University. The event, co-sponsored by Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center, Franciscans Network, Muslim Student Association of the University of Cincinnati, Ihsan Center, […]
CAIR-SFBA Director Speaks at Asian-Pacific Islander Group Reception
(SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 7/1/10) – On Wednesday, June 23, the San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA) Programs and Outreach Director Zahra Billoo, spoke at the 20th Anniversary Reception of the Asian American Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) at the Renwick Gallery, at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The event […]
CAIR-MI Reps Testify at Racial Profiling Town Hall With U.S. Attorney
(SOUTHFIELD, MI, 7/1/10) – Representatives from the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) yesterday gave oral testimony at a special town hall meeting on racial profiling with government officials and civil rights attorneys at the Wayne State University Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights in Detroit. The town hall meeting, which […]
CAIR Video: NY Group Pushes for Muslim School Holidays
<br /><br /><!–<br /> /* Style Definitions */<br /> p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal<br /> <br />@page Section1<br /> <br />div.Section1<br /> <br />–> A group of Muslim parents and their supporters gathered on the steps of City Hall today where they called on Mayor Michael Bloomberg to recognize Islamic holidays on the school calendar. The coalition […]
CAIR: Anti-Muslim Okla. Lawn Signs Show Growing Islamophobia
Lawmaker with ‘vendetta’ against Islam challenged to repudiate intolerance (OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 6/27/10) — The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) today called on the sponsor of an anti-Islam ballot measure to repudiate the targeting of a Muslim family in that state by Islamophobic lawn signs. The signs were placed facing the […]
CAIR-LA Calls FBI Questioning of Muslim Men ‘Outrageous’
‘Henderson 7’ previously detained for praying while traveling through Nevada (LOS ANGELES, CA, 6/21/10) ­ The Greater Los Angeles Area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today called the FBI’s early morning questioning of five Southern California Muslim men last week “outrageous” and is seeking answers as to why the men were questioned […]
CAIR to Survey ISNA Attendees on Impact of Islamophobia
Visitors to CAIR’s booth at convention will be asked for input (WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/29/10) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today said visitors to its booth at the annual Islamic Society of North American (ISNA) convention on July 4th weekend in Chicago will be asked to fill out short surveys on the impact growing […]
CAIR-NY: Brooklyn Resident Threatens to Bomb Mosque
(NEW YORK, NY, 6/28/10) — The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) reported Monday a threat made Sunday to bomb a proposed mosque in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, and called on elected officials to publicly repudiate the growing bigotry toward mosques and community centers in New York City.CAIR-NY also called on the […]
CAIR Testimony on Racial Profiling Submitted to House Committee
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/18/10) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) yesterday submitted testimony into the record of a House committee investigating racial profiling.At a hearing held by the House Judiciary Committee on “Racial Profiling and the Use of Suspect Classifications in Law Enforcement Policy,” lawmakers heard from representatives of the Sikh, African-American and American Muslim […]
CAIR: Racial Slurs Used During Attack on Iowa Muslim
Iraqi refugee allegedly called ‘raghead,’ ‘terrorist,’ ‘camel jockey’ (CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, 6/18/2010) — The Iowa chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-IA) today called on local state and national law enforcement agencies to investigate an allegedly bias-motivated attack on an Iowa Muslim as a possible hate crime. CAIR-IA said an 18-year-old Iraqi refugee and […]