CAIR Asks Tenn. Tea Party to Drop Anti-Islam Speaker
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/20/10) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on the organizers of the inaugural Tennessee Tea Party Convention to be held this weekend in Gatlinburg to drop an anti-Islam speaker who claims that “Hitler and the Nazis were inspired by Islam” and that Islam “mandates” lies and deception.SEE: Tennessee Tea Party […]
CAIR: Wash. State Muslim Claims Bias in Firing
(SEATTLE, WA, 5/20/10) — The Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA) today announced that it assisted a Muslim security guard in filing an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) complaint against Guardsmark.CAIR-WA said the complainant alleges workplace harassment based on his religion and national origin, and retaliatory termination based on his complaints […]
A Muslim Response to ‘Draw Muhammad Day’
ISLAM-OPED: A Muslim Response to ‘Draw Muhammad Day’ISLAM-OPED is a syndication service of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) designed to offer an American Muslim perspective on current political, social and religious issues. ISLAM-OPED commentaries are offered free-of-charge to one media outlet in each market area. Permission for publication will be granted on a first-come-first-served […]
Tea Party Leader Says Muslims Worship ‘Monkey-God’
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/19/10) — A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today called on the Tea Party to repudiate “ignorant” comments made by one of its leaders, who wrote that Muslims worship a “monkey-god.”CAIR said Mark Williams, chairman of the Tea Party Express, also wrote on his blog that Muslims are “animals of […]
Hundreds Turn Out for CAIR-NY Banquet
(NEW YORK, NY, 5/19/10) — Hundreds of people turned out on Saturday for the annual fundraising dinner of the New York chapter of the Council on American- Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) at the Faculty House, Columbia University.The sold-out event, entitled “I am Muslim, I am American: Building Community, Serving Country” marked thirteen years of CAIR-NY’s service […]
CAIR-MI Renews Call for Transparency in Fatal Shooting of Imam
(SOUTHFIELD, MI, 5/19/10) — The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) today renewed calls for transparency by local, state and federal law enforcement entities in the investigation of the fatal shooting of a Muslim cleric last year in Dearborn, Mich.CAIR-MI filed a series of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with law […]
Pipe Bomb Used in Florida Mosque Blast
Law enforcement has found remnants of a crude pipe bomb in the explosion and fire at a Jacksonville mosque. Special Agent-in-Charge Jim Casey of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Jacksonville office told the Times-Union the pipe bomb had been found following the explosion. The bombing is being investigated as a possible hate crime. Read more: […]
NCIS Tells CAIR Anti-Islam Film Not OK for Training
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/11/2010) — A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today said the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) has acknowledged that an anti-Islam film should not have been used in training offered to security personnel by that military law enforcement agency.“We welcome NCIS’s efforts to ensure that our nation’s military and security […]
Incendiary Device Explodes Outside Florida Mosque
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/11/10) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) reported today that an incendiary device exploded Monday evening outside a Jacksonville, Fla., mosque.According to a fire department investigator and officials of the Islamic Center of Northeast Florida, worshipers heard a loud noise outside the mosque as preparations were being made for the evening (isha) […]
CAIR Asks GOP to Repudiate Racist, Anti-Muslim Ads
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/7/10) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on national Republican leaders to repudiate campaign advertisements for a Florida GOP candidate that advocate racial profiling and promote Islamophobia. In one ad, Republican candidate for Congress Dan Fanelli points to a white man and asks, “Does this look like a terrorist?” He […]