CAIR: Extremism Resurgent 15 Years After Oklahoma City Bombing
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/19/2010) — A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today marked the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attack on the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City by calling on all Americans to challenge the recent resurgence of the same anti-government extremism that lead to the bombing masterminded by Timothy McVeigh and […]
Anti-Islam Ads Pulled from Miami Buses
(MIAMI, FL, 4/16/10) — The South Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFL) today announced that Miami-Dade Transit is dropping bus advertisements sponsored by an anti-Islam hate group.CAIR-SFL asked that the ads, produced by the hate group Stop the Islamization of America, be dropped because they promote bigotry and may fuel discrimination against […]
CAIR-Cincinnati Secures Muslim Student’s Right to Hijab
(CINCINNATI, OH, 4/15/10) — The Cincinnati office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cincinnati) announced today that it has helped a Muslim student at a local college secure the right to wear her Islamic head scarf, or hijab, while attending classes.Initially, the student was told by Kaplan College that she had to present a letter […]
DC: Newseum Event to Focus on Moral Response to Torture
Culture Project Presents: “BLUEPRINT FOR ACCOUNTABILITY” featuring Matt Dillon, Mariska Hargitay, John Leguizamo, Valerie Plame Wilson, Bobby Kennedy, Ron Suskind, and more. An evening fusing theater, film, journalism and debate to craft a moral response against torture. APRIL 22, 2010 @ 7:30PM at the NEWSEUM in WASHINGTON, D.C. Culture Project is offering a 20% discount […]
CAIR Rep on CBS: What Does a Terrorist Look Like? (Video)
Watch the video here.A smoking incident on a United Airlines flight to Denver this past week briefly triggered fears that a terrorist might be on board. The false alarm put the spotlight yet again on air travel security … and the debate over the practice of profiling.The attempt by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the “Underwear Bomber,” […]
CAIR: Once Barred from U.S., Ramadan Speaks in Chicago
Six years after being barred from coming to the U.S. to teach at the University of Notre Dame, the Muslim scholar Tariq Ramadan spoke Saturday in suburban Oakbrook Terrace, attributing his presence to new “channels for dialogue” between the U.S. and Islamic scholars and telling American Muslims to treat the U.S. as their home.The Swiss […]
1500 Turn Out for CAIR-IL Banquet
(CHICAGO, IL, 4/12/10) — A record 1500 people attended the sixth annual banquet and fundraising dinner of the Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) on Saturday, April 10.Speakers for the program included Professor Tariq Ramadan of Oxford University and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN).“The size and diversity of the crowd at the sold-out […]
Texas Muslims Feel Targeted by FBI
Muslim students approached by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents say they feel profiled for their religion and ethnicity. Late last fall and in March, students said agents approached them on campus and at work to inquire about their beliefs and affiliations. Political science senior Borna Danesh said he first encountered the bureau when representatives […]
CAIR: EEOC Complaint Filed Against Mich. McDonald’s Over Hijab
(SOUTHFIELD, MI, 4/13/10) ­- The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) today filed an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) complaint against a McDonald’s restaurant in that state on behalf of a Muslim who alleges denial of employment based on her ethnicity and religion.The Muslim job applicant reported to CAIR-MI that she recently […]
Delaware DMV Apologizes to Muslim Over Hijab Incident
(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 4/13/10) — The Pennsylvania chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-PA) today thanked the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) for its “prompt and appropriate action” in offering an apology to a Muslim driver in that state who was initially refused the right to take her driver’s license photograph wearing a religious […]