CAIR-OH: Muslim Woman Harassed at Dayton Airport
Federal transportation security officers subjected a Muslim woman to a humiliating search as she was traveling through Dayton International Airport, a Muslim advocacy organization said Wednesday, July 22. The Council on American-Islamic Relations said it mailed letters of complaint on Monday to the U.S. Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security’s civil rights […]
CAIR-OH Speaks Out against Hate-Crime Sentence
Activists are saying the punishment wasn’t strict enough in a Knox County case in which a teenage boy was convicted of a hate crime. But what happened between two 17-year-olds in a parking lot in downtown Mount Vernon in May 2008 is murky.Dale Klein, now 18, pleaded no contest to ethnic intimidation in June in […]
CAIR-Chicago Wins Bias Suit for Arab-American Officer
(CHICAGO, IL, 7/24/09) – The Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) today announced a verdict in favor of an Arab-American correctional officer in a discrimination case litigated pro bono against the Cook County Sheriff’s Department by CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney Kevin Vodak.The verdict awarded Officer Abraham Yasin $200,000 in damages for harassment found […]
CAIR Applauds Decision to Allow Hijab in Georgia Courts
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/24/09) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today applauded a decision by the Judicial Council of Georgia to allow religious attire such as Islamic headscarves, or hijab, in that state’s courtrooms.SEE: Muslim Headscarves to be Allowed in Georgia Courtrooms (Atlanta Journal) In a press release issued today, the Judicial Council of Georgia […]
Muslim Woman Harassed at Dayton Airport, Group Says
Federal transportation security officers subjected a Muslim woman to a humiliating search as she was traveling through Dayton International Airport, a Muslim advocacy organization said Wednesday, July 22.The Council on American-Islamic Relations said it mailed letters of complaint on Monday to the U.S. Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security’s civil rights office, […]
CAIR-NJ Seeks Testimony on School Bullying
(SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ, 7/21/2009) – The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) is calling on all members of the Muslim and Arab-American communities in New Jersey to provide testimony to Governor Corzine’s Commission on School Bullying within the next two days.In February of 2009, CAIR-NJ’s Public Relations Director Afsheen Shamsi testified […]
CAIR-MN: Walmart rehires fired Muslim worker
A major retail chain has rehired a fired Muslim employee in the Twin Cities and is now accommodating his right to pray in the workplace, an Islamic civil rights organization in Minnesota is reporting.The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations announced Monday that Walmart agreed to the accommodation after CAIR-MN intervened on behalf […]
CAIR Seeks TSA Probe of ‘Humiliating’ Search of Muslim Traveler
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/21/09) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to investigate an incident in which a disabled Muslim traveler from Pennsylvania was forced to undergo a “humiliating” search by airport security personnel in Ohio. According to a report submitted to CAIR’s Cincinnati chapter, the African-American Muslim […]
CAIR Event: Art and the American Muslim Perspective
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) presents an evening of networking: “Art and the American Muslim Perspective.”Come and celebrate CAIR’s 15th anniversary with a relaxing evening of networking and Islamic artwork on August 6, 2009. You will have a chance to introduce yourself to the greater Muslim community, dialogue with local professionals, and connect with […]
CA: U.S. Attorney General Engages Muslim Youth
In a quiet event during an otherwise well-publicized visit to Los Angeles this week, U.S. Atty. Gen. Eric Holder Jr. reached out to local Muslim American youths, calling on them to work with the government to fight violent extremism and pledging that the Justice Department would reinvigorate enforcement of civil rights and work to advance […]