CAIR-Ohio to Host 2nd Annual Muslim Day at the State Capitol
(COLUMBUS, OHIO, 09/19/2018) – On Tuesday, September 25, the Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) will host its 2nd Annual Muslim Day at the State Capitol in the Ohio Statehouse Atrium. WHAT: CAIR-Ohio Hosts 2nd Annual Muslim Day at the State CapitolWHEN: 9 A.M. – 4:30 P.M. (Media are urged to arrive at 1:00 P.M.)WHERE: Ohio Statehouse […]
CAIR to Present ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ to Aisha al-Adawiya at 24th Annual Banquet in Virginia
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/20/18) — On Saturday, October 20, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will honor Aisha al-Adawiya with its annual “Lifetime Achievement Award” at the civil rights organization’s 24th annual banquet, themed “Faith Led, Justice Driven,” at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va. The banquet will be held after the conclusion of CAIR’s October 19-20 Leadership […]
CAIR-LA Condemns GOP Endorsement of Candidate Linked to White Supremacists, Holocaust Denial and Islamophobic Conspiracy Theories
(ANAHEIM, CA, 9/20/2018) — The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today condemned the Republican Party of Orange County for its endorsement of Gracey Larrea-Van Der Mark, a candidate for the Ocean View School District board of trustees, despite her controversial history of making bigoted statements against African-Americans, curating a “Holocaust […]
CAIR Action Alert: Are You Registered to Vote?
Your state’s deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 6th Midterm election is coming up (WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/20/18) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is urging members of the Muslim community nationwide to ensure that they are registered to vote before their state’s voter registration deadline […]
CAIR-DFW Applauds Plano Library’s Commitment to Diversity
Library removed anti-Muslim material after intervention by Muslim civil rights group (DALLAS, TEXAS, 9/19/2018) – The Dallas/Fort Worth chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-DFW), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today applauded a decision by the Plano Library to resolve an issue related to anti-Muslim material in its catalog. […]
CAIR-MI Files EEOC Complaint Against DTE Energy on Behalf of Muslim Former Employee Discriminated Against for Attending Friday Prayer
(FARMINGTON HILLS, MI, 9/19/2018) — The Michigan chapter of Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), an office of the nation’s largest Muslim rights and advocacy organization, today filed an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) complaint against DTE Energy on behalf of a Muslim former employee who was forced to leave his job due to harassment and unfair […]
TODAY: CAIR to Co-Sponsor Rally at White House Against New Low Refugee Admissions Cap
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/18/18) — Later today, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will co-sponsor a rally outside the White House in response to the Trump administration’s decision to dismantle the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) by setting a historically-low refugee admissions cap of 30,000. ACT NOW: Email […]
ACTION ALERT: CAIR Calls on Congress to Reject Trump’s New Low Refugee Resettlement Cap
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/18/18) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on Congress to reject the Trump administration’s attempt to dismantle the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) by setting a historically-low refugee cap of 30,000, the lowest level of admissions since the program began in 1980. […]
CAIR-Chicago Calls for Hate Crime Probe After Illinois Muslim Family’s Property Vandalized with Islamophobic Graffiti
(CHICAGO, IL, 9/18/18) — The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for a hate crime investigation of Islamophobic vandalism targeting a Muslim family’s home in Homer Glenn, Ill., on Sept. 17. A Muslim physician informed CAIR-Chicago and local […]
CAIR-DFW Calls on Texas GOP Women’s Group, Country Club to Disinvite Anti-Muslim Speaker John Guandolo
(DALLAS, TEXAS, 9/18/2018) – The Dallas/Fort Worth chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-DFW), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling on the Ector County Republican Women’s Group (ECRW) and the Odessa Country Club to rescind a September 19 invitation to disgraced ex-FBI agent and anti-Muslim extremist John Guandolo. […]