CAIR-OK: House Passes Bill Banning Religious Head Coverings
The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations has joined other groups concerned with constitutionally-protected religious freedoms to express concern about a bill that bans religious headwear in driver’s licenses and other identification card photos.The bill, House Bill 1645, passed in the Oklahoma House of Representatives last week.The proposed amendment states: “The photograph or […]
CAIR-WA: Seattle Cabbie Taunted with Anti-Muslim Slurs
(SEATTLE, WA, 3/13/09) -­ The Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA) today called on the FBI to investigate an incident in which a Muslim cab driver was taunted with religious slurs as a possible hate crime. According to the Muslim driver, on February 11th, 2009, four white passengers taunted him with […]
CAIR-MN (Audio): Proposal Now Allows for Hijab in Driver’s Photos
Click here to listen to the audio.ST. PAUL — Speaking to a group of Muslim Minnesotans gathered Tuesday for their fifth annual lobbying day at the Capitol, Rep. Steve Gottwalt sought to defuse the tension that has built around his driver’s license bill.“The great thing about this process is that the heart of American democracy […]
Note to Credit Union: A Hijab is Not a Hat
A Muslim woman in Maryland was asked last weekend to do her banking in a back room because her head scarf (hijab) violated a credit union’s “no hats, hoods or sunglasses” policy. Presumably, it’s a security policy that aims to thwart robberies and identity theft, not another attempt to tighten credit. Note to Navy Federal […]
CAIR: Credit Union Regrets Muslim Woman’s Treatment
Click here to watch the video.The Navy Federal Credit Union is apologizing to a longtime Muslim customer who has twice been pulled into a back room for service because an employee told her her head scarf violates the bank’s “no hats, hoods or sunglasses” policy. . .
CAIR (Video): Credit Union Apologizes to Muslim Woman
Click here to watch the video. A vice president at the Navy Federal Credit Union says the institution will be apologizing in person to a Muslim member who was refused counter service for wearing a head-scarf as her religious beliefs require.“We deeply regret this incident.” said Mary McDuffie, Vice President for Communications with Navy Federal. […]
CAIR: Credit Union Apologizes to Woman Over Hijab
Navy Federal Credit Union apologized today to a Muslim woman who was asked to leave her place in line and be served in a back room at a branch in Southern Maryland because the head scarf she wore for religious reasons violated the institution’s “no hats, hoods or sunglasses” policy, authorities said.The credit union’s senior […]
CAIR Reaffirms Repudiation of Terror on Anniversary of Madrid Bombings
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/11/2009) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today marked the fifth anniversary of the Madrid train bombings by renewing its repudiation of all acts of terrorism. In a statement, CAIR said: On the 5th anniversary of the tragic 3/11 Madrid attacks, we once […]
CAIR-OK: Oklahoma Muslims Seek Greater Understanding
Oklahoma Council of American Islamic Relations Director Razi Hashmi told the members of that organization at their third annual dinner last week that many Muslims came to this state seeking a better life. And on the whole, he said, they have succeeded in that endeavor.Hashmi reminded them that the more than 30,000 Muslims now found […]
Maine: Allowing Religious Head Coverings is Reasonable
Allowing head coverings to be worn for religious purposes is a reasonable accommodation. When it comes to accommodating religious concerns, most people might think that courtrooms and prisons would not be centers of controversy on the topic. After all, don’t people in such locations and institutions have to live by the rules? And taking off […]