CAIR Calls on Mosques to Host Hurricane Florence Evacuees
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/12/18) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on mosques in the southeastern United States to host evacuees from areas impacted by Hurricane Florence. “We urge mosque officials and Muslim community leaders to contact local emergency agencies and FEMA to determine how […]
CAIR-Columbus Files Lawsuit to Reunite Refugee Family
(COLUMBUS, OHIO, 9/12/18) – The Columbus, Ohio, chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Columbus) today announced the filing of a federal lawsuit in the Southern District of Ohio against the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the USCIS Nairobi Field Office, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), on behalf of a Columbus Muslim man and his wife — who is currently […]
CAIR-CA Condemns Candidate’s Islamophobic, Derogatory Comments about President Obama, Muslims
(LOS ANGELES, CA, 9/12/2018) – The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) today condemned Islamophobic comments by a California Republican congressional candidate directed at former President Barack Obama. Tim Donnelly, who is running for California’s 8th District Assembly seat, repeatedly lashed out at Obama, then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch and the Islamic faith on his former […]
CAIR-Michigan to Announce Civil Rights Complaint Against USA Boxing for Muslim Barred from Competition Over Beard
(FARMINGTON HILLS, MI, 9/05/2018) – On Thursday, September 13, the Michigan Chapter of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) will hold a press conference to announce the filing of a Michigan Department of Civil Rights complaint against USA Boxing on behalf of a Michigan Muslim boxer barred from competition because of his beard he believes is […]
CAIR-Central California Expresses Solidarity with Christian Community After Attack on Fresno Baptist Church
(SACRAMENTO, CA, 9/10/18) – The Central California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CC) today expressed solidarity with the Christian community following possibly bias-motivated vandalism targeting a Fresno church over the weekend. READ: Someone broke into a Fresno church and burned a Christian flag. Is it a hate crime?(The Fresno Bee) A deacon on Sunday […]
CAIR Condemns Repression of Chinese Muslims, Urges Immediate International Action Following HRW Report
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/10/18) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said a new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) detailing the “mass, systematic campaign of human rights violations against Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang in northwestern China” should spur international action in defense of religious freedom. […]
CAIR-LA Disappointed in Prosecutor’s Failure to Bring Hate Crime Charges
(ANAHEIM, CA – 8/7/2018) – The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today welcomed new charges of felony accessory-after-the-fact in the 2015 murder of Shayan Mazroei, an Iranian-American college student. However, CAIR-LA was disappointed that the Orange County District Attorney’s Office has refused to charge either Elizabeth Anne Thornburg or alleged murderer Craig Tanber with […]
CAIR Condemns Hate Symbols, Language Discovered at University of Maryland College Park Campus
(BALTIMORE, MD, 9/7/18) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned hate symbols and language discovered on the University of Maryland campus in College Park. SEE: University of Maryland Police investigating swastika, anti-LGBT messages found in dorms According to police, authorities are investigating after students reported […]
CAIR-Columbus Reuinited Family After Filing Visa Delay Lawsuit Against U.S. Embassy in Islamabad
(COLUMBUS, OHIO, 9/6/18) – The Columbus, Ohio, chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Columbus) today announced the successful resolution of a lawsuit against the U.S. embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, for unreasonably delaying immigrant visas for the four minor children of a U.S. legal permanent resident. The applications sat unadjudicated for almost four years, causing the […]
CAIR Condemns Nazi Vandalism of Louisiana Synagogue
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/6/18) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned Nazi vandalism of a Louisiana synagogue. Officials with the Northshore Jewish Congregation in Mandeville, La., discovered Nazi swastikas and other neo-Nazi graffiti — such as “14/88” – spray-painted on the outside of the house […]