CAIR Challenges ‘Misinformation’ About FBI Ties
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/3/2009)- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today responded to what it termed “smears and misinformation” about the Bush administration’s decision to cut some ties between the Washington-based civil rights and advocacy group and FBI field offices.Steven Emerson, a “notorious Islamophobe” who has attacked CAIR since its founding in 1994, recently circulated a […]
Calif. Muslim Denied Service at Bank over Hijab
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/2/2009) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today called on the U.S. Department of Justice to determine whether a California bank violated a Muslim woman’s civil rights when it denied her service because she was wearing a religiously-mandated head scarf, or hijab.According to the woman, she was denied service […]
CAIR Asks FBI to Probe Harassment of Florida Muslims
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/1/2009) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on the FBI to investigate possible civil rights violations by a “biblical group” that allegedly harassed worshipers yesterday at a Florida mosque.More than 20 people used bullhorns to shout slurs against the faith of Islam and Islam’s Prophet Muhammad at those attending the […]
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CAIR Commends Obama’s Choice for Mideast Envoy
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/22/09) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today commended President Obama on his choice of former senator George Mitchell as special envoy to the Middle East. Considered a “diplomatic heavyweight,” Mitchell is perhaps best known for negotiating a cease-fire and power-sharing agreements between warring Catholic and Protestant factions in Northern Ireland in […]
CAIR-IL: Muslim, Jewish Protesters Show Support for Peace in Gaza
Disappointed by the country’s handling of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a group of about 65 people stood in silent protest in Oak Park Monday (Jan. 19). Their backgrounds were varied, with representatives from the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Jewish Voice for Peace and the Committee for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine. But their cause […]
Rick Warren’s Invocation Invokes Judaism, Islam
The Rev. Rick Warren’s invocation might have featured the full Lord’s Prayer, the prayer that best cuts across many Christian denominations, but for those listening closely, it also included clear hat-tips to Judaism and Islam. The references came right up top, six lines into Warren’s invocation: The Scripture tells us, “Hear, O Israel, the Lord […]
CAIR-NY: Open Letter to Obama Calls for Even-Handed Mideast Policy
(NEW YORK, NY, 01/21/09) – The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), together with the Muslim Public Affairs Council – NYC Office and other advocacy groups across the nation, today called on President Barack Obama to adopt an even-handed policy that ensures sustainable peace in the Middle East. The groups’ open […]
CAIR Welcomes Obama’s ‘Encouraging’ Statement to Muslim World in Inaugural Address
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/20/2009)- A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today congratulated President Barack Obama and welcomed an “encouraging” statement to the Muslim world in his inaugural address. The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) commended President Obama for the overall positive tone of his address, and thanked him particularly for the statement: […]
Americans to Be Evacuated from Gaza Beginning Wednesday
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/20/2009) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced today that U.S. citizens and their family members will be among hundreds of foreign nationals from more than 10 countries to be evacuated from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and Thursday. Some 300 people are scheduled for evacuation each day. The number of American […]