CAIR to Hold ‘Know Your Rights as a Student’ Live Facebook Discussion for Muslim Youth, Parents
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/27/18) — On Tuesday, August 28, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will host a live “Know Your Rights as a Student” discussion on Facebook for Muslim youth and parents. CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad, along with two CAIR attorneys — Ahmed Mohamed and Sana Hassan — will lead the live discussion. […]
CAIR-Oregon Condemns Portland Police Inaction on Harassing, Menacing Behavior Targeting Muslim Woman
(PORTLAND, OR, 8/24/18) — The Oregon chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Oregon) today condemned the Portland Police Bureau’s (PPB) failure to file an incident report for a female Muslim victim who had called the department to report targeted harassing and menacing behavior. The alleged victim, who was wearing an Islamic headscarf (hijab), says […]
CAIR Joins #MyMuslimVote Campaign, Urges Participation in National Muslim Voter Registration Day (Aug. 24)
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/23/18) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is urging Muslim community members nationwide to participate in tomorrow’s (Aug. 24) National Muslim Voter Registration Day (#NMVRD), a nationally-coordinated effort of grassroots Muslim organizations in dozens of cities across the country to register thousands of voters through town halls, khutbahs (Friday sermons) and voter […]
CAIR-Florida Welcomes Miami Archbishop’s Directive to Parkland’s Priest Calling for His Apology and the Deletion of Anti-Islam, Anti-Immigrant Social Media Messages
(MIAMI, FL, 8/23/2018) — The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida) today welcomed Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski’s directive calling for Father Ireneusz Ekiert’s apology and removal of the priest’s numerous Anti-Islam and anti-immigrant social media posts. Last week CAIR-Florida called for the Miami Archdiocese’s intervention to discipline Father Ekiert. It has been reported that […]
Join Aug. 25 ‘Save Rohingya Day Rally’ in Washington, D.C.
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/23/18) – On Saturday, August 25, members of the Rohingya-American community and their supporters will hold a rally at the US Capitol — near the Peace Circle and Capital Reflecting Pool — in Washington, D.C., to mark the one-year anniversary of the Burmese military’s ongoing genocide of Rohingya Muslims and the Rohingya’s mass […]
CAIR-SV Celebrates Completion of Afghan Artist’s Mural in Sacramento
(SACRAMENTO, CA, 8/22/2018) – On Wednesday, Aug. 22, Wide Open Walls, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Sacramento Valley chapter (CAIR-SV), and the Sacramento News & Review will celebrate the completion of another successful festival with the unveiling of Afghan artist Shamsia Hassani‘s mural. “With another year in the books, we have done our best to create an outdoor […]
CAIR-DFW Calls on Texas GOP to Repudiate Call to Remove Party Leader Because He is a ‘Practicing Muslim’
(DALLAS, TEXAS, 8/22/2018) – The Dallas/Fort Worth chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-DFW) today called on Texas Republican leaders to repudiate calls to remove a party leader because he is a “practicing Muslim.” Yesterday, the Fort Worth Star Telegram reported that Republican party member Sara Legvold posted an Islamophobic rant on Facebook in which […]
CAIR Calls on Virginia Town to End Police Blockade of Muslim Business in Time for End-of-Hajj Holiday
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/20/18) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim advocacy and civil rights organization, today called on the Town of Warrenton, Va., to end a police blockade of a Muslim-owned business so that the Muslim community in that area may carry out obligations associated with a major religious holiday that begins […]
CAIR-Florida Calls for Seminole County Tax Collector to Take Corrective Action for Islamophobic Social Media Post
(Miami, FL, 8/20/2018) — The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations today condemned Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg’s Islamophobic social media post. Greenberg posted in his Facebook account: “Name just ONE society in the developed world that has benefited in ANY WAY from the introduction of more Muslims. Just one. Asking for a […]
CAIR-Florida Condemns Rep. Mast’s Appearance on Anti-Islam Radio Show, Calls on Elected Officials to Speak Out
(MIAMI, FL, 8/17/2018) — The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida) today condemned last Tuesday’s appearance of Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) on the Right Side Patriots radio show hosted by anti-Islam commentators bashing American Muslim candidates for committing “ballot box jihad.” It has been reported that on the August 14th radio show hosted by Diane […]