CAIR Offers Condolences and Support for the Wahhaj Family
Muslim Group Calls on Media to Stop Harassing Grieving Family Members, Spreading False Rumors (WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/10/18) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim advocacy and civil rights organization, today extended condolences to the family of three-year-old Abdul-Ghani Wahhaj, as well as support for his grandfather, Imam Siraj Wahhaj, a respected leader of the […]
CAIR Condemns This Weekend’s White Supremacist “Unite the Right 2” Rally in D.C.
Marks One-Year Anniversary of Domestic Acts of Terrorism Targeting Anti-Racist Protesters in Charlottesville, VA (WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/9/18) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim advocacy and civil rights group, today issued the following statement in advance of this weekend’s white supremacists’ “Unite the Right 2” rally at Lafayette Square Park, in […]
CAIR-Florida Condemns Islamophobic Posts by Okaloosa County Commissioner Graham Fountain
(Miami, FL, 8/9/2018) – The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations today condemned recently discovered Islamophobic social media posts made by an Okaloosa County Commissioner. SEE: Florida County Commissioner promotes anti-Muslim conspiracy theories On his Facebook posts, Graham Fountain said, “We can’t let the colonization of Islam and sharia law take over of America” […]
CAIR Calls for the Board of County Supervisors to Rebuke Corey Stewart’s ISIS Slur Attacking Muslim Candidate
(Washington, D.C., 8/9/2018) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today asked for the Prince William Board of County Supervisors to rebuke Islamophobic statements made by its At-large Chair, Corey Stewart, targeting Michigan democratic primary candidate Abdul El-Sayed. In references to El-Sayed’s defeat in Michigan, Stewart tweeted, […]
CAIR Congratulates Likely First Muslim Woman Elected to Congress
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/8/18) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim advocacy and civil rights group, today congratulated Rashida Tlaib on winning the primary elections in Michigan’s 13th District. Tlaib won yesterday’s primary election defeating five other candidates. There is no Republican or Independent candidate opposing Tlaib, making her win in the […]
CAIR-CA Condemns Alleged Hate Crime Targeting Sikh Man, Stands in Solidarity with the Sikh Community
(SACRAMENTO, CA, 8/8/2018) – The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) today condemned an alleged hate crime that occurred in Manteca, CA. According to reports, Sahib Singh, 71, an elderly Sikh man was brutally assaulted and spit on by two unidentified men on Aug. 6 while taking a walk around a local park. SEE: Attack […]
CAIR Files Broad Challenge to Watchlisting System, Including TSA’s Quiet Skies Program
(Washington, DC, 8/8/2018) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today filed a broad constitutional challenge to the federal government’s watchlisting system, including the TSA’s recently revealed Quiet Skies program. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland on behalf of 20 […]
CAIR-Oregon Expresses Disappointment in Portland Police Chief’s Response
(Portland, OR, 8/8/18) – The Oregon chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Oregon) today joined Portland DSA (Democratic Socialists of America – Portland), Empower Portland, Portland Jobs with Justice, and NLG Portland (National Lawyers Guild – Portland) in expressing disappointment with Chief Danielle Outlaw’s response to allegations of improper uses of less-lethal weapons and […]
CAIR California Releases New Civil Rights Report and Accompanying Guides for Employers, Healthcare Providers, and Schools
(SANTA CLARA, CA, 8/08/18) – The California Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) today announced the release of its annual civil rights report which reveals an 82 percent increase in reported incidents of religious-based discrimination, anti-Muslim bias incidents and immigration matters to all four CAIR offices throughout the state from the previous year. The […]
CAIR Partners with MD Muslim Organization to Launch 2018 Election Candidate Survey
(Baltimore, Md., 8/8/18) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations, America’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, announced today that it has partnered with the United Maryland Muslim Council to launch the first statewide election candidate survey coordinated by Muslim organizations. Its goal is to provide candidates in local, state and congressional races in Maryland the opportunity to weigh in […]