CAIR Calls on Prosecutors to Pursue Maximum Charges for Racist Death Threats Targeting Driver with Arabic Name
(CINCINNATI, OH, 7/31/2018) — The Cincinnati chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cincinnati) today called on the Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office to aggressively pursue charges in a racist incident of ethnic intimidation and road rage targeting a driver with an Arabic name. [MEDIA ADVISORY: CAIR will hold a media availability on this issue with […]
CAIR Welcomes Minnesota Department of Education Probe of Bullying That Led to Muslim Student’s Suicide
(WASHINGTON, DC, 7/31/18) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the Minnesota Department of Education’s (MDOE) decision to open an investigation into Chisago Lakes High School’s non-compliance with the school district’s bullying prohibition policy. CAIR filed a complaint and request for investigation on behalf of Faith […]
CAIR-San Diego to Call for Probe of Bullying Targeting Muslim Student at Greenfield Middle School
(SAN DIEGO, CA, 7/31/2018) – On Wednesday, August 1, the San Diego office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-San Diego) will hold a news conference to call for an independent investigation of reports of bullying targeting a Muslim student at Greenfield Middle School in El Cajon, California. At the news conference, CAIR-San-Diego will also […]
CAIR Urges TSA to Drop ‘Quiet Skies’ Passenger Tracking Program Over Concerns About Religious, Racial Profiling
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/30/18) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), today called on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to drop the secret “Quiet Skies” passenger tracking program that the Muslim civil rights organization says may single out law-abiding Muslim travelers for official harassment. Under that program, which was revealed by the Boston Globe and has been […]
CAIR Calls on Interior Secretary Zinke to Drop Spokeswoman Who Claimed a Muslim Can’t Be President
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/26/18) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), today called for the dismissal of a spokeswoman for Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke who once argued that a Muslim “could never serve” as president of the United States. In a 2015 post online, Faith Vander Voort came to the defense of then-GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson, […]
CAIR-Kansas Expresses Solidarity with African-American Community After Apparent White Supremacist Murder
(KANSAS CITY, KS, 7/26/2018) – The Kansas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Kansas) today expressed solidarity with the African-American community following an allegedly racially-motivated murder of an African-American woman by a reported white supremacist. MeShon Cooper, 43, was found dead July 14 in a residence about a week after she had been reported […]
CAIR Calls for Firing of VA Official Who Spread Conspiracy Theories, Islamophobic Comments
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/25/18) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called for the firing of a top Trump administration U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) appointee who spread conspiracy theories about then-President Barack Obama and made anti-Muslim comments on social media. In 2016, shortly after joining the Trump campaign, VA Executive Director of Intergovernmental Affairs […]
CAIR-Georgia to Release New Details About Shukri Ali Said Shooting at 7/28 Town Hall in Johns Creek
(ATLANTA, GA – 7/25/2018) — On Saturday, July 28, the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) and other groups plan to host a town hall in Johns Creek, about issues related to the police shooting of Shukri Ali Said and the broader issues of mental illness, implicit bias and law enforcement. Said, an American citizen […]
CAIR-Georgia Welcomes Jason Spencer’s Decision to Resign, Extends ‘Open Invitation’ to Meet with Leaders of the Communities He Offended
(ATLANTA, GA, 7/25/18) — The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) today welcomed Jason Spencer’s decision to resign from the Georgia state legislature. CAIR-Georgia also informed Rep. Jason Spencer that he has an “open invitation” to meet with representatives of the communities he offended in order apologize and make amends. CAIR-Georgia had demanded that Spencer resign his position […]
CAIR Calls on Fox News to Pull Reps From Anti-Muslim Hate Conference
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/24/2018) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on Fox News to withdraw its representatives from an upcoming conference sponsored by a notorious anti-Muslim hate group. Several Fox News hosts and commentators are scheduled to appear at the September 4-5 conference of […]