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CAIR-LA Files Suit on Behalf of Muslim Woman Stripped of Hijab by Ventura County Sheriffs
(ANAHEIM, CA, 5/7/2018) – The Greater Los Angeles Area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA), in conjunction with Erin Darling Law, today announced the filing of a lawsuit in federal court on behalf of a Muslim woman who had her religious head scarf (hijab) forcibly removed by Ventura County deputy sheriffs. CAIR-LA’s lawsuit alleges […]
CAIR-New Jersey Condemns Fake Paterson Mayoral Campaign Hate Mailer
(SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ, 5/7/18) — The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned an apparently fake racist mayoral campaign mailer distributed to voters in Paterson, N.J. That mailer included a number slurs targeting Muslims and other minority groups and has been […]
CAIR Action Alert: Contact Congress to Oppose Gina Haspel’s Confirmation as CIA Director
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/7/2018) – The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is again calling on all Americans who respect the Constitution and value human rights to tell their Senators and members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence to oppose the confirmation of Gina Haspel as […]
CAIR-Connecticut Questions Muslim Leader’s Exclusion From National Day of Prayer Ceremony
(WATERBURY, CT, 5/4/18) – The Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CT) today questioned why a Muslim leader in that state was barred from speaking yesterday at the National Day of Prayer ceremony in front of Waterbury City Hall. Fahd Syed, a board member of CAIR-CT, says he was notified about the event by […]
Action Alert: CAIR Asks Muslim Public Officials, Candidates to Take Part in Benchmark Survey
(WASHINGTON, D.C, 5/4/18) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling on all American Muslim public officials and Muslim candidates running for office at the federal, state and local levels to participate in a survey to establish a benchmark of the number of Muslim officials elected […]
CAIR-Houston Receives Ibn Sina Foundation Community Service Award
(HOUSTON, Texas, 5/4/18) – The Houston chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston) recently received a leadership award from the Ibn Sina Foundation recognizing the civil rights organization’s outstanding dedication and service to the community. CAIR-Houston works with its community coalition partners to serve as a resource and to promote justice and civic engagement.
CAIR-Iowa Condemns Apparent Neo-Nazi Vandalism of Church Bus
(CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, 5/4/18) – The Iowa chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Iowa) today condemned apparent neo-Nazi vandalism of a bus owned by the predominantly African-American Bethel AME Church in Clinton, Iowa. A church official discovered the vandalism – which included the phrase “N—— Die Soon 1488” written on the door of the recently-purchased […]
CAIR Urges West Texas Law Enforcement Not to Attend Anti-Muslim ‘Training’ with Conspiracy Theorist John Guandolo
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/3/18) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on law enforcement authorities in San Angelo, Texas, not to attend an Islamophobic “training” event tomorrow featuring anti-Muslim conspiracy theorist John Guandolo. Reports indicate that Gaundolo is working with an anti-Muslim hate group and the Concho Valley Council of Governments to organize the […]
CAIR-Kansas Offers Reward for Info on Attack Targeting Muslim Student
(KANSAS CITY, KS, 5/3/18) – The Kansas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Kansas) today offered a $5000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who allegedly attacked a Muslim student on the campus of a local community college in Kansas. Law enforcement authorities say the Muslim student was […]