CAIR-SFBA: Civil Rights, Privacy Coalition Says Berkeley City Council Should Approve Groundbreaking Surveillance Ordinance
(BERKELEY, CA, 3/12/2018) — A coalition of civil rights and privacy organizations today called on the Berkeley City Council to approve a powerful new law aimed at protecting privacy rights. The Ordinance would create a thorough legally enforceable use policy with built in safeguards to ensure protection of civil liberties and the security of data. It […]
CAIR-Massachusetts Asks American Legion to Deny Venue for Hate Group’s Anti-Islam Speaker
(BOSTON, MA, 3/9/2018) – The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MA) is calling on an American Legion post in that state to deny the use of its facility for an event Sunday featuring an anti-Muslim speaker and promoted by an Islamophobic hate group. Anni Cyrus, who purports to be an educator about […]
CAIR Files Lawsuit Seeking Return of Michigan Muslim Barred from U.S. by Unconstitutional ‘No-Fly List’
(WASHINGTON D.C., 3/9/2018) – The CAIR Legal Defense Fund of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and CAIR’s Michigan chapter today announced the filing of a lawsuit on behalf of an American Muslim permanent resident, Kamran Majeed, from Michigan who is being prevented from boarding a flight back to his home in the United States from Pakistan. […]
CAIR Celebrating International Women’s Day 2018 – Did You Know?
Good News Alert: CAIR Welcomes University of Cincinnati Ending Relationship with Professor Who Harassed Muslim Student
(CINCINNATI, 3/8/18) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations, Cincinnati Chapter (CAIR-Cincinnati) today welcomed the successful outcome of a complaint filed with the University of Cincinnati against a professor who reportedly harassed a Muslim student based on her religion and ethnicity. In October 2017, the professor posted comments to his entire class in which he allegedly […]
CAIR-Georgia to Pursue Legal Action Against Barrow County Sheriff After His ‘Backdoor Ban’ Blocks Local Muslims from Islamophobic Course
(ATLANTA, GA – 3/8/2018) — The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) today announced that it plans to pursue legal action against the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office after it instituted discriminatory limits on who could attend an anti-Muslim training course taught by David Bores. “Despite clear evidence that David Bores is an anti-Muslim extremist, […]
CAIR-Minnesota Calls on Feds to Probe Video Showing Armed North Dakota Militia Members Destroying ‘Mosque’
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 3/7/18) – – The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today called for a state and federal investigation of a recently-discovered video showing members of the North Dakota Security Force III% shooting at and destroying a replica “mosque.” NOTE: The Three Percenters are part of an armed anti-government extremist movement that formed […]
CAIR Action Alert: Help Move Historic Bill to End Genocide Through Maryland State Legislature
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/7/18) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), America’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, is urging all Americans concerned about human rights to contact the chair of Maryland legislature’s Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, the Honorable Delegate Anne Healy, and urge her to approve HB1787 – Prevention of Genocide and Crimes Against […]
Action Alert: Join CAIR-Florida in Asking for Removal of Middle School Teacher Running a Racist Podcast
(Miami, FL, 3/7/2018) – The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida), the State’s largest civil rights and advocacy organization, is urging all those who value our student’s school safety to join CAIR-Florida in urging the Citrus County School District to immediately remove Dayanna Volitich, a social studies teacher at Crystal River Middle School running a […]
CAIR-LA Welcomes California DOE’s Support for Bias-Free Learning Environment for Muslim Student
(ANAHEIM, CA, 3/6/18) – The Greater Los Angeles Area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today welcomed the California Department of Education’s (CDE) determination of religious discrimination, overturning the Mesa Union School District’s (District’s) defense of the use of materials from an Islamophobic website – billionbibles.org – to teach about Islam. In October 2017, […]