CAIR-Arizona, Muslim Students to Announce Free Speech Lawsuit Challenging ‘BDS’ Law
(MESA, AZ, 3/1/18) – On Friday, March 2, the Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ) and representatives of the Muslim Students Association (MSA) at Arizona State University (ASU) will hold a press conference to announce a lawsuit against ASU and the Arizona Board of Regents. The lawsuit, filed today by the CAIR Legal […]
CAIR Welcomes Resignation of Islamophobic Interior Department Official
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/1/18) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the resignation of a political appointee at the U.S. Department of Interior who made anti-Muslim and other offensive comments on Facebook and Twitter. Christine Bauserman, who previously worked for President Trump’s presidential campaign, served as […]
CAIR-OK to Host 4th Oklahoma Muslim Day at the Capitol
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 3/1/2018) – On Monday, March 5, the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) will host its 4th Annual “Oklahoma Muslim Day at the Capitol.” WHAT: 4th Annual Oklahoma Muslim Day at the Capitol WHEN: Monday, March 5, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 2nd Floor Rotunda Oklahoma State Capitol CONTACT: CAIR-OK Government Affairs Director Lani […]
CAIR Human Rights Complaint Against New Mexico Store’s Islamophobic Signs Successfully Resolved
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/1/2018) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today announced the successful resolution of a human rights complaint against a New Mexico convenience store that put up Islamophobic and racist signs. In December of last year, the CAIR Legal Defense Fund filed a human rights complaint against Mayhill Convenience Store after an American […]
CAIR: Oklahoma Muslims, Interfaith Leaders Condemn Rep. Strohm’s ‘Discriminatory’ Chaplain Policy
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 2/28/2018) – The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) today joined Muslim and interfaith leaders in condemning Rep. Chuck Strohm’s refusal to address his discriminatory House chaplain policy and offer a real solution. Yesterday Rep. Strohm issued a statement that offered no explanation for his denial of Rep. Jason Dunnington’s […]
CAIR Calls on Idaho Senate Committee to Drop Anti-Islam Bill
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/27/18) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling on an Idaho Senate committee to drop consideration of proposed anti-Islam legislation. For the third year in a row, State Rep. Eric Redman introduced a bill modeled on other Islamophobic legislation considered or passed in […]
CAIR-Florida to Hold News Conference with Muslim Citizen on No-Fly List Allowed to Re-Enter U.S.
(MIAMI, FL, 2/26/17) – On Tuesday, February 27, the Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida) will hold a news conference to announce the successful return to Florida of Hashem Nader Sehwail after he was placed on a “no-fly list” preventing him from returning to Florida after visiting Jordan. Click Here to See Complaint Click […]
CAIR Applauds Supreme Court’s Decision to Deny Trump Administration’s DACA Appeal
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/26/2018) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today applauded the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to deny the Trump administration’s latest attempt to overturn a federal judge’s nationwide injunction that temporarily blocked President Trump’s termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that safeguards from deportation some 800,000 undocumented young people, known as […]
Registration Opens for 4th Annual National Muslim Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill in D.C.
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/26/2018) — The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), a coalition of leading national and local American Muslim organizations, today opened registration for the fourth annual National Muslim Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on May 7-8, 2018. Expected […]
CAIR Poll: Muslim Voters Overwhelmingly Support Universal Background Checks for All Gun Sales
Survey respondents say public officials would have responded differently to Florida school shooting had the perpetrator been Muslim (WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/26/18) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released the results of a survey of Muslim voter households indicating overwhelming support (93%) for requiring background checks for […]