CAIR Submits Testimony on Bill Designed to Prevent Hate Incidents at Public Colleges, Universities in Maryland
(BALTIMORE, MD, 2/16/18) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced that it has submitted testimony in support of HB0511 Public Institutions of Higher Education Hate-Bias Incident Prevention Act that was introduced in the Maryland state legislature. The bill, sponsored by Maryland State Delegate Angela Angel, was introduced […]
CAIR Wins Another Legal Challenge to Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban 3.0’
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/15/18) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced a win in an ongoing federal lawsuit on behalf of six individuals challenging the lawfulness of President Trump’s “Muslim ban 3.0.” SEE: ‘The Words of the President’ Doom Trump Travel Ban, Fourth Circuit Says A […]
CAIR-Columbus Hosts Governor’s Candidate Forum
On Sunday, February 11th, CAIR-Columbus hosted a Governor’s Candidate Forum at the Dublin Community Recreation Center in Dublin, Ohio. Participants included State Senator Joe Schiavoni, former Congressman Dennis Kucinich, former Ohio Supreme Court Justice Bill O’Neill, and former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray. The event lasted approximately 90 minutes and was attended by […]
CAIR-Kansas to Join Community Leaders in Support of Planned Kansas City (MO) Resolution Against Islamophobia
(KANSAS CITY, KS, 12/14/18) – On Thursday, February 15, the Kansas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Kansas) will join Muslim community leaders in addressing the City Council of Kansas City (3 p.m., City Council Chamber, 26th Floor, Kansas City City Hall, 414 E 12th St., Kansas City, MO 64106) about a resolution in […]
CAIR-Florida Calls Florida Voters to Contact Senators to Vote ‘No” on Unconstitutional Anti-BDS Bill, Thanks Sen. Torres for Support
(Miami, FL, 2/14/2018) – The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida), the nation’s largest civil rights and advocacy organization, today thanked State Senator Victor Torres for his unshakable fight to protect civil liberties for all by opposing unconstitutional “anti-BDS” legislation and urges his peers in the Florida Senate to mirror his stance and oppose the “Israel […]
CAIR-DFW Calls for Censure of City Council Member Who Shared Islamophobic ‘Ban Islam’ Post
(DALLAS, TX, 2/14/18) ”” The Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-DFW) today called on the city council of Plano, Texas, to censure one of its members who shared a Facebook video questioning whether President Trump should “ban Islam in American schools.” Plano City Council Member Tom Harrison recently shared the video on […]
CAIR-Florida joins Coalition of Florida Immigrant Rights Organizations Issuing a Statewide Florida Travel Advisory Announcement
(Miami, FL, 2/14/18) – The Florida Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida), the state’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today announces the release of an emergency travel advisory warning immigrants and people of color traveling to Florida of the many risks they may run into. This effort is the result of a coalition […]
CAIR and Walkup, Melodia File Suit Challenging Southwest Airlines’ Removal of Arabic-Speaking Passenger
(SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 2/13/2018) — The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA) and the law firm of Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger today filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a traveler who was removed from a Southwest Airlines flight in April 2016 after another passenger complained about his […]
CAIR-OK to Host ‘Day of Prayer for Our Legislators,’ Interfaith Friday Prayer at State Capitol
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 2/13/2018) – On Friday, February 16, the Oklahoma Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) will host a “Day of Prayer for Our Legislators,” marked with an interfaith group of speakers and an Islamic “jummah” Friday communal prayer and “khutbah,” or sermon, led by Imam Dr. Imad Enchassi. WHAT: Day of Prayer […]
CAIR: Missouri Muslims to Hold 4th Annual Capitol Day
(ST. LOUIS, MO, 2/13/2018) – On February 14, Missouri Immigrant and Refugee Advocates (MIRA), along with the Kansas and Missouri chapters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), will hold “Immigrants, Muslims and Refugee Capitol Day.” The Jefferson City event will bring together Missouri immigrants, Muslims, refugees, and their allies to make that state a more […]