CAIR Statement on International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 2018
In recognition of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (Feb. 6), the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, reaffirms its longstanding position that: “American Muslims join people of conscience of all faiths in condemning female genital mutilation (FGM), forced marriages, ‘honor killings,’ and […]
CAIR Calls on DHS to Revise or Drop Report Targeting Muslim Immigrants, Residents with Long-Term Profiling and Surveillance
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/6/18) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to revise or drop a draft report that initially urged authorities to target Sunni Muslim legal immigrants and permanent residents for long-term religious profiling and surveillance. The […]
Action Alert: Join CAIR in Thanking Florida Reps. Cortes, Mercado and Smith for their Opposition to Unconstitutional Anti-BDS Legislation
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/6/2018) – The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida), the nation’s largest civil rights and advocacy organization, is urging all those who value the First Amendment to join CAIR-Florida in thanking Florida State Representatives Smith, Mercado and Cortes for their unwavering fight for justice for all by opposing unconstitutional “anti-BDS” legislation. The […]
CAIR to Monitor Minnesota Muslim Voters’ Access to Feb. 6 GOP Precinct Caucuses
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 2/5/18) – On Tuesday, February 6, the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) will monitor Muslim voters’ access to Republican Party caucuses in that state. CAIR-MN had previously called on the Minnesota Republican Party to dismiss an official who claimed that he uncovered a plot to “mobilize Muslims to infiltrate our […]
CAIR Urges Idaho Lawmakers to Drop Anti-Islam Bill
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/2/18) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on an Idaho House committee to drop consideration of proposed anti-Islam legislation. For the third year in a row, Rep. Eric Redman introduced a bill modeled on other Islamophobic legislation considered or passed in […]
Protecting you from illegal surveillance
Every person in America has the right to an attorney when contacted by law enforcement of any level. CAIR’s lawyers nationwide stand ready to help when American Muslims are contacted by FBI or other law enforcement. Just recently, an American Muslim man, who lives with his wife and three children and actively volunteers in interfaith […]
Protecting your right to work, free from discrimination
Everyone has the right to practice their faith at work, free from discrimination or harassment. That is the promise of America and is also a basic Constitutional right. CAIR stands ready to help when American Muslims face discrimination. In 2015, Cargill began banning prayer in its Fort Morgan factory. Practicing Muslim employees who had worked […]
Protecting your right to travel freely
Just a few months ago, CAIR was able to get two upstanding, law-abiding American Muslims removed from the unconstitutional “no fly list,” which prevents those on the list from returning to their families in the United States or from traveling on an airplane domestically or internationally. One was Imam Yussuf Abdi, a loving husband, father […]
Protecting your right to go to school
When students or parents contact CAIR chapters for help, we are there to help them. Our civil rights attorneys and staff make sure that students who report bullying are protected and their cases are taken seriously. Our message is clear: Every student, including Muslim students, has the right to go to school without fear of […]
CAIR-Oregon Welcomes Hate Crime Charges Against White Supremacist
(PORTLAND, OREGON, 2/1/18) – The Oregon chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Oregon) today applauded a decision by the Benton County District Attorney’s office to pursue hate crime charges against alleged white supremacist Andrew Oswalt. Oswalt is suspected of vandalizing vehicles used by activists from the group Standing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) with […]