CAIR Action Alert: Demand Congress Investigate Amazon’s Surveillance Practices
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/5/19) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Fight for the Future and dozens of other civil rights groups need your help in urging members of Congress to investigate Amazon over its privacy practices. Amazon is already under pressure from antitrust investigations, and it’s facing growing scrutiny on the privacy front amid revelations […]
CAIR Action Alert: Urge U.S. House to Support Rep. Tlaib’s Resolution Against Human Rights Violations in Jammu and Kashmir
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/5/19) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling on all Americans to urge their U.S. House representative to co-sponsor and support the adoption of Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib’s (D-MI) resolution condemning the human rights violations taking place in Jammu and Kashmir and supporting Kashmiri self-determination. ACT NOW: URGE […]
Breaking News: Special Guest Congresswoman Ilhan Omar To Headline CAIR-NY’s 21st Anniversary Gala
CAIR-NY Gala tickets are $100 in advance. Event is expected to sell out. (New York, N.Y., 12/5/2019) – The New York Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) is excited to announce that Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) will be a Special Guest for its 21st Anniversary Gala, to be held Saturday, December 14th at the […]
CAIR, Local Leaders Applaud Maryland School System’s Vote to Resume Eid Equality for Students
(Baltimore, Md., 12/4/19) – Earlier today, the Council on American-Islamic Relations and community leaders applauded the Montgomery County Public Schools Board of Education’s decision to resume closing schools for students on Eid on the 2020-21 academic calendar after an AP exam conflict was resolved with the College Board. SEE: Students in Maryland school system to be […]
CAIR-Florida Condemns GOP Candidate’s Letter Calling for Rep. Ilhan Omar to Be Hanged
(TAMPA, FL, 12/4/19) — The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida) today condemned GOP Candidate George Buck’s statements on a fundraising letter suggesting that U. S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and others be executed by hanging. Multiple local and national media outlets reported that candidate George Buck called for a U.S. Congresswoman to be […]
CAIR Action Alert: Urge Senate, White House to Finalize and Enact Bill Sanctioning China Over Uyghur Muslim Concentration Camps
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/4/19) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is urging all Americans to urge their Senators to finalize the adoption of the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2019 (S.178) and for the White House to immediately enact the bill once it arrives on the president’s desk. Previously adopted in the Senate, it is being […]
CAIR: Registration Opens for 2020 Muslim Lobby Day at the Maryland State Capital
(BALTIMORE, MD, 12/4/19) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today announced that registration is officially open for the “2020 Maryland Muslim Lobby Day at the Capital” in Annapolis. The event, co-hosted by the United Maryland Muslim Council, the Prince George’s County Muslim Council, CAIR and others, will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at the Miller […]
CAIR Calls on State Department to Dismiss Senior Adviser with History of Anti-Muslim Views
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/4/19) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the State Department to fire Islamophobic right-wing pundit Frank Wuco as Senior Adviser at the State Department’s Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance because of his long history of anti-Muslim and extremist views. […]
CAIR-Georgia Welcomes Charges Against Men Who Harassed Muslim Family on Highway Last Year
(ATLANTA, GA, 12/4/2019) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today thanked the Dekalb County Solicitor’s Office for filing criminal charges against two men who allegedly used their pickup truck to harass and endanger a Muslim family while traveling on Highway I-85 in Atlanta almost exactly […]
CAIR-Georgia Welcomes Apology from Nordstrom Rack After Store Mishandles Anti-Muslim Incident
(ALPHARETTA, GA, 12/3/2019) The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations today welcomed an apology that Nordstrom Rack delivered to a Georgia Muslim family after the store mishandled an incident of anti-Muslim harassment that occurred at the company’s Alpharetta location last month. On Saturday, Nov. 16th, five members of an American Muslim family were […]