CAIR-LA Sponsors Women’s Marches in Orange County and Los Angeles, Produces Video of Women Leaders in Greater Los Angeles Area
(ANAHEIM, CA, 1/17/18) – The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) is proud to be a co-sponsor of the Orange County and Los Angeles Women’s Marches occurring this coming Saturday. SEE: Orange County Women’s March 2018 SEE: Women’s March Los Angeles 2018 CAIR-LA’s Policy and Advocacy Coordinator, Asmaa Ahmed, will speak […]
CAIR Files Suit in Texas Challenging Placement of U.S. Muslims on Terror Watch Lists Without Due Process
(DALLAS, TEXAS, 1/17/18) – The Dallas Fort-Worth chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-DFW), along with CAIR’s national civil rights department, today filed a lawsuit on behalf of several Muslims challenging their placement — without due process — in the government’s Terrorist Screening Database – a watch list of “known or suspected terrorists.” CAIR’s […]
CAIR to Mark ‘Muslim Ban’ Anniversary with Grand Opening of New Office in Maryland
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/17/18) – On Saturday, January 27, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization will mark the first anniversary of President Trump’s “Muslim ban” executive order with a grand opening celebration and ribbon cutting ceremony at its new office in Maryland. CAIR’s new office will enable […]
CAIR Says DOJ/DHS Report on Terror Smears Immigrants, Ignores White Supremacist Violence
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/16/18) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today said a new Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) report on international terrorism-related charges in U.S. federal courts between 2001 and 2016 serves to smear all immigrants and ignores the troubling phenomenon of violence committed by white supremacists and other […]
CAIR Condemns Distribution of Hate Literature to Maryland Homes
(BALTIMORE, MD, 1/14/18) — The Maryland Outreach Department of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the reported distribution of Islamophobic and homophobic hate literature to homes in Maryland. CAIR said the cartoon-like tracts by the hate group Chick Publications, titled “Camel’s in the Tent,” […]
CAIR-WA to Present on Islamophobia to Youth at MLK Day Youth Advocacy Workshop
(SEATTLE, WA, 1/14/18) – On Sunday, January 14, the Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Washington) will present on Islamophobia at the MLK Day Youth Advocacy Workshop in Downtown Seattle. The goal of the workshop is to empower youth between the ages of 11-18 to speak out publicly against Islamophobia and Antisemitism, […]
Action Alert: CAIR Condemns Trump’s Bigoted Remarks, Asks Imams to Offer Friday Sermons Urging Rejection of Racism
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/12/18) – Following President Trump’s most recent racist remarks, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling on imams (Islamic religious leaders) nationwide to reiterate Islam’s rejection of racism in their sermons (khutbas) for today’s weekly congregational prayers (jummah). In a statement reacting to […]
Action Alert: CAIR Condemns Termination of TPS for Salvadorans, Urges Redesignation for Syrians and Yemenis Living in U.S.
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/11/18) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the Trump administration’s announcement this week terminating the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) of the 263,000 Salvadoran immigrants living in the United States, the humanitarian program allowing them to live and work in the U.S. […]
Action Alert: CAIR Calls on Maryland Mosques to Participate in ‘Immigrant Solidarity Weekend’, Dedicate Friday Sermons to Prayers for Immigrant Communities
(BALTIMORE, MD, 1/11/18) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling on Maryland mosque leaders and imams (Islamic religious leaders) to support statewide ”˜Immigrant Solidarity Weekend’ January 12th – 14th by dedicating this week’s Friday sermons to urging prayers, support, and advocacy for Maryland’s diverse immigrant communities. […]
CAIR-DFW Calls for Probe of McKinney ISD Middle School Teachers’ Impact on Students after Islamophobic, Hateful Tweets
(DALLAS, TX, 1/11/2018) – The Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-DFW) today called on the McKinney Independent School District to launch an independent investigation of whether two middle school teachers’ private anti-Muslim and hateful views are negatively impacting their students. Parents of students from McKinney Independent School District contacted CAIR-DFW a […]