CAIR: Alabama Muslims Request Meeting at Mosque with Senator Doug Jones
(BIRMINGHAM, AL, 1/11/2018) — More than 20 Alabama Muslim organizations sent a letter yesterday to newly-elected Senator Doug Jones congratulating him and inviting him to visit a mosque to meet with members of the Muslim community and better understand that part of his constituency. SEE: Alabama Muslims Invite U.S. Sen. Doug Jones to Visit Mosque […]
CAIR Houston to Join Press Conference in Defense of African-American Muslim Inmates’ Rights
Inmates reputedly placed in solitary confinement with no lights, no water, no heat, no clothes, and with no charges for violation of prison rules CAIR-Houston will join attorneys, other Muslim leaders and prisoner rights activists at a press conference Thursday, January 11, at 11 am, at the SHAPE Community Center, 3815 Live Oak, in Houston, Texas, to […]
A Prayer to Close Guantanamo
Yesterday, I had the honor and privilege to open the 16th Anniversary Prayer Vigil that demanded the closure of the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. When a colleague asked me if I wanted to give the prayer remarks, I was excited and immediately said yes. I remembered participating in a mock-trial in my high […]
CAIR Welcomes Judge’s Decision to Temporarily Resume DACA Program Protecting Dreamers
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/10/2018) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed a federal judge’s nationwide injunction to temporarily block 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 “dreamers,” brought to the United States as children. SEE: Washington Post: DACA injunction: […]
CAIR Welcomes Tennessee University’s Decision to Drop Anti-Muslim ‘Summit’
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/10/18) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed a decision by a Tennessee university to drop an Islamophobic “homeland security summit” featuring John Guandolo, an infamous anti-Muslim conspiracy theorist who claims a former CIA director was a “secret Muslim” and that Muslim hotel managers, cabbies and 7-11 workers seek to take […]
CAIR-NJ Commends Governor-Elect Phil Murphy for Nominating Muslim Department of Health Commissioner
(SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ, 1/10/2017) — The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today commended Governor-elect Phil Murphy for nominating Veterans Affairs Department official Dr. Shereef Elnaha, a Muslim American, for the position of Department of Health Commissioner. If confirmed, Dr. Elnaha would […]
CAIR-Georgia Thanks Atlanta’s City Jail for Allowing Inmates to Cover Their Hair for Religious Reasons
(ATLANTA, GA, 1/10/18) — The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) today thanked the City of Atlanta Detention Center for agreeing to permit inmates who cover their hair for religious reasons — including Muslim women — to do so while detained. “We thank the City of Atlanta for agreeing to a policy that protects religious […]
CAIR-WA to Host Bystander Intervention Training in Downtown Seattle This Weekend
(SEATTLE, WA, 1/9/18) – On Saturday, January 13, the Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Washington) will host a “Bystander Intervention Training” in Downtown Seattle. The goal of the training is to help citizens learn how to safely and effectively intervene in situations of public harassment and violence. The training will be led by Zahra Billoo, civil rights […]
CAIR-DFW, Civic and Religious Leaders to Promote Mutual Understanding with Interfaith Book Discussion Series
(DALLAS, TX, 1/9/2018) – Beginning January 15, the Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-DFW) will launch an interfaith book discussion series to promote mutual understanding throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. CAIR-DFW’s initiative, “Developing a Fearless Heart: An Interfaith Effort to Cultivate Compassion,” revolves around the book “A Fearless Heart” by Dr. […]
CAIR-MA to Host Annual ‘Massachusetts Muslim Capitol Day’
(BOSTON, MA, 1/9/2018) – On Tuesday, January 30, the Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MA) will host its Annual “Massachusetts Muslim Capitol Day.” WHAT: Massachusetts Muslim Capitol Day WHEN: Tuesday, January 30, 9 a.m. to Noon CONTACT: CAIR-MA Executive Director John Robbins, 617-862-9159, jrobbins@cair.com Muslims from across the state will take part […]