CAIR-Kansas Calls for Hate Crime Probe, Increased Protection After Online Threat to Wichita Mosque
(KANSAS CITY, KS, 12/18/2017) — The Kansas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Kansas) today called on state and federal law enforcement to investigate as a possible hate crime a threating Facebook post suggesting using the Wichita Islamic Society’s building as a shooting range. CAIR-Kansas also called for stepped-up police protection for the mosque. […]
CAIR Condemns Trump’s Trashing of Legal Immigrants, Whom He Called ‘Worst of the Worst’
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/15/2017) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned President Trump’s “trashing” of legal immigrants who came to this country through the visa lottery system. In a speech earlier today at the FBI Training Academy, the president said in part: “They have a […]
CAIR-NY Seeks Hate Crime Charges for Murder Suspect Who Shouted ‘F—ing Arabs, Muslims and Terrorists’
(NEW YORK, NY, 12/15/17) — The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), a leading Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the arrest of Mark Thomas for the murder of Abdul Yafaee, an 80-year-old store clerk who was killed on Thursday night. CAIR-NY is also calling for hate crime charges in […]
CAIR: Austin Mosques to Dedicate Friday Sermon to Rohingya Refugee Crisis
(AUSTIN, TEXAS – 12/15/2017) – The Austin Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Austin) welcomes the effort of local Mosques to express solidarity with Rohingya Muslim refugees by dedicating their Friday sermons to addressing the ongoing humanitarian crisis. Violence against the Rohingya minority in Myanmar has forcibly displaced hundreds of thousands of people. More […]
DC: National Muslim Coalition to Hold Rally for Jerusalem Outside White House
(WASHINGTON, D.C, 12/14/17) – On Saturday, December 16, the US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), a coalition of leading national and local Muslim organizations, will hold a noon rally in opposition to President Trump’s recent recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Thousands of people are expected to attend, with buses organized from around the country. WHAT: USCMO Rally for Jerusalem WHEN: Saturday, […]
CAIR Releases Video Highlighting Rise in White Supremacy, Islamophobia Over Past Year
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/14/2017) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, has released its annual video, titled “Living Our Faith: Defending Freedom.” CAIR’s 12-minute video details its response to President Trump’s “Muslim Ban” executive orders and to the unprecedented rise in white supremacy and Islamophobia since Trump’s […]
CAIR-Alabama, Other Advocacy Groups to Highlight Impact of Grassroots, Marginalized Communities in Senate Election
(BIRMINGHAM, AL, 12/14/2017) — Today, the Alabama chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Alabama) will join StandAsOne, a coalition of area advocacy groups, to highlight the impact of grassroots, marginalized communities in Tuesday’s Special Senate Election. CAIR-Alabama noted a large Muslim voter turnout for the special Senate election after a grassroots organizing effort to […]
CAIR-Georgia Welcomes Arrest of Pro-Trump White Supremacist Who Reportedly Phoned Threats to Augusta Mosque
(ATLANTA, GA – 12/14/17) — The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) today welcomed the arrest of Preston Q. Howard, a Missouri man accused of making several profane and threatening calls to the Islamic Society of Augusta (ISA) over the summer. “We welcome the news that law enforcement arrested this anti-Muslim bigot […]
CAIR-Columbus Volunteers Distribute Gift Cards to Families in Need
(COLUMBUS, OHIO, 12/13/17) – Today, CAIR-Columbus’ Feeding Families Project volunteers distributed holiday gift cards to the residents and staff at the YWCA Family Shelter. The Feeding Families Project volunteers have been providing meals at the shelter on the second Friday of each month since the shelter opened in 2005. For the past few years, CAIR-Columbus […]
CAIR Files Human Rights Complaint Over New Mexico Store’s Denial of Service to Muslims
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/13/2017) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced the filing of a human rights discrimination complaint with the State of New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions against a New Mexico-based convenience store for its discriminatory policy that denies service to Muslims. SEE: […]