CAIR-Florida Welcomes Arrest of Man Who Planned Terror Attack on Mosque
(MIAMI, FL, 12/04/17) – The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida), the state’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today welcomed the arrest of Bernandino Bolatete, who allegedly told an undercover officer that he planned to climb up the tower of the Islamic Center of Northeast Florida and open fire on […]
DC: Muslim, Arab-American, Interfaith Groups to Demand That Trump Not Alter Status of Jerusalem
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/4/17) — On Tuesday, December 5, a coalition of American Muslim, Arab-American, human rights, and Interfaith groups will hold a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., to demand that President Trump not alter the status of Jerusalem that has been maintained by past administrations. Trump may soon alter previous […]
BREAKING: CAIR Says U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision on Trump’s Muslim Ban Ignores Impact on Citizens and Their Relatives Abroad
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/4/17) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed deep concern over the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow President Trump’s “Muslim Ban” to be implemented until the court makes a final decision about the executive action’s constitutionality. Earlier today, the court issued two […]
CAIR-San Diego Marches for ‘Justice for Jonathon Coronel’
(SAN DIEGO, CA, 12/4/17) — The San Diego chapter of the Council on American-Islamic-Relations (CAIR-San Diego) last week co-sponsored the “Justice for Jonathon Coronel” march and rally led by the National Action Network (NAN). SEE: http://nationalactionnetwork.net/ Jonathon Coronel was shot 16 times and killed in Vista by San Diego County sheriff’s deputy C. Villanueva in July of this year. He was […]
CAIR-NY Welcomes Guilty Plea of Woman Who Assaulted Muslim Women, Infant Children in Brooklyn
(NEW YORK, NY, 11/30/17) – The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), the state’s leading Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the guilty plea of Emirjeta Xhelili, who pleaded guilty in Kings County Supreme Court to attacking two Muslim women and their infant children. On September 8, 2016, Xhelili attacked two […]
CAIR: 44 Groups Tell Senate to Vote ‘No’ on Islamophobic Alabama Judicial Nominee Brett Talley
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/30/2017) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), along with 43 other civil society, civil rights organizations, faith groups, and law offices sent a letter to every Senate office today strongly requesting a “NO” vote on the confirmation of Brett Joseph Talley for the position of United States District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama. Prior to […]
CAIR-DFW, Tremain Artaza PLLC File Discrimination Complaint with Texas Workforce Commission Against Dillard’s
(DALLAS, TX, 11/30/17) — The Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-DFW) and Tremain Artaza PLLC today filed an employment discrimination complaint with the Texas Workforce Commission’s Civil Rights Division on behalf of a young Muslim woman who alleges that Dillard’s refused her employment due to her hijab. The woman applied to work […]
CAIR Written Statement for House Homeland Security Committee Hearing on World Wide Threats: Keeping America Secure in the New Age of Terror, 11/30/17
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/30/2017) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today submitted a written statement for the record for the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security hearing on “World Wide Threats: Keeping America Secure in the New Age of Terror.” While the hearing examined a broad array of […]
VIDEO: CAIR Responds to Trump’s Anti-Muslim Tweets
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/29/2017) – Earlier today, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, responded to what it called President Trump’s “incitement to violence against American Muslims” after he retweeted Islamophobic videos from an anti-Muslim British political leader who has been charged in the United Kingdom with “religious aggravated […]
CAIR Condemns Trump’s Incitement to Violence Against U.S. Muslims on Twitter
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/29/2017) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned what it called President Trump’s “incitement to violence against American Muslims” after he retweeted Islamophobic videos from an anti-Muslim British political leader who has been charged in the United Kingdom with “religious aggravated harassment.” […]