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UPDATE: FBI Responds to CAIR Request to Probe Murder of American Muslim Journalist in Turkey
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/28/2017) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today said the FBI has responded to the Muslim civil rights and advocacy group’s request for an investigation of the murder of an American Muslim journalist in Turkey. SEE: CAIR Asks FBI to Probe Murder of American Muslim Journalist in Turkey FBI Probing Murder of Syrian-American […]
CAIR Calls on Texas Ag Official to Drop Fake Islamophobic Post, Apologize
(AUSTIN, TEXAS, 11/28/17) — The Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Texas) today called on that state’s Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller to remove an Islamophobic message posted online and to apologize to the Muslim community. On Sunday, Miller posted a fake story about President Trump removing a federal judge from the “22nd court of criminal appeals” […]
CAIR-OK Releases Healthcare Provider’s Guide to Islam in Response to Rise in Islamophobia
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 11/28/2017) – The Oklahoma Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) today announced the release of its latest Guide to Islamic Religious Practices for Healthcare Providers. CAIR-OK’s new guide is being released in response to the rise in Islamophobia nationwide in the past year. The Healthcare Provider’s Guide contains information about common Muslim religious […]
Why You Should Support CAIR on #GivingTuesday
As-salaamu alaykum (peace be to you): CAIR has pushed back against the rising tide of hate targeting American Muslims and other minority groups. We need your support on #GivingTuesday — the global day of giving for justice and mutual understanding — to help us continue and expand CAIR’s defense of you, your family and our […]
CAIR Reps Speak at Trinity Cathedral Forum on Civil Rights Issues Facing American Muslims
(CLEVELAND, OH, 11/27/17) — Representatives of the Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cleveland) recently presented on civil rights issues facing the Muslim community in America at the Dean’s Forum at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral. The forum, which was moderated by The Rev. Dr. Paul L. Gaston III, Interim Dean of the Cathedral, was […]
CAIR-MN: 100+ Students to Graduate from Minnesota Quran Memorization Schools
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 11/25/17) — On Saturday, November 25, the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) will join the 17th Annual Islamic Association of North American (IANA) Conference held in Minneapolis, Minnesota. One of the highlights of the program includes the graduation of hundreds of local students from Quran memorization Sunday schools. WHAT: […]
CAIR: Muslim Community Organizations File 9th Circuit Amicus Brief Opposing Muslim Ban 3.0
(SANTA CLARA, CA, 11/22/17) – This week, a group of organizations serving the Muslim community filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in the case of Hawaii v. Trump, arguing that the third iteration of the Trump Administration’s Muslim Ban is unconstitutional and discriminatory, has stoked fears in the […]
CAIR-San Diego Educational Forum for Muslim Parents a Success
(SAN DIEGO, CA, 11/21/17) — The San Diego chapter of the Council on American-Islamic-Relations (CAIR-San Diego) last week hosted an education forum titled “All that Parents Need to Know” in collaboration with the Islamic Center of San Diego. The forum aimed at educating families on various topics affecting students in the San Diego community and providing information necessary to […]
CAIR Seeks Protection for Va. Muslim Student Facing Cyberbullying for Reporting Hijab Removal by Teacher
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/21/17) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, called on school officials in Virginia to protect a Muslim student who is facing cyberbullying after reporting that a teacher forcibly-removed her Islamic head scarf, or hijab. That teacher at Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, […]