CAIR-Georgia Releases Atlanta Mayoral Candidate Responses to Survey on Islamophobia, Civil Rights
(ATLANTA, GA, 10/30/2017) — The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) today released issue-based questionnaires completed by six of Atlanta’s mayoral candidates. “We thank Atlanta’s mayoral candidates for visiting local mosques, engaging with Atlanta Muslim voters and completing these candidate surveys, which ask about a variety of issues important to our community,” said Edward […]
CAIR Condemns Maryland Students’ Racist Halloween Costumes
(BALTIMORE, MD, 10/30/17) — The Maryland Outreach Department of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned reports of Maryland students dressing in racist Halloween costumes and body-writing and posting images of the hate-filled attire on social media. SEE: Photos of Baltimore private school students’ racially […]
CAIR-Kansas Condemns Hate Attack on Kansas City Church, Expresses Solidarity with African-American Community
(WICHITA, KS, 10/29/17) — The Kansas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Kansas) today condemned hate vandalism targeting an African-American church in Missouri. Someone broke into the Concord Fortress of Hope Church in Kansas City, Mo., early Sunday morning, starting a fire and vandalizing the front doors and windows defaced with racist graffiti, the […]
CAIR-WA Working with Officials, Community After ‘All Muslims Dead on 10/30 #MAGA’ Threat at High School
(SEATTLE, WA, 10/28/2017) – The Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Washington) said today it is working with Kent School District administrators and impacted families to help ensure a proper response to threatening anti-Muslim vandalism and slurs found on the Kent-Meridian High School campus this week. According to a letter sent out […]
CAIR-CA to Release Report on Faith-Based Bullying of Muslim Students in California Schools
(ANAHEIM, CA, 10/27/17) On Monday, October 30, 2017, the California chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) will hold simultaneous press conferences in Anaheim, San Diego, Sacramento and Santa Clara to release a new report documenting faith-based bullying of Muslim students in California schools. The report titled, “Unshakable: The Bullying of Muslim Students […]
ALERT: Registration for CAIR’s Banquet is Closing, Only a Handful of Tickets Left
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/27/17) – Registration for CAIR’s 23rd annual banquet on Saturday, October 28, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va., will close at 7 p.m., and there are only a handful of tickets remaining. No tickets will be sold at the door. TO REGISTER BEFORE THE DEADLINE, GO TO: https://www.cair.com/banquet With the theme […]
BANQUET ALERT: LAST DAY to Buy Tickets for CAIR’s Annual Banquet in Arlington, Va.
CAIR ”˜Muslim of the Year’ and ”˜Malcolm X’ awards to be presented at October 28 event (WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/26/17) – Today may be your last chance to buy tickets for CAIR’s 23rd annual banquet on Saturday, October 28, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va. We expect (inshallah) to run out of tickets either […]
CAIR-Iowa to Join Silent Protest of Islamophobic Event in Sioux Center
(CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, 10/26/17) – Later today, the Iowa chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Iowa) will join a coalition of civil rights and advocacy organizations for a silent protest at a 7 p.m. speech by Stephen Kirby at the Sioux Center Public Library in Sioux Center, Iowa. Critics say Kirby is an Islamophobe […]
BREAKING NEWS: CAIR to Release New Satirical ‘Anti-Muslim Ban’ Product at Saturday’s Banquet in Arlington, Va.
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/25/17) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced today that it will release a new satirical “anti-Muslim ban” product at its 23rd annual banquet on Saturday, October 28, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va. “If you used CAIR’s ISLAMOPHOBIN to help cure Islamophobia, you will love this new product that […]
CAIR: Muslim, Civil Rights Groups Respond to Yet Another Attack on Muslim Refugees by the Trump Administration
San Francisco, CA, 10/24/17 – Today, the Trump Administration announced it would continue to restrict refugees from 10 Muslim-majority nations by imposing new security measures put in place to discriminate against Muslims. While the Administration’s latest executive order does allow refugees to be admitted into the country as a part of the refugee resettlement program, it […]