CAIR Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Racist Harassment Targeting Tenn. Muslim Girls, Knife Attack on Father, Threat to Kill Entire Family
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/25/17) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on law enforcement authorities in Tennessee to treat as a hate crime an incident in which a man allegedly harassed Muslim school girls, pulled a knife on their father and threatened to kill the […]
CAIR-NY Condemns Hate Attack, Urges Public to Aid NYPD Investigation
(NEW YORK, NY, 10/24/17) — The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), a leading Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned an attack on a woman at the Port Authority Bus Terminal and is urging anyone with information about the suspect’s identity to call NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force. According to […]
WATCH: Imam Suhaib Webb Invites You to CAIR’s Annual Banquet Oct. 28 in Arlington, Va.
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/24/17) – Imam Suhaib Webb is inviting the community to CAIR’s 23rd annual banquet on Saturday, October 28, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va., at which he will be a keynote speaker. WATCH Imam Suhaib’s Invitation Along with the address by Imam Suhaib, banquet attendees will join CAIR in honoring pioneering […]
CAIR Welcomes Hate Crime Charge for Anti-Muslim Threat in Delaware
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/23/17) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a hate crime charge brought against a Delaware man after he allegedly threatened two neighbors, reportedly because he thought one of them was a Muslim. Delaware City police say Gerard Medvec threatened a man […]
CAIR to Honor Dr. Sulayman Nyang with ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ at Annual Banquet
Past events have been sold out, no tickets are sold at the door — so register TODAY to reserve your place (WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/23/17) – We invite the community to join us in honoring pioneering diplomat, researcher, scholar, and teacher Dr. Sulayman S. Nyang at CAIR’s 23rd annual banquet on Saturday, October 28, at the […]
SAALT, CAIR Condemn Southwest Airlines’ Racial and Religious Profiling of Muslim Professor
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/23/17) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), today joined 30 other national and local civil rights organizations,* including South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT), in condemning Southwest Airlines’ treatment of a pregnant Muslim-American professor, Anila Daulatzai, in September. SEE: Demanding Justice for Anila Daulatzai In a letter sent to Southwest Airlines and […]
ALERT: Countdown to CAIR’s Annual Banquet in Arlington, Va. — Do you have your tickets?
Past events have been sold out, no tickets are sold at the door — so register TODAY to reserve your place (WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/20/17) – The countdown has begun to CAIR’s 23rd annual banquet on Saturday, October 28, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va. Just one week left to buy your tickets or […]
CAIR-MN: Bloomington Mosque Burglarized, Vandalized
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 10/20/2017) – The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) is investigating reports of an attempted burglary and vandalism of the Dar Al Farooq Islamic center in Bloomington, Minn. Security cameras of the mosque show two men wearing masks and gloves entered the building around 2 to 3 a.m. this monring. […]
CAIR Files EEOC Complaint on Behalf of Muslim Worker at IAD Whose Supervisor Forcibly Removed Her Hijab
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/19/17) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today filed a sexual and religious harassment and discrimination complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of a Muslim employee of LSG Sky Chefs Inc. at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) who alleges that a supervisor forcibly removed her Islamic head scarf, […]
CAIR-Florida Welcomes Guilty Plea of Man Who Threatened to Shoot Worshipers at Miami Mosque
(MIAMI, FL, 10/19/17) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations-Florida (CAIR-FL), the state’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today welcomed the guilty plea of Gerald Wallace, who pleaded guilty in the Southern District of Florida Federal Court for threatening to shoot members of a mosque in Miami Gardens, Florida. CAIR: Feds Secure Rare Hate Crime Conviction for […]