Legal Assistant/Paralegal (Cleveland Office)
Duties and Responsibilities Qualifications Benefits: All applications require: Applications should be emailed to fodeh@cair.com Applications will be considered upon receipt, and the position will be open until filled. CAIR-Ohio is an equal opportunity employer.
Staff Attorney (Cleveland Office)
Reporting to the Executive Director, the Staff Attorney will provide legal representation, advocacy, and support to individuals and communities facing discrimination and civil rights violations. The role involves direct client services, community education, and collaborative work with other CAIR-Ohio staff and partner organizations. Legal Representation & Advocacy Community Outreach & Education Organizational Support Required Qualifications […]
COMMUNITY ADVISORY: Mosque Leaders Invited Join Virtual CAIR Media Training on June 27
On Thursday, June 27, the Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations plans to hold a media training for mosque leaders. The training is open to Muslim leaders in that state and nationwide. WHAT: Invitation to Mosque Leaders: Join Virtual CAIR Media Training WHEN: Thursday, June 27, 6:30 p.m. ET WHERE: (Online) https://bit.ly/mosquemedia Registration is required. […]
CAIR-MA Welcomes Sen. Warren’s Boycott of Netanyahu Speech at Congress
The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed an announcement by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) that she intends to boycott the planned address by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a joint session of Congress. SEE: Warren to boycott Netanyahu speech to Congress […]
CAIR California Welcomes President Biden’s ‘Parole in Place’ Expansion, Urges Broader Reforms
The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed President Joe Biden’s expansion of the Parole in Place program, announced Tuesday. This immigration relief measure will allow certain undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens to stay in the country and work legally. While […]
CAIR-NJ Commends Efforts to Investigate East Brunswick High School Yearbook incident, Calls on Mayor to Apologize
The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today welcomed the findings of the investigation into the yearbook incident at East Brunswick High School (MSA) in which a photo of the Muslim Students Association was erroneously used in place of a photo of a Jewish student group. CAIR-NJ today also called on […]
CAIR Condemns China’s Re-Sentencing of Uyghur for Teaching Quran to Children
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the reported re-sentencing of a Uyghur Muslim woman to 14 years in prison for teaching the Quran to teenagers. Human rights groups say Chinese authorities frequently punish Uyghurs in Xinjiang for their religious practices. “Teaching the Quran to children should never be a punishable […]
CAIR Calls on Biden Admin to Condemn Torture of Palestinian Detainees by Israeli Forces
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Biden administration to condemn growing reports of the systematic torture of Palestinian detainees by Israeli forces. That call comes after a Palestinian journalist from Gaza described the torture, abuse and rape that he and other detainees were […]
CAIR Applauds Swift Action to Apprehend Suspect Who Disrupted Eid Prayer at Md. Mosque
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today applauded both mosque leaders at the Diyanet Center of America in Lanham, Maryland, and local law enforcement authorities for their swift action to apprehend and remove a suspect who briefly disrupted Sunday morning’s Eid prayers. CAIR, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy […]
CAIR-MI Files Federal Lawsuit Against Lodi Township for Unconstitutional Zoning Laws
The Michigan chapter of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a local chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today filed a lawsuit in the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on behalf of a Michigan Muslim community against Lodi Township Michigan for the township’s unconstitutional zoning laws and […]