CAIR-Alabama Welcomes Birmingham Mayor’s Recognition of Muslim Heritage Month, Upcoming Eid Holidays
The Alabama chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AL), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin’s proclamation of January as Muslim American Heritage Month and his recognition Muslim holidays of Eid ul-Fitr and Eid ul-Adha. At Tuesday’s meeting of the Birmingham City Council, Mayor Woodfin asked […]
CAIR-Florida Welcomes Arrest for Racist Attack on Lawmaker at Sundance Film Festival
The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights organization, today welcomed the arrest of the individual accused of carrying out a racist attack against a member of Congress representing that state during the Sundance Film Festival. According to media reports, the Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) was […]
CAIR Welcomes Spanish Report on Discrimination Against Hijab-Wearing Girls in Schools
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a report published by Spain’s Institute of Women, an agency under the Ministry of Equality, that raised concerns about discrimination against Muslim girls who wear an Islamic headscarf, or hijab, in Spanish educational institutions. The report, “Hands Off That! […]
CAIR- Philadelphia, Immigrant Advocates to Hold Interfaith Rally at Gov. Josh Shapiro’s Book Tour Stop to Demand End to PA–ICE Collaboration
The Philadelphia chapter of Council on American- Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia) will join allied immigrant rights leaders and community members across the Parkway Central Library at the Shakespeare Memorial on Saturday, January 24 at 2 p.m. to rally at Governor Josh Shapiro’s Philadelphia stop on his national book tour. The rally comes after months of advocacy urging Governor Shapiro to use […]
CAIR-Philadelphia Condemns Removal of Slavery Exhibit at President’s House Site as an ‘Attempt to Erase History’
The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the removal of the slavery exhibit at the President’s House Site in Independence National Historical Park, calling the action an unacceptable attempt to erase vital aspects of American history and dishonor the […]
CAIR Maryland Congratulates Frederick County Communities on ‘Muslim American Heritage Month’ Designation
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Maryland) today congratulated Frederick County communities on the official proclamation of January as ‘Muslim American Heritage Month’ presented by County Executive Jessica Fitzwater yesterday evening, marking an important moment of recognition, inclusion, and solidarity for Muslim communities in the area. Frederick County joins Howard and Montgomery Counties […]
CAIR-NY Welcomes Arrest of Teen in Brooklyn Playground Antisemitic Vandalism Case
The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemns antisemitic vandalism discovered at Gravesend Park in the Borough Park playground. SEE: Local leaders set to speak out after Brooklyn playground covered with swastikas At least 57 swastikas were discovered on Wednesday morning, while additional graffiti was found […]
BREAKING: CAIR Announces $195,000 Settlement with Maryland County Over Illegal Christian Faith Requirement in Chaplain Application
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced the settlement of an employment discrimination lawsuit involving Prince George’s County of Maryland and the county’s former contractor, Prison Ministry of America. In the lawsuit, Imam Dr. Edrees Bridges, represented by CAIR and Seddiq Law Maryland, sought a […]
CAIR Echoes UN Experts Alarmed by Uyghur, Tibetan Forced Labor in China
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today echoed UN experts who expressed alarm regarding the Chinese government’s use of forced labor by Uyghurs, Tibetans and other minorities. “There is a persistent pattern of alleged State-imposed forced labor involving ethnic minorities across multiple provinces in China,” UN […]
CAIR-Northern Ohio Joins Fight Against Voter Suppression
The CAIR-Cleveland & Northern Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cleveland), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said it has joined other advocacy organization in opposing SB 293, stating that it is “harmful, anti-democratic legislation that enacts a grab-bag of unfunded mandates and burdens that will impede the […]