CAIR-Houston Offers Condolences on Passing of ‘Civil Rights Icon’ Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and its Houston, Texas, chapter (CAIR-Houston) today offered condolences on the passing of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who died Friday at the age of 74. “We belong to God and unto God we will return. We will greatly miss Congresswoman Jackson Lee, who served not only as a pillar for […]
CAIR Offers Condolences on Passing of ‘Civil Rights Icon’ Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today offered condolences on the passing of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who died Friday at the age of 74. In a statement, CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad said: “To God we belong and to Him we return. Representative Jackson Lee was a civil rights icon and a great […]
CAIR in the News, July 19, 2024
Emory appoints new Muslim chaplain as CAIR-Georgia calls for inclusive hiring process – Emory Wheel His appointment comes after a seven-month-long search for a Muslim chaplain, which caught CAIR-Georgia’s attention. CAIR-Georgia sent a to University President Gregory Fenves on behalf of the Muslim Students Association (MSA), Graduate Muslim Student Council and the Muslim Student Search […]
CAIR in the News, July 18, 2024
CAIR: Delta banned Palestinian flag pins — now flight attendants are pushing back – The Forward In a Thursday letter to Delta CEO Ed Bastian, a group of Delta flight attendants asked for protections against being photographed and recorded by passengers, calling it “non-consensual” and “harassment.” After the pin policy change was announced this week, […]
CAIR in the News, July 17, 2024
CAIR-FL: Tampa’s Muslims Thrive, but Political Crosscurrents Create Dilemmas – New Lines Magazine “I would estimate around 70% of the businesses in the Temple Terrace area are Muslim-owned,” said Imam Abdullah Jaber, executive director of CAIR Florida, the Sunshine State’s chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a civil liberties organization whose offices are also […]
CAIR Action Alert (Video): Tell Congress to Boycott or Protest War Criminal Netanyahu’s July 24th Speech
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CAIR Welcomes Delta Apology for Anti-Palestinian Post (Video)
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CAIR in the News, July 16, 2024
CAIR: Delta Air Lines flight attendants push back after Palestinian flag flap leads to a blanket ban on uniform pins – Fast Company CAIR Welcomes Delta Apology for Anti-Palestinian Post (Video)CAIR: New Jersey GOP, Democrats Condemn Trump Assassination Attempt – Patch The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy […]
CAIR in the News, July 15, 2024
CAIR: Delta apologizes for now-deleted ‘anti-Palestinian’ tweet – News Nation CAIR-Chicago: Woman flooded with hateful messages after she expressed pro-Palestinian views, appeared in misleading video, suit claims – Chicago Sun-Times An Illinois woman filed a lawsuit this week alleging she receiving “thousands” of threatening calls for expressing support for Palestinian people, according to the Chicago […]
CAIR in the News, July 14, 2024
CAIR: Delta Air Lines adopts new rules for flight attendant uniforms after Palestinian pin flap – Associated Press CAIR: US Muslim group to Biden: ‘Stop enabling these daily massacres’ – Al Jazeera “President Biden’s continuing support for and silence about the genocide gives a green light for more Israeli abuses and war crimes,” CAIR Executive […]