CAIR in the News, Feb. 15, 2024
CAIR-Philadelphia: How Gaza turned everything upside down for the Black church and Biden CAIR: MCPS Officials Violated Teachers’ Free Speech On Gaza, Lawsuit Says Video: CAIR Deputy ED Interviewed About Deaths of Two Palestinian-American Teens Shot by Israeli Forces CAIR-WA: Woman’s hijab stolen at knifepoint near UW; incident being investigated as a hate crime The […]
CAIR-Georgia Condemns ‘Dishonest and Defamatory’ Attacks on Prominent Georgia Attorney Mr. Ali Awad; Exposes Altered Social Media Posts
On Wednesday February 14th, 2024, the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, held a press conference to condemn the use of an altered social media post to launch “dishonest and defamatory” attacks on prominent Georgia attorney Mr. Ali Awad. SEE: GSU Alumni Assoc. under […]
CAIR Deputy ED Interviewed About Deaths of Two Palestinian-American Teens Shot by Israeli Forces (Video)
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CAIR-Chicago Stands in Solidarity with Palestinian-American Families Amidst Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza
The Chicago Office of the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) the largest civil rights and advocacy organization in the nation, will hold a press conference on Thursday, February 15, at 11a.m., with Palestinian American families from the Chicagoland area whose family members, including US citizens, in Gaza have been kidnapped and/or are experiencing starvation. Families plan […]
CAIR Philadelphia Joins Multifaith Pilgrimage for Peace for Gaza from Philadelphia to DC (Video)
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CAIR Ohio Hosts 100+ at 5th Annual Muslim Statehouse Advocacy Day Featuring Rep. Rashida Tlaib as Keynote Speaker
On Thursday, February 9, more than 100 Muslims from across Ohio gathered at the Statehouse for Muslim Advocacy Day, to meet with over 20 legislative offices during CAIR-Ohio’s 5th Annual Muslim Advocacy Day event focusing on bills related to religious accommodation, addressing the pay gap, and protecting Ohio schools from extremist curriculum. This year, CAIR-Ohio […]
CAIR-Georgia Demands Teacher at Lafayette High School Apologize for Allegedly Referring to Palestinian Student as ‘Terrorist’
On Tuesday, February 13th, 2024, the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) held a press conference to demand that Perry Fouts, a teacher at Lafayette High School, issue a formal apology to a Palestinian student for allegedly calling the student a “terrorist” on multiple occasions. Despite several attempts by the client and […]
CAIR in the News, Feb. 14, 2024
CAIR: “A War Against Palestinian Americans”: Jailed, Attacked, Killed in West Bank and U.S. – Democracy Now! CAIR-Philadelphia: Gaza ceasefire activists to march from Philadelphia to D.C. in week-long protest – Philly Voice “We urge community members of all faiths and background to join in this effort to bring peace and justice to the people […]
CAIR Georgia Demands Teacher Apologize for Allegedly Calling Palestinian Student a ‘Terrorist’ (Video)
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CAIR in the News, Feb. 13, 2024
CAIR: Family of Palestinian-American detained by Israel seeks her release. ‘I want my mother back’ – AP “I want my mother back,” her son, Ibrahim Esmail, told a news conference on Monday hosted by the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Washington. CAIR-MN: Feds investigating Edina Public Schools for discrimination – Star Tribune Jaylani Hussein, executive […]