CAIR Welcomes New Law Blocking Import of Goods Linked to Uyghur Forced Labor in China, Calls for ‘Vigorous Enforcement’
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/21/22) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for “vigorous enforcement” of a new law going into effect today that blocks imports linked to forced labor by Uyghur Muslims and other persecuted groups in China. SEE: How Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Will […]
CAIR-SFBA Welcomes Hate Crime Probe of Anti-Asian Vandalism Targeting San Leandro Home
(SANTA CLARA, CA, 6/20/2022) – The San Francisco Bay Area Office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), today welcomed a hate crime investigation concerning anti-Asian slurs spray-painted onto a San Leandro, Calif., home over the weekend. Police responded to the first report of vandalism at 9 p.m. on Saturday, in which “a racial epithet within an anti-Asian message” was […]
CAIR-MN to Join Public Hearing to Urge Castle Rock Township Board to Approve Permit for Muslim Cemetery
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 6/20/22) – Later today, (Monday, June 20), the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Minnesota) will take part in a Castle Rock Township public hearing to urge the township board to approve the conditional use permit for a Muslim cemetery. Tonight, the township planning board will hold a public hearing to listen to […]
CAIR-NY Condemns Racist Assault on Two Asian American Teenage Girls on Staten Island Bus, Welcomes Hate Crime Charges for Woman Who Pepper Sprayed Asian American Women in Chelsea
(NEW YORK, NY, 6/19/2022)—The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today condemned an alleged assault on two Asian American teenage girls by two suspects who spewed anti-Asian insults, then reportedly slapped them and pulled their hair. The alleged assault against the teenage girls in Staten Island occurred on the morning of […]
CAIR Condemns White Supremacists’ Protest at Tennessee Juneteenth Celebration
(WASHINGTON D.C., 6/19/2022) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a protest by a white supremacist group targeting a Juneteenth celebration in Tennessee. Members of the “White Lives Matter” white nationalist group protested at the second annual Juneteenth celebration in Franklin, Tenn., on Saturday. The […]
CAIR Offers Diversity Training to 600+ Students, Staff at Maryland Public School After Series of Islamophobic Incidents
Civil rights group acknowledges school administrators’ measures to promote tolerance, inclusivity (BALTIMORE, MD, 6/17/2022) – Earlier this week, the Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, held a diversity training for more than 600 students and staff at a public school in Baltimore County in […]
CAIR Calls on Maryland State Board of Elections to Probe Voter Registration Error Reported to Impact Thousands
Civil rights group urges board to issue public notice alerting voters of error, encourages double checking of districts after statewide redistricting changes take effect (BALTIMORE, Md., 6/17/2022) – The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on the Maryland State Board of Elections to investigate an error causing thousands of Maryland voters to […]
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CAIR Welcomes Human Rights Watch Report Describing Israel’s Siege of Gaza as ‘Crime Against Humanity,’ ‘Apartheid’
(WASHINGTON D.C., 6/15/2022) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report describing Israel’s siege of the Gaza Strip as part of its “crimes against humanity of apartheid and persecution.” The report, released on the fifteenth anniversary of the beginning of Israel’s […]
300+ Delegates Take Part in 7th National Muslim Congressional Advocacy Week – #MuslimHillDay
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/15/2022) — More than 300 delegates from 20 states met on Monday and Tuesday with more than 200 elected officials and congressional staffers during the seventh annual “National Muslim Advocacy Day” on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. #MuslimHillDay [NOTE: Many more delegates also participated in the event online.] Sponsored by the U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), the […]