South Asian Bar Association of Georgia Recognizes CAIR-Georgia at 5th Annual Community Benefit
(ATLANTA, GA – September 21, 2021): On Friday, September 17, 2021, the South Asian Bar Association of Georgia (SABA-GA) honored the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations as the beneficiary of their 2021 community benefit dinner. CAIR-Georgia was chosen in recognition of its legal work to fight Islamophobia and discrimination in Georgia. Azadeh Shahshahani, Legal and Advocacy Director at Project South and renowned civil and human rights advocate was the keynote speaker […]
CAIR Welcomes Civil Rights Complaint for Racist KKK Vandalism Targeting Pakistani-American in Maine
(WASHINGTON D.C., 9/17/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a civil rights complaint filed against two teenage girls for racist vandalism allegedly targeting a Pakistani-American in Bangor, Maine. The civil rights complaint was filed under the Maine Civil Rights Act. In August, racist […]
CAIR-MI Welcomes Hate Crime Charge Against Woman Who Assaulted Muslim Woman on Spirit Airlines
(CANTON, MI, 9/17/2021) — The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a local chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the charging of Alexandra Lynn Far by Wayne County Prosecutor’s office for her alleged assault of a Muslim woman, Aicha Toure, Sept. 11 on Spirit Airlines. On the […]
Full Video: CAIR, Coalition Announce Boycott of Hilton Over Hotel on Site of Uyghur Mosque in China
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CAIR Welcomes Maryland County Council’s Vote to Relocate Confederate Statue From Public Property
(BALTIMORE, MD, 9/15/2021) — The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed the Talbot County Council’s vote to remove a Jim Crow era statue, which represents a Confederate soldier, from the lawn of the Talbot County Courthouse in Easton, Maryland. Known as the “Talbot Boys,” it is believed to be one of […]
BREAKING: CAIR-Michigan Calls for Probe of Bias Motive for Mosque Vandalism, Offers $1,000 Reward for Info
(CANTON, MI, 9/12/2021) – TheMichigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate a possible bias motive for the vandalism of the entrance sign and periphery lighting of an Islamic Center on the 20th anniversary of the […]
BREAKING NEWS: CAIR-MI Urges Hate Crime Charges for Woman Who Assaulted Muslim on Spirit Airlines on 9/11
(CANTON, MI, 9/12/2021)- The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a local chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on Wayne County authorities to charge a woman who allegedly assaulted an African-American Muslim woman on Spirit Airlines with a hate crime under Michigan’s Ethnic Intimidation Statute. On […]
Video: A September 11 Anniversary Message from CAIR – ‘A Tragedy We Will Never Forget’
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BREAKING: CAIR-Austin Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Pig’s Head Mask, Anti-Muslim Sign Found at Islamic Center, School on 20th Anniversary of September 11
(AUSTIN, TX, 9/11/2021) – The Austin chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Austin), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate as a hate crime a bloody pig’s head mask and an anti-Muslim sign placed in front of an Islamic Center and school on […]
CAIR-Arizona, We Are All America Mark 20TH Anniversary of September 11, 2001, Attacks
(PHOENIX, AZ – 09/11/2021) — Today, we mark the 20th anniversary of the tragic September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The events that transpired that day resulted in life-altering policy decisions that impacted the United States and countries around the world. In a statement, CAIR-Arizona Executive Director Azza Abuseif said: “As we mark the 20th anniversary of […]