CAIR Condemns Racist Abuse of North Carolina Officials Over Non-Existent Teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT)
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/25/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned racist abuse targeting school officials in North Carolina over a manufactured controversy about false claims that so-called critical race theory (CRT) is being taught in that state’s schools. Guilford County Superintendent Sharon Contreras and Guilford County […]
CAIR-Kentucky Welcomes Federal Life Sentence for Kroger Killer
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/24/2021) – The Kentucky chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Kentucky), the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today welcomed a federal life sentence for Gregory Bush, who killed two Black people at a Kroger grocery store in Louisville, Ky., in 2018. Bush was convicted on the state charges last year and […]
CAIR Calls on Maryland State Police to Release Video, Other Records of Possible Bias-Motivated Hit and Run Incident Targeting Palestinian-American Family
(WASHINGTON D.C., 6/24/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on Maryland State Police to release any video or other records on a possible bias-motivated hit and run incident targeting a Palestinian-American Muslim family. CAIR’s request for video, audio and other documentation of the […]
CAIR-MI Welcomes Ethnic Intimidation Charge for Anti-Muslim Threats
(CANTON, MI, 6/24/21) – The Michigan chapter of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the criminal charge of ethnic intimidation brought against a man who allegedly threatened a Muslim couple in Grand Rapids, Mich. John Edward Haan was charged yesterday with the […]
CAIR-MN Condemns Racist Graffiti, Vandalism in County Washington, Calls for Updated Hate Crime Law
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 6/23/21) – The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today condemned racist graffiti and vandalism in rural Washington county and called for updated hate crime laws. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two incidents of vandalism, including one incident in Scandia, where a car was spray-painted with what appears to be […]
CAIR Calls for Independent Probe of Quran Trashing at Maryland Correctional Facility
(WASHINGTON D.C., 6/23/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for an independent investigation of an incident in which correctional officers allegedly threw away an inmate’s belongings, including legal documents, clothes and a Quran – Islam’s revealed text — in the Baltimore Pre-Trial Facility […]
BREAKING: CAIR-NY Condemns Anti-Muslim Attacks in Queens; Welcomes NYPD Hate Crime Probe
(NEW YORK, NY, 6/23/2021) — The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) condemned two anti-Muslim attacks in Queens targeting two couples. The civil rights group welcomed the hate crimes investigation by the NYPD. On Sunday evening, a Black male with a beard screamed anti-Muslim slurs at two couples in Queens in unprovoked […]
BREAKING: CAIR-NY Condemns Islamophobic, Anti-Palestinian, Anti-Immigrant Incidents Targeting Muslim Family at The Wheatley School Graduation – #WeStandwithHuda
Civil Rights Group Demands Public Apology, Investigation, and Calls for Public Support of Targeted Student (NEW YORK, NY, 6/22/2021) — The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today demanded that school officials publicly apologize and take corrective action following an Islamophobic, anti-Palestinian and anti-immigrant incident at The Wheatley School graduation in which […]
CAIR-San Diego, Partners to Call for ‘Concrete’ Action After Racist Incident at Coronado vs. Escondido CIF Basketball Game
(SAN DIEGO, CA, 6/22/21) – Later today, Tuesday, June 22, the San Diego chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-San Diego) will join BIPOC Educators, the San Diego American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee-ADC, North County Immigration Task Force (NCITF), and other community partners at a news conference outside the office of Escondido Unified High School District […]
BREAKING: CAIR Calls for Criminal Probe of Possible Bias Motive in Maryland Hit and Run Incident Targeting Palestinian-American Muslim Family
(WASHINGTON, DC, 6/21/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for a “criminal investigation” of a possible bias motive for a potentially-deadly vehicular hit and run targeting a Palestinian-American Muslim family in Maryland. Five members of the Muslim family, including four Muslim women wearing Islamic head […]