CAIR Renews Call for Alabama to Drop Holiday Honoring Confederate Traitor Jefferson Davis
CAIR Renews Call for Alabama to Drop Holiday Honoring Confederate Traitor Jefferson Davis (WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/7/21) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today renewed its call for Alabama leaders and lawmakers to take concrete action to drop a holiday – celebrated today – that honors confederate […]
CAIR-NJ to Join Protests for Palestine and BLM Across New Jersey this Weekend
(SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ, 6/4/2021) – Today and this weekend, the New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) will join a number of rallies, protests and other events planned to take place in North Jersey in support of Palestine and the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. CAIR-NJ is calling on members of the New […]
CAIR-NY Condemns Vandalism of Black Wall Street Gallery on Anniversary of Tulsa Race Massacre
(NEW YORK, N.Y., 6/4/2021) – The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned vandalism of a Black-owned gallery in SoHo. The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is currently investigating the incident as a potential hate crime. On May 31, Ricco Wright discovered that white […]
CAIR Condemns Racist Threats Targeting Tennessee Official, Joins Virginia NAACP in Calling for Removal of Confederate Memorial
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/4/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned racist threats targeting Tennessee official who is leading the movement to relocate the remains of former Ku Klux Klan (KKK) leader and Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest from a public park. Washington, D.C., based CAIR also supported an […]
CAIR Condemns ‘Cookie-Cutter’ Wisconsin Bill to Ban Anti-Racism Teaching
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/4/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned another effort to ban anti-racism teaching in schools, this time in Wisconsin. Republican lawmakers in that state introduced legislation yesterday that would bar public schools, universities and colleges from teaching critical race theory (CRT) concepts. It […]
CAIR Op-Ed: Criticizing Israel’s Apartheid Policies Isn’t Anti-Semitic — And Hasn’t Led to a Surge in Anti-Semitic Incidents
…Here’s the good news: the tide has turned, the truth is spreading and things are beginning to change. The Israeli government and its war crime apologists are losing the war of public opinion. Now we must keep up the momentum by continuously standing with our brothers and sisters in Palestine. Call your congressional members. Demand […]
CAIR Welcomes Maryland County’s Historic Recognition of Juneteenth as Official Holiday
(BALTIMORE, Md., 6/3/21) – The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed news that Anne Arundel County has officially recognized Juneteenth as a county holiday for the first time. SEE: Anne Arundel County recognizes Juneteenth as a holiday Anne Arundel County To Observe Juneteenth https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/video/5650030-anne-arundel-county-to-observe-juneteenth/ Juneteenth – also known as Freedom […]
CAIR Action Alert: Urge Congress to Reject Israel’s Request for $1 Billion in Emergency Military Aid
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CAIR Condemns Kentucky Legislative Effort to Ban Anti-Racism Teaching
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/3/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned an effort in that state’s legislature to ban anti-racism teaching. A bill, filed for the 2022 legislative session, would bar teachers from talking about a list of concepts relating to discrimination, privilege or anything seen as […]
BREAKING: CAIR-MN to Join Community, George Floyd Square Caretakers to Condemn the City of Minneapolis for Opening George Floyd Square Without Meeting Demands of Community
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 6/3/21) – This morning, the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) will join community leaders and George Floyd Square caretakers to condemn the City of Minneapolis for opening George Floyd Square without meeting the demands of the community. SEE: Minneapolis workers clear traffic barricades at George Floyd Square https://www.mprnews.org/story/2021/06/03/minneapolis-workers-begin-to-open-george-floyd-square WHEN: Thursday, June 3, […]