CAIR: U.S. Muslims to Mark End of 2nd Ramadan Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/7/20) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said American Muslims are preparing to celebrate thesecondEid ul-Fitr (EED-al-FITTER) holiday amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Video: A Last 10 Days of Ramadan Message from CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad On or about Thursday, May 13,* […]
CAIR Supports Lawsuit Seeking Removal of Confederate Monument from Maryland Courthouse Lawn
(BALTIMORE, MD, 5/6/21) – The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today offered support for a lawsuit seeking the removal of a Confederate monument from a courthouse lawn on that state’s Eastern Shore. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of the Maryland Office of the Public Defender, assistant public defender for Talbot County […]
CAIR Supports NAACP, Coalition Suit Seeking Removal of NC Confederate Monument
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/6/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a lawsuit by a coalition, including the NAACP, seeking the removal of a Confederate monument in front of Iredell County’s government center in Statesville, N.C. That lawsuit by a coalition of local residents, NAACP […]
CAIR-Sacramento Valley Joins Call for Sacramento Resident Omar Ameen’s Immediate Release from Federal Custody
Federal judge rejects extradition of Ameen, who was falsely accused of being ISIS commander; supporters to hold press conference (SACRAMENTO, CA, 5/6/21) — Sacramento resident and Iraqi refugee Omar Ameen, who spent almost three years in solitary confinement fighting extradition on false accusations, was recently exonerated by U.S. Magistrate Judge Edmund Brennan. Despite that ruling, Ameen […]
CAIR Op-Ed: What Senators on the Judiciary Committee Should Know About “Sharia Law”
By Edward Ahmed Mitchell & Huzaifa Shahbaz In the name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful. All praise and thanks belong to God, Lord of the Worlds. May peace and prayers be upon Prophet Muhammad and his family. What do you know about “Sharia law?” If you’re not a Muslim, this might seem like […]
CAIR Calls on Mississippi City to Comply with Federal Law, Approve Mosque Site Plan
(WASHINGTON, D.C, 5/5/21) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the City of Horn Lake, Miss., and that city’s mayor and board of aldermen to comply with federal religious land use law and reverse their denial of a site plan for the proposed Abraham […]
Video: CAIR-MA Issues First-Ever Report on Muslim Youth Bullying in Massachusetts
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Video: CAIR-Minnesota Director Interviewed About Forgiving Alleged Mosque Vandal
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Community Advisory: People of All Faiths Invited to Join CAIR’s ‘Fasting in Friendship’ Ramadan Event
CAIR invites our allies and supporters from other faiths to join us in fasting for a day this Ramadan through our “Fasting in Friendship” campaign. Pledge to fast at: https://www.cair.com/fastinginfriendship and then join CAIR and interfaith leaders for this virtual, interfaith breaking of the fast. Celebrate the holy month of Ramadan with CAIR and Muslims […]
CAIR Welcomes President Biden’s Increase of Refugee Cap from Historic Low, Pledge to Next Year Expand to 125,000
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/4/21) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed both President Joe Biden’s decision to raise the United States’ 2021 refugee admissions cap from 15,000 refugees to 62,500 refugees and his pledge to further increase the cap to 125,000 refugees in 2022. SEE: White […]