CAIR-NY, Law Firm Win $175K Settlement Over Yonkers Discriminatory ‘Hijab Removal’ Policy
(NEW YORK, NY, 4/20/2021) – The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, and the law firm of Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady Ward & Maazel LLP (ECBAWM), a leading civil rights firm, today announced a settlement that will end the Yonkers Police Department’s […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: CAIR-MN Will Join a Coalition News Conference After the Derek Chauvin Trial Verdict is Announced
WHEN: 30 Minutes After the Verdict WHERE: Hennepin County Government Center, South 7th St, Minneapolis, MN 55487 (grassy side) CONTACT: CAIR-MN Executive Director Jaylani Hussein,612-406-0070, jhussein@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper,202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com; CAIR-MN Deputy Director Mohamed Ibrahim 507-990-3473, mIbrahim@cair.com SEE: https://news.yahoo.com/protesters-rally-downtown-chauvin-jury-222600949.html CAIR-MN’s mission is to protect civil rights, enhance understanding of Islam, promote justice, and empower […]
CAIR Condemns Racist Materials Posted in Rhode Island
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/19/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today joined community leaders in condemning racist materials recently posted in Warren, R.I. Some 90 people gathered in front of the Warren Town Hall on Sunday to protest the stickers promoting KKK and white supremacist propaganda. […]
CAIR Expresses Solidarity with Sikh Community After Deadly Mass Shooting in Indianapolis
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/17/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today expressed solidarity with the Sikh community after four members of that faith were murdered in a mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, Ind. SEE: The Sikh community is in mourning as 4 members […]
CAIR-KY Condemns White Supremacist Propaganda in Scotts County Kentucky
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/16/2021) – The Kentucky chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-KY), the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today condemned the distribution of white supremacist propaganda containing Nazi swastikas and racist messaging targeting the Black community and the Black Lives Matter movement found on doorsteps in Scott County, Ky. SEE: Police Probe […]
CAIR Welcomes Vote to End Arkansas Confederate Flag Day
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/16/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today supported the Arkansas House of Representatives decision to annul a state holiday commemorating the Confederate flag, coined “Flag Confederate Day.” Little Rock,Ark., Rep. Austin McCollum (R-Ark.) spearheaded a bill in the Arkansas House of Representatives to […]
CAIR Condemns Targeting of Idaho Couple by White Supremacist Propaganda
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/16/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today condemned the targeting of a Sandpoint, Idaho. couple by white supremacist propaganda. The mailing reportedly came from to the Northwest Front white supremacist group and was addressed to a man whose wife is bi-racial. SEE: […]
CAIR-Chicago Statement on Police-Shooting of Adam Toledo
(CHICAGO, IL, 4/15/21) – In a statement, CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab said: “Today, the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) released video footage of Chicago police officer Eric Stillman shooting and killing Adam Toledo. The heartbreaking video shows how it took less than two minutes for officers to get a notification, show up, and […]
CAIR-MN Calls on Commissioner Lucero, Minnesota Department of Human Rights to File Charge Against, Probe Brooklyn Center Police Department
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN – 4/15/2021) — The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today called on Commissioner Lucero and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR) to file a charge against and open an investigation into the Brooklyn Center Police Department’s (BCPD) training, policies, procedures, and practices relating to use of force protocols following […]
CAIR Supports Using Alabama ‘Confederacy Tax’ for Black History Education
(WASHINGTON, DC., 4/15/21) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today supported an effort to divert part of an Alabama tax used to operate a Confederate memorial park to instead promote educational initiatives highlighting Black history in that state. Alabama still collects a tax to fund pensions […]