CAIR National Board Chair Roula Allouch: “Beneath her warm personality beats the heart of a lion”
Roula Allouch, in her fifth year as chair of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) national board, is known for her human rights work and advocacy for Muslim-American civil rights.She’s a busy trial lawyer at the Graydon firm in Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati, serves on American Bar Association committees, and is a frequent speaker locally […]
CAIR Welcomes Ramadan Proclamation By Maryland Governor As Muslims Mark Beginning of Holy Month
(BALTIMORE, MD – 4/14/2021) – The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed a Governor’s Proclamation marking the holy month of Ramadan. About two dozen leaders gathered at CAIR’s Baltimore office to accept it on behalf of the state’s 200k+ Muslim residents. The proclamation reads in part: Whereas, the Holy Month serves […]
CAIR Condemns Mississippi Governor’s Secret ‘Confederate Heritage Month’ Declaration
(WASHINGTON, DC., 4/14/21) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today again decried Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves decision to secretly sign a proclamation naming April as Confederate Heritage Month. He also declared April 26 as Confederate Memorial Day in Mississippi. SEE: Mississippi governor declares April as Confederate […]
CAIR-OK Condemns Passage of Bill Limiting ‘Constitutional Right to Peaceful Protest’
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 4/14/2021) – The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) today condemned passage of HB 1674, which would criminalize certain forms of protest, enhance the sentences for protest-related acts and limit criminal and civil liability for drivers who strike protestors with their cars. “This law is dangerous and meant to discourage […]
CAIR Welcomes House Committee’s Approval of NO BAN Act, Urges Congress to Amend Act to Help Diversity Visa Winners Blocked by Muslim and African Bans
CAIR submits written statement for House Judiciary Committee’s NO BAN Act markup hearing record, requests act be amended to empower the State Department to do more for Diversity Visa application winners who were not issued visas due to the Muslim and African Bans. (WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/14/21) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil […]
CAIR Welcomes Recognition of Muslim, Jewish School Holidays in Iowa
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/14/21) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a decision to recognize the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr (EED-al-FITTER) in Iowa. Yesterday, the Iowa City school board voted to unanimously to change the 2021-2022 school calendar to include days off on Eid al-Fitr […]
CAIR-Arizona, Legal Groups Condemn Maricopa College District’s Settlement with Anti-Muslim Professor Who Forced Students to Denigrate Islam
Attorneys vow to continue First Amendment lawsuit against school (PHOENIX, AZ, 4/14/2021) – The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ), RM Warner Law PLC and Price Law Group APC today condemned the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) for paying a $155,000 settlement to an anti-Muslim professor Nicholas Damask, who used his classroom to make […]
CAIR Calls on DOJ, NYPD IGs to Investigate Officer’s Posthumous Confession Alleging Law Enforcement Involvement in Assassination of Malcolm X
NYC mayoral candidates pledge to support investigation into NYPD involvement (WASHINGTON, D.C. – 4/13/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and its New York chapter (CAIR-NY) today announced that the civil rights organizations have sent letters asking the inspectors general of the U.S. Department of Justice and the New York Police Department to investigate a former NYPD […]
CAIR Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Racist KKK Intimidation of North Carolina Family
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/13/2021) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on law enforcement authorities in North Carolina to investigate racist incidents targeting a family in that state as a hate crime. A confederate flag was tied to the family’s front door, which was the second […]
CAIR-CA Welcomes State Assembly Resolution Recognizing Celebration of Ramadan
(SACRAMENTO, CA – 4/13/2021) – The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) today welcomed the passage of ACR 50, a resolution which recognizes the celebration of the month of Ramadan by California’s more than one million Muslims. The resolution, authored by Majority Leader Eloise Gómez Reyes, received a unanimous vote in support on the Assembly Floor. Reyes stated during the […]