CAIR-LA Condemns Racist KKK Flyers Found Outside of Orange County Homes
(LOS ANGELES, CA – 3/30/2020) – The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today condemned flyers promoting racist Ku Klux Klan (KKK) ideology found outside dozens of homes in Newport Beach and Costa Mesa, Calif. According to KABC/7, the flyers – placed in plastic bags and weighted with a rock […]
CAIR Renews Call for Arkansas Hate Crime Law After Anti-Asian Threats
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/30/2021) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today renewed its call for the adoption of a hate crime law in Arkansas following an increase in anti-Asian hate. On March 13th, Arkansas Oaklawn Casino reported a violent encounter between a fire captain and an […]
CAIR-OK Applauds House Adoption of HR 1015 Condemning Anti-Asian, Anti-AAPI Hate
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 3/30/2021) – The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) today applauded the passage of H.R. 1015, a resolution condemning the discriminatory treatment of Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders. H.R. 1015 was authored by Representative Cyndi Munson (HD85) and coauthored by Representatives Pae (HD-62) and Fugate (HD94). It was adopted by the […]
CAIR Welcomes Maryland Lawmakers’ Move to Repeal Pro-Confederacy State Song, Urges Governor Hogan to Sign Measure
(BALTIMORE, MD, 3/30/21) – The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed state lawmakers’ final move yesterday to repeal “Maryland, My Maryland” – the controversial, pro-Confederacy tune adopted as the state song in 1939 that constituents have protested for decades – and urged Governor Hogan to sign the measure into law […]
CAIR-NY Condemns Latest Anti-Asian Hate Crimes in Manhattan, Brooklyn
(NEW YORK, NY, 3/30/2021) – 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 the latest in a series of hate crimes targeting the Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities, this time in Manhattan and Brooklyn. On Monday, March 29, a 65-year-old woman was assaulted and verbally abused while on […]
Tomorrow in DC: #CallItGenocide Uyghur Muslim Rights Rally in Front of Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C.
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/29/21) – Tomorrow, Tuesday, March 30 (noon-1 p.m.), Free Uyghur Now and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will hold a “Call It Genocide” Uyghur Muslim rights rally in front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C. The rally will be livestreamed from CAIR’s Facebook page. Rally organizers seek to raise public awareness about China’s campaign […]
CAIR Calls for Immediate Probe of Excessive Use of Force Against 5-Year-Old Child by Maryland Police
(BALTIMORE, MD, 3/29/21) – The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called for an immediate investigation into reports of excessive use of force against a 5-year-old child who – video released last week shows – was arrested and detained by Montgomery County police officers in an incident last year. SEE: Montgomery County […]
CAIR Calls on U.S. Army to Remove ‘News Article’ Promoting Islamophobic, Anti-Iraqi, Anti-Arab Themes
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/29/21) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today joined the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) in calling the U.S military to remove a March 18th United States Army News article that promotes anti-Muslim bigotry and anti-Iraqi, anti-Arab racism. On Friday, CAIR sent an email to Acting […]
CAIR-OK: Imam to Offer Historic Prayer on Oklahoma Senate Floor
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 3/29/2021) — The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) today announced that Imam Imad Enchassi will become the first Imam (Islamic prayer leader) to offer a prayer on the Oklahoma Senate Floor. This comes four years after a discriminatory change in rules for the Oklahoma House of Representatives Guest […]
CAIR-MI Files Civil Rights Complaint Against Local Wendy’s for Religious Discrimination
(CANTON, MI, 3/29/2021) –The Michigan chapter of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a local chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today filed civil rights complaints on behalf of two Muslim men with the Michigan Department of Civil Rights against a Wendy’s fast-food restaurant in that state after the manager can […]