CAIR Supports Wyoming Bill to Remove Racist Housing Covenants
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/26/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today offered support for proposed legislation in Wyoming to removal racist housing covenants in that state. House Bill 91 would allow homeowners to remove racially-restrictive covenants from real estate deeds in Wyoming. The legislation gained final approval […]
CAIR Condemns Neo-Nazi, White Supremacist Hate Crime Targeting South Dakota Family
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/26/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today condemned the racist, neo-Nazi vandalism targeting a family’s vehicle in Salem, S.D. Vandals reportedly spray-painted a Nazi swastika, the “N” word and the Confederate flag on the vehicle. SEE: Salem man target of racial hate crime […]
TONIGHT: Muslim Community Groups to Host NYC Mayoral Forum with Leading Candidates
(NEW YORK, N.Y., 3/26/2021) – This evening, March 26 (6 p.m.), Muslim community organizations will host a NYC Mayoral Forum with leading candidates. The forum will focus on domestic violence, immigration, discrimination, policing, and COVID-19 relief. Tonight’s event will be moderated by immigration attorney Moumita Rahman and national investigative reporter for HuffPost Rowaida Abdelaziz. WHAT: […]
CAIR-Georgia Says ‘Public Backlash’ Will Overcome Voter Suppression Bill SB202, Calls for All Charges Against Rep. Park Cannon to Be Dropped
(ATLANTA, GA – 3/26/2021) — The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) today condemned the unjustifiable arrest of State Rep. Park Cannon, who was arrested while peacefully attempting to view Governor Kemp’s closed-door signing of voter suppression bill (SB202) and joined calls for prosecutors to immediately drop all charges against her. SEE: Georgia […]
CAIR Welcomes Reintroduction of Bill to Reestablish US Commitment to Welcome Refugees
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/26/2021) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the re-introduction of the Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement (GRACE) Act. CAIR joined Church World Service and more than 40 other national immigration, civil and human rights organizations in endorsing the GRACE Act. The GRACE […]
CAIR Welcomes Removal of Confederate Monument in Virginia, Plan to Remove Confederate Monument in North Carolina
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/25/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today welcomed the removal of a confederate statue in Emporia, Va., and the plan to remove a confederate monument from Asheville, N.C. In Virginia, a confederate statue was removed from Courthouse Square in Emporia and transported to […]
CAIR Action Alert: Demand Egyptian Authorities Immediately Release Human Rights Activist Ramy Shaath
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/25/21) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy, today encouraged community support for Amnesty International’s global petition to #FreeRamyShaath. CLICK HERE: DEMAND RAMY SHAATH BE SET FREE! https://act.amnestyusa.org/page/76864/action/1 Join CAIR in signing the petition to free a human rights activist who is wrongly imprisoned by a […]
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CAIR Decries Delays in Virginia Decision to Remove Confederate Monuments, Supports Anti-Racist Curriculum in Virginia Schools
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/24/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today decried a delay in a decision to move a Confederate war memorial in Botetourt, Va. and supported an anti-racist curriculum in Virginia schools. In Virginia, the Botetourt County Board of Supervisors decided to delay a decision […]
CAIR Welcomes Maryland School System’s Removal of Islamophobic Image from Curriculum, Seeks Broader Policy Changes, Transparency on Approval Process
(BALTIMORE, MD, 3/24/2021) –The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed Baltimore County Public Schools’ (BCPS) removal of an Islamophobic image in a pre-college math curriculum and urged broad policy changes to vet content. The controversial image featured three Muslim youth […]