CAIR Condemns Tenn. ‘Pro-Confederate’ Bill to Replace Commission Members Who Voted to Remove KKK Leader’s Statue
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/18/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today condemned as “pro-Confederate” a new bill in the Tennessee Senate that would replace every member of a state board that voted to remove a bust of Confederate general and early leader of the Ku Klux Klan, […]
CAIR-OK to Host March 19-20 7th Annual Muslim Day at the Capitol Virtually
Includes panel with lawmakers, keynote by Abrar Omeish, first Muslim elected to public office in the state of Virginia (OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 3/17/21) – Beginning on Friday, March 19, the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) will host its 7th Annual Muslim Day at the Capitol as a virtual event that includes a keynote address, […]
CAIR-Georgia, CAIR National Express Solidarity with Asian-American Community, Call for Hate Crime Probe of Mass Shooting in Atlanta
(ATLANTA, GA – 3/17/2021) – The Georgia chapter (CAIR-Georgia) and national office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today expressed strong solidarity with the Asian-American community after mass shootings at three different businesses in the Atlanta area took the lives of eight people. At least six of the victims are reported to be Asian and seven of […]
CAIR Condemns Racist Graffiti at Md. School, Welcomes Hate Crime Probe
(BALTIMORE, MD, 3/16/21) – The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed a hate crime investigation into racist graffiti reportedly discovered at Glenwood Middle School in Howard County, Md. The incident took place Saturday when the word “Black” in a Black Lives Matter marquee was spray-painted over. SEE: Graffiti on Black Lives Matter […]
CAIR Urges Rejection of W.Va. Bill to Protect Confederate Statues, Supports Removal of La. Confederate Statue, Welcomes Suspension of D.C. Capitol Cop Over Anti-Semitic Doc
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/16/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today urged lawmakers in West Virginia to reject a bill that would protect Confederate monuments in that state, supported removal of a Confederate monument in Louisiana and welcomed the suspension of a U.S. Capitol Police officer following […]
CAIR-NJ Congratulates Aymen Aboushi on Appointment as Paterson Law Director
(SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ, 3/15/2021) – The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today congratulated Aymen Aboushi, Esq. on his appointment as Paterson’s first Muslim Law Director. Mayor Andre Sayegh announced that Aymen Aboushi would begin serving as Paterson’s Corporation Counsel for the Law Department on March 15. Aboushi has worked in defense of Paterson residents […]
CAIR Marks 2nd Anniversary of New Zealand Mosque Attacks with Call for Unity Against Islamophobia and White Supremacy Worldwide
(WASHINGTON, D.C, 3/15/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today marked the second anniversary of the New Zealand mosque attacks by calling for global unity against white supremacy and anti-Muslim bigotry. US State Department: 2nd Anniversary of Christchurch Mosque Attacks CAIR also extended condolences to […]
CAIR, CAIR-Georgia Renew Call for Expulsion of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from Congress Over Islamophobic, Racist Comment Targeting Muslim Woman
(ATLANTA, GA, 3/15/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations and its Georgia chapter (CAIR-Georgia) today renewed a call for far-right extremist Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s expulsion from Congress based on a newly-revealed video showing her making a racist and Islamophobic remark targeting a Muslim woman. In the video, she shows a Muslim patron wearing an Islamic […]
CAIR, Jetpac, MPower Change Release Groundbreaking Report on American Muslim Candidates in 2020 Election Cycle
A record number of 181 Muslim candidates ran for office in 28 states and Washington D.C. in 2020. CAIR, Jetpac, and MPower Change also identified 16 notable American Muslim hires and appointees to the Biden-Harris administration. (WASHINGTON, D.C, 3/15/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, Jetpac, a representative-driven organization that trains […]
CAIR-NJ Condemns Jewish Link’s ‘Joke’ About Shooting 100,000 Palestinians, Calls on Editor to Apologize
(SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ, 3/15/2021) – The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today condemned Jewish Link for its “Purim satire” article about Israeli soldiers shooting 100,000 Palestinians. CAIR-NJ also called for a public apology from the editor. The Jewish Link of Teaneck, N.J., published a “Purim satire” with the headline, “100,000 Palestinians shot by Israeli soldiers” that […]