Oregon Justice Resource Center, CAIR-Oregon, and the ACLU of Oregon Call on AG Garland to Investigate Abuses by the Portland Police Bureau
PORTLAND, Ore.—Today leaders from the Oregon Justice Resource Center, CAIR-Oregon, and the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon released a statement on the Portland Police Bureau following the mass detention and arrest of protesters last night. “Today, we wake up one year ago from the day when Breonna Taylor was killed by police officers while […]
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CAIR to Host Beyond Black History Month Event – ‘The Life and Contributions of Imam Siraj Wahhaj,’ March 17, 7 p.m. ET
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/12/2021) – On Wednesday, March 17, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, will host a virtual Beyond Black History Month event, titled “Life and Contributions of Imam Siraj Wahhaj,” as part of its “Upon Their Shoulders” campaign. The event will feature shared experiences and life lessons from Imam […]
Video: CAIR-Florida Condemns Bullying, Violence Incident at Chiefland Middle School
CAIR-Pittsburgh Welcomes Recognition of Eid al-Fitr as School Vacation Day
(PITTSBURGH, PA, 3/11/21) – The Pittsburgh chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Pittsburgh), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a decision to recognize the Muslim holiday Eid al-Fitr as an official vacation day in the Pittsburgh Public School District. In response to families’ input, beginning next school year, Eid al-Fitr will be a school […]
CAIR-Chicago Files Lawsuits Against USCIS, DHS, and US Attorney General over Citizenship Delays
(CHICAGO, IL, 3/11/2021) CAIR-Chicago, the Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, has filed two new lawsuits against the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (“USCIS”), the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), and the U.S. Attorney General for extensive delays stemming from the processing of properly-filed citizenship applications. The applications were filed […]
CAIR Welcomes Firing of Georgetown Law Professor Who Made Racist Comments on Zoom
(WASHINGTON, D.C, 3/11/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the firing of Georgetown University Law Professor Sandra Sellers over anti-black comments on a Zoom call. Sellers was caught on video with Professor David Batson discussing a Black student’s performance, in which she said: “I […]
CAIR Welcomes Va. Policy to Rename Confederate Streets, Supports Tenn. Resolution on Racism Public Health Threat, Condemns Neo-Nazi Racist Flyers in Maine
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/11/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today welcomed a new initiative in Virginia that provides a standard for renaming streets honoring the Confederacy, supported a new resolution in the Tennessee House of Representatives calling racism a public health threat and condemned racist propaganda […]
CAIR Calls on House Speaker Pelosi, Leader Hoyer to Schedule House Vote for NO BAN Act
TAKE ACTION: Tweet @ House Leadership: Schedule a Vote for the #NOBANAct! (WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/11/21) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), along with its San Francisco Bay Area (CAIR-SFBA) and Maryland offices, today called on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA-12) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (MD-5) to immediately schedule the No Ban Act for […]
CAIR-Florida Condemns Bullying, Violence Incident at Chiefland Middle School
Muslim civil rights group decries administrator’s apparent lack of intervention and asks public to provide info (TAMPA, FL, March 11, 2021) — The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida), the state’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned an alleged violent bullying incident that took place on or near March 6, […]