CAIR Welcomes Dropping of Names Honoring Confederates in La. And Va., Anti-Discrimination Training in N.H.
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/11/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the decision to drop place names in Louisiana and Virginia honoring Confederates, as well as a new bill in New Hampshire to train park officers in anti-discrimination methods. In New Orleans, La., the New Orleans […]
CAIR-SFBA Condemns Commonwealth Club, Welcomes Board Member Resignation
(SANTA CLARA, CA, 2/11/2021) – The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA) today strongly condemned the Commonwealth Club’s decision to ignore concerned community organizations and members and proceed with an event featuring anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian speakers Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Bari Weiss scheduled for this evening. It further welcomed the resignation of at […]
COMMUNITY ADVISORY: Join AMHP and 120+ Partner Organizations, Including CAIR, in Conversation about COVID-19 Vaccine with Dr. Fauci
RSVP to attend a conversation on COVID-19 vaccine with Dr. Anthony Fauci and the American-Muslim Community (WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/10/21) – On Thursday, February 11, (1:30 PM ET) the American Muslim Health Professionals (AMHP) and more than 120 other partner organizations, including the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), plan to host a virtual meeting with Dr. Anthony Fauci. Muslim community members […]
CAIR Calls for Biden Administration to Drop Charges Against Julian Assange for Exposing War Crimes in Iraq
(WASHINGTON, DC – 2/10/2020) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Biden Administration to end the Justice Department’s ongoing effort to extradite and prosecute Julian Assange for his role in exposing evidence of war crimes committed by U.S. forces during the occupation of […]
CAIR Welcomes National Athletic Association’s Decision to Permit Hijabs, Other Religious Headgear for Volleyball Players
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/10/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the National Federation of State High School Associations’ (NFHS) decision to permit volleyball players to wear religious headgear months after a Tennessee Muslim athlete was barred from a volleyball game because of her hijab, or […]
CAIR-NJ Welcomes Marriott Probe of Denial of Service to South-Asian/Latina Couple at South Brunswick Location
(SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ, 2/9/2021) – The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today welcomed Marriott International’s probe of an incident that reportedly took place at TownePlace Suites by Marriott Cranbury, South Brunswick, N.J., location in which a South Asian/Latina couple was denied service. The South-Asian man and his Latina partner checked into the Marriott hotel […]
CAIR-Florida Reports Online Death Threat to FBI
Threat appears on extremist’s Islamophobic website #FrontPage Magazine (MIAMI, FLA., FEB. 8, 2021) — The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida), the state’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today reported an online death threat to the FBI. That threat targeted CAIR-Florida Communications Director Wilfredo Ruiz and is posted on the website of Islamophobe David Horowitz’s Frontpage […]
CAIR Welcomes Reversal of Utah School’s Opt-Out for Black History Month Curriculum
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/8/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today welcomed the reversal of a Utah school’s option for parents to opt-out of Black History Month curriculum for their children. Maria Montessori Academy in Ogden, Utah, received backlash when they originally gave parents the choice to […]
CAIR Supports Alabama Bills to Remove Confederate Symbols from State Laws
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/5/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today supported three critical bills introduced into Alabama’s state legislature that would remove the Confederate flag from the state’s coat of arms and remove language that glorifies the Confederacy from state laws. In Montgomery, Ala., Rep. Laura […]
CAIR Congratulates First Woman to Head Muslim Council of Britain
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/5/2021) —The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today congratulated Zara Mohammed on her election to head the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) as its first female leader. The MCB comprises over 500 organizations, such as mosques, charities, professional networks, and schools. Zara Mohammed […]