CAIR Community/Media Advisory: Join D.C. Rally (1/27) in Support of Immigrant Rights on 4th Anniversary of Muslim Ban
Four years after the Muslim Ban, immigrant communities say to President Biden: ‘Take action, for #AllofUs!’ (WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/26/21) – On January 27, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will join immigrant and Muslim organizations taking action in front of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., to demonstrate a united front in addressing issues that […]
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CAIR: Registration Opens for 2021 Virtual Maryland Muslim Lobby Day
(BALTIMORE, MD., 1/25/2021) – The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today announced that registration has officially opened for the annual statewide Maryland Muslim Lobby Day. NOTE: The annual event will be held online this year due to restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic. WHAT: 2021 Virtual Maryland Muslim Lobby Day WHEN: Sunday, February 7, […]
CAIR to Offer Oral Arguments in Defense of Federal Court’s Decision Declaring the Terror Watchlist Illegal
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/25/21) – On Tuesday, January 26, attorneys from the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will argue in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in support of the Muslim civil rights organization’s constitutional challenge to the federal government’s Terrorism Screening Database that anchors the watchlisting system. Audio of the oral […]
CAIR-Oregon Calls for Support of Muslim Hate Crime Victim, Seeks Hate Crime Charges
(PORTLAND, OREGON, 1/25/2021) – The Oregon chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Oregon) today called for hate crimes charges to be considered after a 43-year-Made “old white man was caught on video yelling a string of anti-Muslim slurs and throwing items at the 68-year-old Afghan man at a Portland, Ore., gas station store. Authorities […]
CAIR Action Alert: Urge Maryland State Lawmakers to Support End Genocide Bill (HB533)
(BALTIMORE, MD, 1/25/2021) – The Maryland office of the Council on American Islamic relations (CAIR) is calling on all Marylanders to contact their state lawmakers and request them to support the Maryland End Genocide Bill (HB533). This bill directs the Maryland state government to enter into contracts only with those corporations that have adopted a formal […]
Nihad Awad: We Won The Battle, But The Fight Is Not Over
It’s official. This week, we won our fight to end the Muslim Ban. Just hours after taking the oath of office, President Biden fulfilled the pledgehe made to CAIR and other American Muslims by repealing Donald Trump’s discriminatory and destructive Muslim and African bans. This historic victory marks the end of a struggle that began […]
CAIR-NY Calls for Hate Crime Charges After Man Allegedly Harassed Muslim Due to Religious Identity
(NEW YORK, N.Y., 1/22/2021) – The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for hate crime charges after James Davis was arrested for allegedly harassing and threatening a Muslim man because of his religious identity. According to the victim, Davis walked into […]
CAIR-Missouri Welcomes Response to Student’s Confederate Flag Face Mask
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/21/2021) – The Missouri chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Missouri), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today welcomed the response of Oakville High School in addressing a student wearing a Confederate flag face mask. The student came to school wearing the Confederate flag mask and was allowed to continue […]