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 […]
CAIR Community Advisory: What You Need to Know About the Muslim Ban Repeal
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/21/21) – Yesterday, President Biden signed a proclamation ending the Muslim and African Bans. It repeals Executive Order 13780 and Proclamations 9645, 9723, and 9983, which were rooted in Islamophobia and anti-Blackness, and restricted entry into the United States for people from primarily Muslim and African countries. SEE: CAIR Welcomes President Biden’s Day-One […]
CAIR, Maryland Leaders to React to President Biden’s Day-One Repeal of Muslim, African Travel Ban Executive Order
(BALTIMORE, MD, 1/21/21) – TODAY, CAIR’s office in Maryland will hold a virtual news conference with community activists and interfaith leaders offering reaction to President Joe Biden’s promised ‘day one repeal’ of the Muslim and African travel ban executive order enacted by the previous administration that was expanded last year. WHO: CAIR, Maryland Community Activists […]
CAIR Condemns Racist Vandalism in Virginia and Rhode Island
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/20/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today condemned incidents of racist vandalism in Leesburg, Va. and Smithfield, R.I. In Virginia, Leesburg police discovered an act of vandalism near Frederick Douglass Elementary School. The graffiti featured white nationalist messages and was found the same […]
CAIR Welcomes President Biden’s Day-One Termination of Muslim and African Bans, Other Executive Orders
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/20/21) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed President Joe Biden’s announced termination — on his first day in office — of the previous administration’s discriminatory Muslim and African Bans. SEE: FACT SHEET: President-elect Biden’s Day One Executive Actions Deliver Relief for Families […]
CAIR-CA, Other Faith-Based Organizations File Amicus Brief Against Border Wall
(SANTA CLARA, CA, 1/19/2021) – The California office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) today joined 87 other faith-based organizations in filing an amicus (friend of the court) brief with the Supreme Court in Trump v. Sierra Club to oppose the Trump administration illegally diverting funds to build a wall on the southern border. In the underlying lawsuit, the states of California and […]
CAIR Welcomes U.S. Labeling of China’s Actions Against Uyghur Muslims as ‘Genocide’
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/19/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the U.S. government’s decision to declare China’s actions against Uyghurs Muslims a “genocide.” The United States is the first country to adopt these terms to describe the Chinese government’s human rights abuses in Xinjiang. In […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: Muslim Community Leaders to React to Repeal of Muslim Ban at Inaugural Town Hall
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/19/21) – On Inauguration Day (Jan. 20), the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will co-host a live one hour “Muslim Community Priorities Town Hall” at 4 p.m. (ET) on Facebook and YouTube with other national Muslim community groups during which community leaders will offer their reaction to President Biden’s promised day-one repeal of the “Muslim Ban” […]
CAIR Condemns Distribution of Pro-Trump White Supremacist, Neo-Nazi Propaganda in Virginia
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/19/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today condemned the distribution of pro-Trump white supremacist, neo-Nazi propaganda to residents and businesses across Virginia. The racist messages are circulating in the Richmond-Metro area. Police say a letter mailed to a resident was signed by the […]
CAIR-Chicago to Hold Press Conference Calling for Termination of Chicago Police Union President Over Prejudiced Posts
(CHICAGO, IL, 1/18/2021) – On Tuesday, January 19, the Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, will hold a press conference to call for the termination of Fraternal Order of Police President, John Catanzara in advance of the police board hearing scheduled for Thursday […]