CAIR-Georgia Congratulates Senators-elect Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossof
(ATLANTA, GA, 1/7/2021) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) today congratulates Georgia’s next Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossof on their electoral wins. Georgia is home to an estimated 150,000 American Muslims, including at least 71,000 registered Muslim voters. CAIR-Georgia looks forward to working with both senators-elect for the duration of their terms. In a statement, Abdullah Jaber, CAIR-Georgia Executive Director said: […]
CAIR Condemns Attack on U.S. Capitol as ‘Violent Insurrection,’ Calls on President Trump to Resign or Face Impeachment
(WASHINGTON, DC – 1/6/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights organization, today condemned the ongoing attack on the U.S. Capitol as an act of “violent insurrection” and called on the government to do more to protect those in harm’s way. CAIR also encouraged both Republican and Democratic leaders to demand President Trump’s […]
CAIR-San Diego Welcomes Move to Declare Racism a Public Health Crisis in SD County
(SAN DIEGO, CA., 1/6/2021) – The San Diego chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SD) today welcomed a move by San Diego community leaders — including Board of Supervisors Chair Nathan Fletcher and Vice Chair Nora Vargas — to announce a policy declaring racism a public health crisis in San Diego County. This policy would […]
CAIR Welcomes Firing of Wisconsin UPS Employee After Racist Rant Caught on Video
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/6/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today welcomed the firing of a UPS driver caught on video in a racist rant while delivering packages to a Hispanic police officer’s home in Milwaukee, Wis. The incident was captured by a home surveillance system and […]
CAIR Condemns Rahm Emanuel for Anti-Muslim ‘Sunnis and Shiites’ Trope, Says He is Unfit to Serve in Biden-Harris Administration
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/6/21) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization,today condemned Rahm Emanuel for “demeaning and Islamophobic comments” the former Chicago mayor made about Sunni and Shia Muslims during election coverage on ABC News last night. While speaking live on air, Emanuel compared post-Trump relations between Republicans and Democrats to Shia and […]
CAIR Condemns Racist, Anti-Semitic Neo-Nazi Vandalism of Tennessee Family’s Home
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/5/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today condemned racist, anti-Semitic neo-Nazi vandalism targeting a home in Tennessee. Spring Hill, Tenn., police arrested a man suspected of spray-painting the N-word and a Nazi swastika on the garage door of the family’s home. Surveillance video led police to identify the suspect as 22-year-old Ian […]
Community Advisory: Georgia Muslims Urged to Vote by 7 PM in Today’s Special U.S. Senate Election
(ATLANTA, GA, 1/5/20) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and its Georgia chapter (CAIR-Georgia) are urging all registered Georgia Muslims voters to go to the polls in today’s special U.S. Senate runoff election that ends tonight at 7 p.m. To find your polling location or ballot drop box, click here: www.mvp.sos.ga.gov The outcome of […]
CAIR Supports Maryland House Speaker’s Call to Repeal Pro-Confederacy State Song
(BALTIMORE, MD, 1/5/21) – The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today expressed support for the Speaker of Maryland’s House of Delegates Adrian Jones’ move to repeal the state song ‘Maryland, My Maryland,’ which contains pro-Confederacy themes. SEE: Maryland House leader pledges repeal of state song over Confederate imagery https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/532105-maryland-house-leader-pledges-repeal-of-state-song-over-confederate Speaker Adrienne […]
CAIR Offers Condolences to Maryland Congressman After Family’s Tragic Loss
(BALTIMORE, Md., 1/5/21) – The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today offered condolences to Representative Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on the tragic loss of his son Thomas Raskin, who died on New Year’s Eve. SEE: Statement of Congressman Jamie Raskin and Sarah Bloom Raskin on the Remarkable Life of Tommy Raskin https://repraskin.medium.com/statement-of-congressman-jamie-raskin-and-sarah-bloom-raskin-on-the-remarkable-life-of-tommy-raskin-f93b0bb5d184 In […]
CAIR-Minnesota to Join Civil Rights Coalition to Demand Real Change After Failed Summer Special Sessions
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 1/5/21) – On Tuesday, January 5, the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) will join a collation of other civil rights organizations for a news conference in St. Paul to demand real change as the Minnesota state government convenes its legislative session. WHAT: CAIR-Minnesota News Conference to Demand Real Change […]