Action: Ask DC metro officials to meet with anti-hate coalition, oppose ‘savage’ ad
(Washington, D.C., 10/17/2012) — An anti-hate coalition of 127 organizations is asking all people of conscience to contact the Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA) and ask that it help mitigate the negative impact of anti-Muslim advertisements now on display in DC-area metro stations. The ads strongly suggest that Arab or Muslim opponents of Israel’s […]
Help CAIR Counter Anti-Muslim ‘Savage’ Ads in D.C. Metro
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/12/12) — CAIR today unveiled an advertising campaign designed to counter anti-Muslim “savage” advertisements sponsored by a designated hate group that are now on display in Washington, D.C., metro stations. The Washington-based Muslim civil rights organization also called on people of conscience to support its anti-hate initiative. CAIR: Muslim Advocacy Launches Its Own […]
Tell Congress to Put an End to Indefinite Detention
CAIR is asking all Americans who value civil liberties to urge their senators to remove all problematic language in the latest National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that justifies the indefinite military detention within the United States, without charge or trial, of those suspected of terrorism. While this annual defense authorization act provides valuable funding for […]
Action Alert #532: Urge Senate to Oppose Warrantless Surveillance
Action Alert #532: Urge Senate to Oppose Warrantless Surveillance (WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/4/2008) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on American Muslims and other people of conscience to oppose unchecked domestic surveillance programs and retroactive immunity for telecom companies that may have aided such surveillance. Two years ago, Americans learned that the National […]
Action: Contact the Giuliani Presidential Committee
Action: Contact the Giuliani Presidential Committee GIULIANI TO DEMS: USE THE WORDS ‘ISLAMIC TERRORISTS’ Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani took Democratic White House hopefuls to task Monday for being soft on terrorists and hard on capitalism. Speaking to an invited audience of about 100 local GOP members, the former New York mayor said he was […]
CAIR-NY: Support Eid School Holiday Bill
CAIR-NY: Support Eid School Holiday Bill(NEW YORK, N.Y., 6/21/07) – The New York Chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today urged Muslims and other people of conscience in that state to contact their respective state senators in support of the Eid School Bill (S3142). The bill, introduced to the New York State […]
Wash. Times Promotes Hate Group that Would Outlaw Islam
Action Alert: Wash. Times Promotes Hate Group that Would Outlaw Islam (WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/14/07) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today expressed concern about an article published by Insight magazine, a website owned by the right-wing Washington Times newspaper, that offered a sympathetic portrayal of an anti-Muslim hate group that advocates making “adherence to […]
ACTION: Show The Washington Times What You Think of its Biased Reporting
CAIR ACTION ALERT #514 SHOW THE WASHINGTON TIMES WHAT YOU THINK OF ITS BIASED REPORTINGCAIR asks Muslims to respond to newspaper’s ‘hit piece’ by becoming members(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/12/07) – CAIR today accused a right-wing Washington, D.C., newspaper of “agenda-driven reporting” for falsely suggesting there has been a drop in its grassroots support. According to CAIR, […]
CAIR-Seattle: Radio Host Discusses Denying Jobs to Muslims
CAIR-Seattle: Radio Host Discusses Denying Jobs to Muslims (SEATTLE, WA, 6/8/07) – The Seattle chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Seattle) today expressed concern about a June 4 program on KIRO-AM radio in which host Dori Monson and callers discussed denying employment to American Muslims because of their faith. To listen to the segment, […]
Mosques Urged to Hold ‘Hunger Awareness Day’ Food Drives
Mosques Urged to Hold ‘Hunger Awareness Day’ Food Drives In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful MOSQUES URGED TO HOLD ‘HUNGER AWARENESS DAY’ FOOD DRIVES (WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/22/2007) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is calling on American Muslims to support “Hunger Awareness Day” on June 5th by taking part in or […]