Action Alert: CAIR-Florida Urges Florida Legislators to #LetLordePlay
(Miami, FL, 2/12/2018) – The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is urging all those who value the First Amendment to join CAIR-Florida, Jewish Voice for Peace, Dream Defenders, and many other community organizations who are part of the Florida Palestine Solidarity Coalition in signing a petition to […]
Action Alert: Join CAIR in Thanking Florida Reps. Cortes, Mercado and Smith for their Opposition to Unconstitutional Anti-BDS Legislation
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/6/2018) – The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida), the nation’s largest civil rights and advocacy organization, is urging all those who value the First Amendment to join CAIR-Florida in thanking Florida State Representatives Smith, Mercado and Cortes for their unwavering fight for justice for all by opposing unconstitutional “anti-BDS” legislation. The […]
Action Alert: CAIR Urges Support for Sen. Jeff Merkley’s Resolution Condemning Ethnic Cleansing of Rohingya Muslims
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/24/2018) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest civil rights and advocacy organization, is urging all Americans of conscience to contact their elected representatives in Congress and encourage them to support a bipartisan resolution 376 introduced by Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) condemning the ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya Muslims in […]
Action Alert: CAIR Condemns Trump’s Bigoted Remarks, Asks Imams to Offer Friday Sermons Urging Rejection of Racism
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/12/18) – Following President Trump’s most recent racist remarks, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling on imams (Islamic religious leaders) nationwide to reiterate Islam’s rejection of racism in their sermons (khutbas) for today’s weekly congregational prayers (jummah). In a statement reacting to […]
Action Alert: CAIR Condemns Termination of TPS for Salvadorans, Urges Redesignation for Syrians and Yemenis Living in U.S.
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/11/18) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the Trump administration’s announcement this week terminating the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) of the 263,000 Salvadoran immigrants living in the United States, the humanitarian program allowing them to live and work in the U.S. […]
Action Alert: CAIR Calls on Maryland Mosques to Participate in ‘Immigrant Solidarity Weekend’, Dedicate Friday Sermons to Prayers for Immigrant Communities
(BALTIMORE, MD, 1/11/18) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling on Maryland mosque leaders and imams (Islamic religious leaders) to support statewide ”˜Immigrant Solidarity Weekend’ January 12th – 14th by dedicating this week’s Friday sermons to urging prayers, support, and advocacy for Maryland’s diverse immigrant communities. […]
Action Alert: CAIR is Hiring – Join our Team in Washington, D.C.
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/5/2018) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on qualified applicants to submit resumes for a number of new positions at the nation’s largest American Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. “Due to the increasing number of cases of discrimination, attacks and policies targeting American Muslims, and the […]
Action Alert: CAIR Urges Senate to Vote ‘No’ on Torture-Supporting Judicial Nominee Howard Nielson
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/5/18) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on members of the Senate Judiciary Committee to vote “NO” on the nomination of Howard C. Nielson to the position of United States District Court Judge for the District of Utah because of his past support for torture. […]
ACTION ALERT: CAIR-Florida Calls on the Republican Party of Polk County to Drop Anti-Muslim Presentation
(MIAMI, FL, 1/2/18) – The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations -Florida (CAIR-Florida), the state’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today called on the Republican Party of Polk County to denounce the Florida Republican Club of Lakeland’s scheduled anti-Muslim presentation by Jeffrey Sanow. According to Lakeland’s GOP Club website, Sanow’s presentation will focus on what sharia (Islamic […]
CAIR Action Alert: Support the ‘Promoting Human Rights by Ending Israeli Military Detention of Palestinian Children Act’
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/14/17) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is urging American Muslims and all people of conscience to urge their elected representatives in the U.S. House to support the Promoting Human Rights by Ending Israeli Military Detention of Palestinian Children Act. CLICK HERE TO […]