CAIR-Chicago Lawsuit: Rizza Cadillac created hostile environment for Muslim staff
By Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has alleged Rizza Cadillac Inc. of Tinley Park with violating federal law by allegedly encouraging a work environment that was hostile and offensive to Muslim and Arab sales staff. The lawsuit filed Wednesday against the new car dealership seeks compensatory and punitive damages, an […]
Coalition wants Montgomery County schools to close on Muslim holidays
Group asks staff, students to stay home, celebrate Eid al-Adha on Oct. 15 By Lindsay A. Powers, Gazette.net A coalition of local Muslims and others are urging Montgomery County Public Schools to close on two holidays, which the coalition’s co-chair, Saqib Ali, framed as a civil rights issue. Besides an amended county school system calendar, […]
Muslims name 37 groups that fuel Islamophobia
By Katherine Burgess| Religion News Service Groups with a mission to spread prejudice and hatred against Muslims are coordinated and well financed, according to a report released by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Washington-based civil rights group. The report, titled “Legislating Fear: Islamophobia and its Impact in the United States,” was released Thursday (Sept. […]
CAIR: Police See Bias Motive for New Hampshire Mosque Vandalism
CAIR said today that law enforcement authorities in New Hampshire are investigating a bias motive for extensive vandalism of the construction site for the Islamic Society of Greater Manchester. CAIR: NY Assemblyman Delays Al Jazeera America Boycott After Petition Falls ShortIbrahim Hooper is spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations. He called the assemblyman’s mission […]
CAIR-St. Louis sponsors 9/11 service project
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Service project: A part of the national day of service to mark 9/11, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, along with the Muslim community, interfaith groups and Veterans for Peace, has organized a neighborhood cleanup project in the Yeatman Market neighborhood. Volunteers are needed to pick up garbage, cut lawns and clear debris […]
Abercrombie & Fitch loses ruling over hijab
Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle Abercrombie & Fitch and its Hollister Co. outlet in San Mateo violated the religious rights of a Muslim employee who was fired for refusing to remove her headscarf, a federal judge has ruled. The clothing retailer failed to prove it would suffer undue hardship by accommodating the beliefs of Hani […]
Accommodating religious diversity improves workplace performance
By Matthew Brown, Deseret News But diversity consultants agree there is an upside to this trend. Employers who adapt to religious diversity and reduce conflict not only improve morale but improve performance by attracting the best talent from a broad range of backgrounds that can help the company appeal to a larger customer base. “If […]
CAIR-OH Seeks Input on New Facial Recognition System
By Chrissie Thompson, Cincinnati Enquirer Attorney General Mike DeWine’s panel to review security protocols for Ohio’s facial recognition system will start meeting Sept. 10 — and two civil-rights groups are not on it. The nine-member group includes former and current judges, a prosecutor, a sheriff, a police chief and a coroner, but DeWine did not […]
CAIR-Oklahoma: On the right side of history
By Adam Soltani, Oklahoma Gazette On Aug. 15, I received an unexpected phone call that delivered some of the best news I have heard in my lifetime. It was a call from Gadeir Abbas, one of the attorneys representing myself and other plaintiffs in a case known as the Oklahoma Anti-Sharia Amendment case. I was […]
CAIR-FL: Professor’s Islam talks incite hate
By Hassan Shibly, Orlando Sentinel, 8/28/13 When we learned that Jonathan Matusitz, a University of Central Florida associate professor, would give a presentation vilifying Islam and Muslims in a Brevard County Commission meeting room, we expressed concerns to the commission that taxpayers should not subsidize hate speech. Unfortunately, our concerns about Matusitz’s lecture were fully […]