CAIR Op Eds
Why the UAE is Obsessed with Targeting American Muslim Activists Like Asim Ghafoor
Media outlets are free to re-publish or distribute the commentary below with attribution. By: Nihad Awad and Ismail Allison, CAIR National On July 14, Virginia civil rights attorney and human rights activist Asim Ghafoor was arrested and detained by UAE authorities while transiting through Dubai International Airport en route to a family wedding in Istanbul. Using time tested authoritarian practices, the Emiratis had tried Ghafoor in absentia and convicted him on charges of which he
CAIR OP-ED: Is it time for American Muslims and other targeted minorities to defend ourselves from mass shooters?
Media outlets are free to re-publish or distribute the commentary below with attribution. By: Edward Ahmed Mitchell, CAIR National As a Muslim civil rights attorney who has spent years responding to racist mass shootings, I support many reasonable policies that could reduce the frequency and severity of such violence. Universal background checks. Red flag laws. Bans on high-capacity magazines. Limiting access to the weapons of war favored by school shooters and white supremacists. In
In My Own Words: The Way Forward On Interfaith Collaboration
By: Zahra Billoo, CAIR-San Francisco Bay Area Throughout my career as a Muslim civil rights attorney, I have worked on areas of common concern with my Jewish neighbors. Together, we have advocated for human rights here and abroad. We have stood up against police brutality, racist immigration policies, and illegal discrimination. We have called out racism and bigotry, including the interrelated threats of Islamophobia and anti-Semitism. I will always raise my voice on these important issues, God willing.
Congress Should Reform the Unconstitutional ‘Terrorism’ Watchlist
Yesterday, Rep. Carson and Muslim, Arab and South Asian American Groups Testified that Congress Should By: CAIR Director of Government Affairs Department Robert McCaw, [email protected] Media outlets are free to re-publish or distribute the commentary below with attribution. —– Yesterday, the U.S Judiciary Commitee held a groundbreaking hearing on discrimination and the civil rights of the Muslim, Arab, and South Asian American communities. We welcomed the hearing as another opportunity for Congress to commit to protecting the
How India is Working to Squash Religious Freedom and Deny Human Dignity
Media outlets are free to re-publish or distribute the commentary below with attribution. By: Huzaifa Shahbaz, CAIR National In recent weeks, the world has witnessed the Indian government’s hateful attempts to exclude Muslim women from society by banning young women from wearing the hijab to school. The ban on Islamic headscarves motivated thousands to protest the grotesque infringement on civil rights by the Karnataka state, which is led by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party
Why and How Muslim Institutions Should Use FEMA Funding to Enhance Physical Security
NOTE: Media outlets are free to republish this commentary with attribution By: Robert McCaw and Megan Fair, CAIR National Does your mosque have high-quality security cameras? What about the local private Islamic school? Do they have comprehensive safety systems—alarms, cameras, secure entry doors, bulletproof windows, an armed guard? Can your community afford any of these measures? For many Islamic private schools, organizations and houses of worship, the answer to many of these questions is No.