(BOSTON, MA, 2/10/2022) – The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Massachusetts) today announced that Tahirah Amatul-Wadud has been chosen to serve as its new executive director.
Amatul-Wadud is a respected attorney based in Springfield, Massachusetts with more than 16 years of experience in corporate, family and civil rights law. A former staff attorney with Western Massachusetts Community Legal Aid before entering private practice, she served as a commissioner with the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women from 2014-2020.
In 2016, she rose to national prominence serving as the principal attorney on behalf of the residents of Islamberg, N.Y., against Robert Doggart, an anti-Muslim conspiracy theorist who had planned a violent attack against the community.
In 2018, she ran for Congress in Massachusetts’ first district, securing 30 percent of the vote.
She served as the Vice-President of the Board of Directors at CAIR-Massachusetts from 2016-2018 and its President since 2018, and during her tenure has overseen the organization’s restructuring and rapid growth.
In a statement, CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad said:
“We are honored to welcome Sr. Tahirah Amatul-Wadud as executive director of our Massachusetts chapter. She has done incredible work as an attorney and activist, and we are excited to see all the things she will achieve in this new role, God willing.”
CAIR’s mission is to protect civil rights, enhance understanding of Islam, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
La misión de CAIR es proteger las libertades civiles, mejorar la comprensión del Islam, promover la justicia, y empoderar a los musulmanes en los Estados Unidos.
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CONTACT: CAIR-Massachusetts Executive Director Tahirah Amatul-Wadud, tAmatul-Wadud@cair.com, CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Coordinator Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.com