CAIR-Minnesota to Take Part in Muslim Day at the Capitol
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 3/19/18) — On Tuesday, March 20, the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations will join members of the state’s Muslim community at the 14th Annual “Muslim Day at the Capitol” hosted by Muslim American Society of Minnesota MAS-MN. The event will include a 9:30 a.m. rally in the capitol rotunda. […]
CAIR-Sacramento Expresses Concern About Racist Incident Involving Modesto Muslim
(SACRAMENTO, CA, 2/22/18) — The Sacramento Valley office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights organization, expressed concern to law enforcement authorities about a racist incident targeting a Muslim man in Modesto. In the incident, which was captured on video, a man claiming to have connections to immigration agents can be heard saying, “They’re […]
CAIR-Alabama, Other Advocacy Groups to Highlight Impact of Grassroots, Marginalized Communities in Senate Election
(BIRMINGHAM, AL, 12/14/2017) — Today, the Alabama chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Alabama) will join StandAsOne, a coalition of area advocacy groups, to highlight the impact of grassroots, marginalized communities in Tuesday’s Special Senate Election. CAIR-Alabama noted a large Muslim voter turnout for the special Senate election after a grassroots organizing effort to […]
CAIR Backs Boycott of Trump’s Visit to Opening of Mississippi Civil Rights Museum
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/8/2017) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today expressed support for political leaders who are boycotting President Trump’s visit to the opening of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum on Saturday and encouraged other state and national leaders to boycott the event because of the president’s empowerment and promotion of racism and Islamophobia. Civil […]
CAIR-NY to Join Other Rights Groups at Rally Against Muslim Ban Tonight in Washington Square
(NEW YORK, NY, 12/7/15) — Tonight, the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), a leading Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will join other civil rights organizations at a rally and press conference in Washington Square Park against the Muslim Ban, the Tax Scam, and to demand a DREAM Act Now. […]
CAIR Written Statement for House Homeland Security Committee Hearing on World Wide Threats: Keeping America Secure in the New Age of Terror, 11/30/17
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/30/2017) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today submitted a written statement for the record for the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security hearing on “World Wide Threats: Keeping America Secure in the New Age of Terror.” While the hearing examined a broad array of […]
CAIR-Chicago Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Assault on Muslim Woman in Dekalb Walmart
(CHICAGO, IL, 11/14/2017) — The Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, today called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate an alleged bias-motivated assault on an Illinois Muslim woman as a hate crime. According to the woman, who is an American […]
CAIR 3rd Quarter Civil Rights Report Shows Rise in Hate Crimes Over Same Period Last Year, Moderate Decline in Total Cases
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/17/2017) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest civil rights and advocacy group, today released a quarterly civil rights report documenting 354 incidents of anti-Islam religious bias during the third quarter of 2017. In its third quarter update, CAIR documented a decrease in the overall number of anti-Muslim bias incidents […]
CAIR: 232 Groups, 6 Elected Officials Demand Trump Administration Rescind ‘Muslim Ban 3.0’
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/27/2017) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today issued a joint letter signed by 238 national and state immigration and civil human rights organizations, law offices, educational institutions, elected officials, and faith based groups* to President Trump and Acting DHS Secretary Elaine Duke demanding that the administration rescind its latest iteration of the […]
CAIR Condemns Rep. Perry’s Smear Targeting U.S. Muslim Peace Builder
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/18/2017) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today decried Rep. Scott Perry’s (R-Penn.) smear targeting American Muslim peace builder Manal Omar. Perry, who has praised white supremacist-linked, anti-Islam activist Brigitte Gabriel, used an early September budget hearing to attack Omar for saying she […]