Council on American–Islamic Relations

CAIR to Hold Islamic Community Safety Webinar in Response to New Zealand Terror Attack, Subsequent Islamophobic Incidents

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Wednesday, March 20, 2019
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The Washington-based civil rights organization is urging mosques and other Islamic institutions to take measures outlined in its "Best Practices for Mosque and Community Safety" booklet.

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  • The Washington-based civil rights organization is urging mosques and other Islamic institutions to take measures outlined in its "Best Practices for Mosque and Community Safety" booklet.
  • Advice offered in CAIR's security publication is applicable to all institutions, regardless of organizational mission.
  • The booklet may be viewed at: https://tinyurl.com/BestSafetyPractices
    CAIR plans to re-publish 3,000 hard copies of the booklet to send free of charge to mosques and Islamic institutions nationwide.
  • For a quick download of CAIR's civil rights app, click here: https://www.cair.com/app
    CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization.

CAIR to Hold DC News Conference in Response to Terror Attack on New Zealand Mosques

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Friday, March 15, 2019
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At the news conference, CAIR will call for national action to push back against growing Islamophobia, white supremacy and anti-immigrant bigotry in America and around the world.

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  • At the news conference, CAIR will call for national action to push back against growing Islamophobia, white supremacy and anti-immigrant bigotry in America and around the world.
  • CONTACT: CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, [email protected]
    Earlier today, CAIR condemned the apparent anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant hate that motivated the attacks and urged mosques in the United States and worldwide to step up security measures.
  • The Washington-based civil rights organization is urging mosques and other Islamic institutions to take measures outlined in its "Best Practices for Mosque and Community Safety" booklet.
  • CONTACT:CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-999-8292, [email protected] ; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, [email protected]

CAIR Condemns Terror Attack on New Zealand Mosques, Urges Stepped-Up Security by Muslim Communities in U.S., Worldwide

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Friday, March 15, 2019
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In a statement, CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad said:

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  • In a statement, CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad said:
    "To God we belong, and to Him is our return.
  • The advice in CAIR's security publication is applicable to all institutions, regardless of organizational mission.
  • The booklet may be viewed at: https://tinyurl.com/BestSafetyPractices
    CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization.
  • CONTACT:CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-999-8292, [email protected] ; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, [email protected]

CAIR Calls on FBI to Take Seriously Threat to 'Assassinate' Minn. Rep. Ilhan Omar

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Monday, March 4, 2019
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WASHINGTON, March 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today urged the FBI to take seriously an alleged public threat to assassinate Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN).

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  • WASHINGTON, March 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today urged the FBI to take seriously an alleged public threat to assassinate Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN).
  • FBI officials say they are looking into the threat "Assassinate Ilhan Omar" scrawled on a bathroom stall in Minnesota and posted on social media.
  • The FBI is in the "initial stages" of looking into the alleged threat but appears not to have opened a case file on the incident.
  • ", and the bottom one showing a photo of U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN), with the text "I Am the Proof You Have Forgotten."

CAIR Calls on Congress to Probe Why More than 1,400 Private Companies Have Access to Illegal Watchlist

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Wednesday, February 20, 2019
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --TheCouncil on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization,today called on Congress to investigate why the federal government has given more than 1,400 private companies access to the terrorist watchlist.

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  • WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --TheCouncil on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization,today called on Congress to investigate why the federal government has given more than 1,400 private companies access to the terrorist watchlist.
  • SEE: Detroit Mother Calls Out Feds For Breaking Up Family, Files Lawsuit
    "This is a wholesale profiling of a religious minority community," said CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad.
  • "To share private information of citizens and non-citizens with corporations is illegal and outrageous."
  • CONTACT:CAIR National Litigation Director Lena Masri, 202-742-6420, [email protected] , CAIR Senior Litigation Attorney Gadeir Abbas, 720-251-0425, [email protected] ; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, [email protected] ; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, [email protected]

CAIR Calls for Federal Charges in Deadly Shooting of Indiana Muslim by Man Reportedly Shouting Islamophobic Slurs

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Tuesday, February 19, 2019
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Investigators say the shooting was reported as a hate crime but is not being investigated as one.

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  • Investigators say the shooting was reported as a hate crime but is not being investigated as one.
  • "Because there is no hate crime law in Indiana, it is imperative that federal charges be considered in this tragic case," said CAIR National Litigation Director Lena Masri.
  • "This tragedy shows why Indiana lawmakers must address the lack of hate crime legislation in the state."
  • She noted that Indiana is one of just five states without a hate crime law.

CAIR Calls on GOP to Drop, Repudiate Islamophobic Speaker at Feb. 19 North Carolina Event Who Tweeted '#IslamIsTheProblem'

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Thursday, February 14, 2019
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Republican Party to drop a notorious anti-Muslim conspiracy theorist as a speaker at an upcoming event in North Carolina and to repudiate his hate-filled Islamophobic tweets and rhetoric.

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  • WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Republican Party to drop a notorious anti-Muslim conspiracy theorist as a speaker at an upcoming event in North Carolina and to repudiate his hate-filled Islamophobic tweets and rhetoric.
  • Islamophobe Chris Gaubatz has been invited by the Haywood County Republican Party as a guest speaker Tuesday, Feb. 19, at the Haywood GOP headquarters in Waynesville, N.C.
    Gaubatz has tweeted, "When you understand the threat, you understand that there is no such thing as 'radical islam' [sic], just islam.
  • [sic]," using the hashtag "#IslamIsTheProblem."
  • He has also been linked to other online Islamophobes.

CAIR Marks Black History Month with Release of Short Film Exploring American Muslims' Reflections on Racial Injustice

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Friday, February 1, 2019
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)today released a short film, "In Their Footsteps: An American Muslim Civil Rights Journey," to mark the beginning of Black History Month.

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  • WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)today released a short film, "In Their Footsteps: An American Muslim Civil Rights Journey," to mark the beginning of Black History Month.
  • The 21-minute film features some 30 American Muslim civil rights leaders who journeyed through Alabama to learn about the history of slavery, lynching, segregation, and about present-day racial injustice.
  • CAIR's film offers deeply personal and emotional reflections from American Muslims -- including African-American Muslims -- who lived through segregation and Jim Crow laws, and for whom the journey brought back memories from their own lives.
  • Its mission is to enhance understanding of Islam, protect civil rights, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.

CAIR Asks Feds to Charge Men Accused in Bomb Plot Targeting New York Muslim Community

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Tuesday, January 22, 2019
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In 2017, a Tennessee man was sentenced for plotting to attack the same community.

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  • In 2017, a Tennessee man was sentenced for plotting to attack the same community.
  • "The low bail set in this case seems indicate that the potentially-deadly plot is not viewed as a serious offense."
  • "Instead of promoting and exploiting Islamophobia, which inevitably results in these types of incidents, our nation's top leaders should speak out strongly against bigotry of all kinds," said CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad.
  • He said CAIR has witnessed an unprecedented spike in bigotry targeting American Muslims and members of other minority groups since the election of Donald Trump as president and the subsequent Muslim Ban executive orders and the appointment of Islamophobic policymakers.

IPT Analysis Finds CAIR Donors Ignore Organization's Dubious History, Behavior

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Tuesday, January 8, 2019
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When contacted they either defended CAIR despite seeing the rhetoric, offered no comment or ignored requests for comment.

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  • When contacted they either defended CAIR despite seeing the rhetoric, offered no comment or ignored requests for comment.
  • They also dismissed the determination by the FBI, Justice Department prosecutors and a federal judge tying CAIR and its founders tied to a Hamas-support network.
  • CAIR chapters received 265 grants of more than $1,000 from dozens of non-Muslim foundations, totaling $5.47 million since 2010.
  • In the wake of President Trump's travel ban, CAIR received an unprecedented haul of just less than $3 million from non-Muslim donors in 2017 alone.