- CAIR-Chicago to Testify at U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Illinois Advisory Committee Hearing on Hate Crimes
- Video: Fox Host Suggests All Muslims are Like ISIS, Says Problem Should Be Solved "With a Bullet to the Head"
- NY Islamophobia Watch: 'That sand n---- shouldn't have been driving'
- FL Islamophobia Watch: Man Charged with Hate Crime After Shouting Slurs at 'Arab' Clerk, Shooting
- CAIR-San Diego: Water Manager Wore Burqa as Prank (U-T San Diego)
Hanif Mohebi, executive director of the San Diego Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, likened it to blackface, a theatrical makeup application used by nonblack performers beginning in the 19th century. . ."That segment of the community is already under a lot of discrimination," he said. "I know that many women who do wear the scarf have a hard time getting hired."
- CAIR:�Sikh�Basketball Players Gain Congressional Support to Lift Ban on Turbans
FIBA's ban on headgear has also prevented some Muslim players from entering international competitions. . .The Council on American-Islamic relations (CAIR) has made repeated requests to FIBA to change its rule. "No athlete should be forced to choosebetween faith and sport. Muslim women seek[ing] to participate in sporting activities should not face artificial and arbitrary barriers to that participation," CAIR said in a statement.
- CAIR-WA: Young Muslims Seek Careers Correcting Media Misrepresentations
- CAIR: US Muslim Groups Condemn ISIS (AP)
CAIR spokesman Ibrahim Hooper says the killing was "barbaric" and "criminal" and can't be justified under Islam or any faith. Hooper says there is universal agreement among Muslims, in the U.S. and internationally, that such actions by Islamic State can't be tolerated.
- CAIR-Sacramento: Muslims in the U.S. Condemn Actions of ISIS (KFBK)
- CAIR-Sacramento: Muslims in the U.S. Condemn Actions of ISIS (KFBK)
- The Double Identity of an "Anti-Semitic" Commenter
A Jewish activist makes anti-Semitic comments on Common Dreams in an attempt to smearing the progressive website and to support Israel.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CAIR: TODAY 9 PM (EST) - National American Muslim Call-In
on Ferguson, Michael Brown Movement
JOIN US TONIGHT - Thursday, August 21st, 2014 � 9 PM (EST)
Call: 712-432-1001 -�Attendee Code: 416280307#
Asks Feds to Probe Police Shooting of Unarmed Black Teen
CAIR Asks Imams to Devote Sermons to Racial Equality in Response to Missouri Police Shooting
Video: CAIR-MI Director Discusses Protests of Michael Brown Shooting in Ferguson
CAIR-CT: 'Black is Not a Crime' Rally to Be Held Today in New London
Video: CAIR-CT Sponsors Rally for�Ferguson, Michael Brown
Ferguson Tension: American Muslims Will Relate
Over the past couple of weeks, the�world has witnessed a massive and growing uprising against police brutality on streets across the United States. In the�wake of�the�tragic�police killing of Mike Brown, an unarmed African-American teenager, thousands of protestors -- yelling #HandsUp #DontShoot #JusticeforMikeBrown -- continue to rise up.�The City of #Ferguson has subsequently�become a focal point in national consciousness, re-igniting deeper�conversations about racism, profiling, police brutality, and police militarization. Join us tonight to hear from a number of Muslim-Americans who�have been active, on the streets and online, in this movement; hear perspective on what this moment means for the country and for Muslim-Americans, and learn how to get involved during this critical time.
Moderator:�DAWUD WALID, is an African-American civil rights leader who serves as the Executive Director of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR - Michigan), a chapter of America's largest advocacy and civil liberties organization for Muslims. Mr. Walid is a preacher of Islam, delivering sermons�at Islamic centers�nationwide, and is a political blogger for Detroit News. Read his recent op-ed on Mike Brown�HERE
SPEAKERS:
LINDA SARSOUR�is a�Palestinian-American civil rights leader and working�mother of�three who leads in social justice movements on a national and local level, addressing police brutality, spying, and racial profiling. Linda is the Executive Director of Arab American Association of New York and Advocacy Director of National Network for Arab American Communities
MUSTAFA ABDULLAH�is an Egyptian-American,�Program Associate at ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) of East Missouri. A former community organizer at CHANGE. Mr. Abdullah has been on the ground almost every other day and night, in Ferguson,�engaging in community building and meeting with local officials and residents. See�a�recent civil rights-related�op-ed�HERE
MUHAMMED MALIK�is�a Kashmiri-American, currently serving�on Amnesty International USA's 13-member human rights delegation, which is on the ground monitoring police on the�streets of Ferguson.�Mr. Malik is a long-time organizer and�Former�Executive Director�of CAIR-SFL; he is currently Communications Director�at Florida New Majority. Read op-ed�HERE
FAIZAN SYED�is Executive Director of�CAIR-St. Louis. He was born in Lahore Pakistan and moved to the U.S. at the age of four. He grew up in Kirkwood Missouri where he lives today. Mr. Syed has been active in building relationships between communities on the ground in Ferguson.
JOIN US TODAY -��Thursday, August 21st, 2014 - 9PM (EST)
Call: 712-432-1001 -�Attendee Code: 416280307#
*Martin Luther King: "Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhere."
 |
 |
 |