CAIR-Cleveland

CAIR Welcomes Hawaii Judge’s Order Blocking Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban 2.0’ Nationwide

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March
16

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/15/2017) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, tonight welcomed an order issued by a federal judge in Hawaii blocking President Trump’s new “Muslim Ban 2.0” executive order.

That presidential executive order, issued March 6, preserved major components of the original Muslim ban, including halting new visas and green cards for people from six majority-Muslim countries — Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen – stopping all refugees from entering the United States for 120 days and limiting total refugee admissions. The ban was set to go into effect just after midnight tonight. Read More

CAIR-Cleveland to Hold 15th Annual Civil Rights Banquet Featuring Constitutional Scholar

Posted by: cairclev Tags: Build Bridges Not Walls!, CAIR-Cleveland Annual Civil Rights Banquet, Constitutional Scholar, Dr. Daniel P. Tokaji, The Ohio State University | Categories: Event

March
16

On Saturday April 1, the Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OHIO) will hold its 15th Annual Civil Rights Banquet, with the theme “Uniting America: Building Bridges, Not Walls!” at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Independence.

Banquet speakers include Nihad Awad, CAIR-National Co-Founder and Executive Director; Imam Johari Abdul Malik of the Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center in Virginia, and keynote speaker Dr. Daniel P. Tokaji, a constitutional scholar from The Ohio State University. Read More

Summary of Muslim Ban 2.0

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March
11

PHASE IN PERIOD

– The Travel Ban 2.0 will not go into effect until March 16, 2017 and the older order, signed on January 27, 2017 has been replaced.

TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS
– Ban will not apply to lawful permanent residents and current visa holders. However, expect high scrutiny at the border when entering. Read More

CAIR-Ohio Expresses Solidarity with Ohio Jewish Community in Wake of Bomb Threats

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February
22

CAIR National Offers $5000 Reward for Info

(COLUMBUS, OH 2/21/17) – The Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed solidarity with and support for the Jewish community after a wave of bomb threats targeted community centers nationwide, including the Mandel JCC in Cleveland. In January, JCCs in Cincinnati and Columbus were also targeted. Read More

CAIR-Cleveland & Mosque to Co-Host Forum on Trump’s Muslim Ban

Posted by: cairclev Tags: Community Forum, Mosque Forum, Muslim Ban | Categories: Event, News

February
7

On Friday, February 10, the Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cleveland) and the Islamic Society of Akron and Kent (ISAK) will co-host a forum on President Trump’s executive order halting refugees from entering the United States and barring citizens from seven Muslim-majority nations.

The purpose of the forum is to provide timely and accurate information about the Muslim Ban order and other orders and policies impacting the rights of immigrants and American citizens, particularly the Muslim community. Because there are likely more executive orders in the pipeline, the Muslim community is encouraged to attend in order to stay engaged and keep abreast of developments in what is a fluid situation. Read More

Important Information About the “Muslim Ban”

Posted by: cairclev Tags: Executive Order, Muslim Ban | Categories: recent news

January
28

Like you, we only recently received the final, signed copies of President Trump’s Executive Orders targeting Muslims and refugees. And like you, we are appalled at these attempts to erode our American values by targeting individuals based on race, religion, and national origin.

A complete analysis will take time, but we continue to hear from many of you, worried about what this means for your families and friends. Accordingly, we wanted to reach out and offer some preliminary guidance. We will send out more details as they become clear. Read More

CAIR-CLEVELAND JOINS OHIO FAITH LEADERS’ CALL ON SENATOR PORTMAN TO REJECT SESSIONS NOMINATION

Posted by: cairclev Tags: Attorney General, Interfaith Clergy, Jeff Sessions, Ohio Declaration of Moral Resistance, Reject Sessions Nomination | Categories: News

January
26

The Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cleveland) today joined Ohio faith leaders in delivering a “Declaration of Moral Resistance” signed by more than 100 Ohio clergy leaders to the Cleveland offices of US Senator Rob Portman calling on him to reject the nomination of Jeff Sessions for Attorney General.

The faith leaders assembled under the banner of Faith in Public Life, a non-profit strategy center for the faith community advancing faith in the public square as a powerful force for justice, compassion and the common good. Read More

CAIR-Cleveland Welcomes Lucas County Policy Change to Allow Religious Head Coverings in County Corrections Facility

Posted by: cairclev Tags: Civil Rights, Hijab, Lucas County Jail, Prison, Religious Accommodation | Categories: News

January
20

(CLEVELAND, OHIO, 1/20/17) – The Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cleveland) today welcomed a policy change by Lucas County Correctional Facility permitting religious head coverings (hijab) to be worn by Muslim women during booking procedures and during incarceration.

SEE: Lucas Co. Jail Now Issues Head Covers for Muslim Women; Change Made for Religious Rights

In a statement, CAIR-Cleveland Executive Director Julia Shearson said:

CAIR-CLEVELAND ASKS POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS LEADERS TO CONDEMN ANTI-ARAB, NEO-NAZI VANDALISM OF HOME

Posted by: cairclev Tags: anti-Arab graffiti, swastika, Sylvania Ohio | Categories: News

January
11

(CLEVELAND, OHIO, 1/11/2017) – The Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cleveland) today called on area political and religious leaders to condemn anti-Arab and neo-Nazi vandalism of a Sylvania Township home.

On Tuesday, a local Arab-American Muslim family came home to find the words “F-ck Arabs” and a large Nazi swastika painted on the garage door of their home. Sylvania Township police are said to be investigating the incident. Read More

CAIR-Cleveland Calls for Bias Probe of Shooting Targeting Muslim Teen

Posted by: cairclev Tags: Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes, Bias Probe, Shooting of Muslim Teen | Categories: News, recent news

December
1

Muslim civil rights group asks that bail be denied to alleged shooter, seeks hate crime enhancements

(CLEVELAND, OHIO, 12/1/16) – The Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cleveland) today called on local, state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate a possible bias motive for the November 26 shooting of a Muslim teenager and to seek all relevant hate crime enhancements under Ohio statutes. CAIR is also asking that the alleged perpetrator be denied bail.

The 16-year-old Lakewood High School student, who was wearing an Islamic head covering called a “kufi” at the time of the alleged attack, says he was walking home from his part-time job when he was shot by an armed man who then fled the scene. According to the Muslim teenager, the alleged perpetrator called him a “terrorist” and “Taliban b*ch” before the shooting. The victim was struck in the shoulder and was left bleeding at the scene. (Cuyahoga County Case Number: CR-16-611940-A)

SEE: Lakewood Man Arrested for Shooting 16-Year-Old

Lakewood Teenager Shot in the Arm