CAIR-Cleveland & Northern Ohio

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  • CAIR-Cleveland Holds “Know Your Rights” Forum for Uzbek Muslim Community at Northeast Ohio Mosque

    CAIR-Cleveland Holds “Know Your Rights” Forum for Uzbek Muslim Community at Northeast Ohio Mosque

    (CLEVELAND, OH, 11/2/2017) — The Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cleveland) hosted an emergency Know Your Rights forum for the Uzbek community at the Islamic Society of Akron and Kent. The forum was in response to the surge in law enforcement questioning of the local Uzbek community in the wake of the terrorist attack in New York City allegedly perpetrated by an Uzbek national.

    The alleged perpetrator had lived in the Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, area for several years before moving to Florida.

    CAIR-Cleveland said the overarching message of the forum was that American Muslims strongly support law enforcement and the protection of our national security and, like all Americans, we also value civil rights.

    At the forum, which was conducted in English and Uzbeki language, a CAIR representative and two attorneys provided basic Know Your Rights information regarding interacting with law enforcement. The purpose of the forum was to ensure that community members are informed of their rights, including the right to remain silent as well as the right to have an attorney present during any law enforcement interviews. The forum also covered issues related to immigration status, warrants and search and seizure issues.

    SEE: Your Rights with Law Enforcement at https://www.cair.com/know-your-rights.html

    CAIR’s Know Your Rights & Responsibilities Pocket Guide

    https://www.cair.com/images/pdf/Know-Your-Rights-Guide.pdf

    “Because the Uzbek community is being blanketed by FBI and DHS requests for voluntary interviews in the wake of the New York terror attack, it is important that constitutional rights are upheld during any and all law enforcement interactions, including any potential interviews,” said Julia Shearson, CAIR-Cleveland executive director, who helped moderate the forum.

    CAIR is America’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.

    La misión de CAIR es mejorar la comprensión del Islam, fomentar el diálogo, proteger las libertades civiles, capacitar a los musulmanes estadounidenses, y construir coaliciones que promuevan la justicia y la comprensión mutua.

    CONTACT: Julia A. Shearson, CAIR-Cleveland executive director, 216.440.2247 or jshearson@cair.com , Ibrahim Hooper, CAIR National Communications Director, 202.744.7726, ihooper@cair.com

  • CAIR-Cleveland Presents on Understanding Islam & Muslims: Focus on Muslim Women for AAUW Meeting

    CAIR-Cleveland Presents on Understanding Islam & Muslims: Focus on Muslim Women for AAUW Meeting

    Medina AAUW presents program on Muslim women in America

    Julia Shearson, executive director of the Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, will speak on what it's like to be a Muslim woman in America at a special dinner meeting of the Medina County Branch of the American Association of University Women on Sept. 28. She is shown here at the Women's March on Cleveland last January.
    Julia Shearson, executive director of the Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, will speak on what it’s like to be a Muslim woman in America at a special dinner meeting of the Medina County Branch of the American Association of University Women on Sept. 28. She is shown here at the Women’s March on Cleveland last January.(Thomas Ondrey/The Plain Dealer)

    MEDINA, Ohio – What is it like to be a Muslim woman in the United States?

    Julia Shearson, executive director of the Cleveland Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), will share her perspective at a dinner and talk Sept. 28 at the A.I. Root Community Room, 623 Liberty St.

    Her talk is a program of the Medina County branch of the American Association of University Women.

    The evening will start with dinner at 6 p.m., followed by Shearson’s presentation at 7:15 p.m. Her talk is free and open to the public. The dinner, catered by Miss Molly’s Tea Room, is $19 per person.

    Shearson has headed the Cleveland chapter of CAIR, the largest Muslim civil rights advocacy organization in the United States, for 13 years.

    During that time, she has won awards and recognition for her work promoting diversity and mutual understanding.

    The AAUW works to advance equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research.

    For reservations or more information about the program, call 330-725-4950 or email programs.reserve@zoominternet.net.

  • Record Number of Muslim Delegates Lobby Congress on National Advocacy Day

    Record Number of Muslim Delegates Lobby Congress on National Advocacy Day

    CAIR reported today that more than 400 delegates from 30 states, including a large delegation from Ohio, met on Monday and Tuesday with some 230 elected officials and congressional staffers during the record-breaking third annual “National Muslim Advocacy Day” on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

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

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

    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. (more…)

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

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

    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. (more…)

  • CAIR-CLEVELAND: 120 People Join Teatime for Peace to Challenge Islamophobia, Stereotypes

    CAIR-CLEVELAND: 120 People Join Teatime for Peace to Challenge Islamophobia, Stereotypes

    (CLEVELAND, OHIO, 10/24/16) – More than 120 people recently joined the Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cleveland), West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church and local religious, civil society and social justice groups for “Teatime for Peace,” an event to help dispel stereotypes about Islam and Muslims.

    The event was part of an ongoing series of interfaith gatherings being held in Cuyahoga, Summit and Lake Counties designed to foster support for the Muslim community in light of increasing Islamophobia and anti-Muslim rhetoric in American politics and media.

    “From the enthusiastic turnout for the event, it is clear that people want an antidote to counter the rising hate rhetoric, division and religious scapegoating in our society,” said Isam Zaiem, CAIR-Cleveland board treasurer and co-organizer of the event. “This event was a chance to counter fear and hate with honest connection and conversation through getting to know one’s Muslim neighbors right here in our local community.”

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  • CAIR-Cleveland: Northeast Ohio Muslim Voters to Hold Presidential Debate Watch Party at Uqbah Mosque Foundation

    CAIR-Cleveland: Northeast Ohio Muslim Voters to Hold Presidential Debate Watch Party at Uqbah Mosque Foundation

    (CLEVELAND, OHIO, 10/18/16) – On Wednesday, October 19, the Cleveland chapter of the American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cleveland) and the Uqbah Mosque Foundation will co-host a Muslim voter watch party during the third and final presidential debate.

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  • CAIR-Cleveland: Northeast Ohio Muslims to Co-Host Teatime for Peace to Challenge Islamophobia, Stereotypes

    CAIR-Cleveland: Northeast Ohio Muslims to Co-Host Teatime for Peace to Challenge Islamophobia, Stereotypes

    (CLEVELAND, OHIO, 10/5/16) – On Tuesday, October 18, the Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cleveland), West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church and local religious, civil society and social justice groups will co-host a “Teatime for Peace” event to provide the chance to get to know the local Muslim community and to help dispel stereotypes about Islam and Muslims.

    The event is part of a series of interfaith gatherings being held in Cuyahoga, Summit and Lake counties designed to foster support for the Muslim community in light of increasing Islamophobia and anti-Muslim rhetoric in American politics and media.

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  • CAIR: Northeast Ohio Muslim Voters to Hold Presidential Debate Watch Party at the Muslim Association of Cleveland East

    CAIR: Northeast Ohio Muslim Voters to Hold Presidential Debate Watch Party at the Muslim Association of Cleveland East

    (CLEVELAND, OHIO, 10/4/16) – On Sunday, October 9, the Cleveland chapter of the American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cleveland) and the Muslim Association of Cleveland East (MACE Mosque) will co-host a Muslim voter watch party during the second presidential debate.

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  • CAIR Livestream Event Muslims to Challenge GOP Islamophobia at Cleveland Convention

    CAIR Livestream Event Muslims to Challenge GOP Islamophobia at Cleveland Convention

    Muslim civil rights group will distribute free packets of “ISLAMOPHOBIN,” a mock-medicine designed to “cure” Islamophobia

    (CLEVELAND, OH, 7/17/16) – On Monday, July 18, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will hold a news conference at the site of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, to challenge the anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim stance of the GOP’s presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump and of other party officials and representatives.

    MEDIA NOTE – CAIR’s news conference will be livestreamed on its Facebook page at:https://www.facebook.com/CAIRNational (more…)