CAIR-Cleveland & Northern Ohio

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  • CAIR Muslim Leaders to Challenge GOP ‘Politics of Fear’ at Cleveland Convention

    CAIR Muslim Leaders to Challenge GOP ‘Politics of Fear’ at Cleveland Convention

    (CLEVELAND, OH, 7/15/16) – 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.

    WHAT: CAIR GOP Convention News Conference to Challenge Republican Party Islamophobia

    WHEN: Monday, July 18, 10:30 a.m.

    WHERE: Downtown Cleveland on “Mall A” (Across from Key Tower, Between St. Clair Ave. NE & Rockwell Ave, Just Off of West Mall Drive)

    WHO: National and local Muslim leaders, including CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad; CAIR National Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw; CAIR-Cleveland Executive Director Julia Shearson; and others

    CONTACT: CAIR-Cleveland Chapter Executive Director Julia A. Shearson, 216.440.2247, jshearson@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202.744.7726, ihooper@cair.com

    “It is time the GOP and its presumptive presidential nominee repudiate Islamophobia and the politics of fear targeting Muslims and other minority groups,” said CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad.

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  • CAIR-Cleveland to Present Awards to Tamir Rice Family Activist, Former City Council Member at Civil Rights Banquet

    CAIR-Cleveland to Present Awards to Tamir Rice Family Activist, Former City Council Member at Civil Rights Banquet

    (CLEVELAND, OH, 5/5/16) – On Sunday May 8, the Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cleveland) will hold its 14th Annual Civil Rights Banquet, with the theme “Strengthening Our Voices: Advancing Together,” at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Independence.

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  • CAIR-Cleveland: Muslim Women Join Church Panel to Dispel Stereotypes of Women in Islam

    CAIR-Cleveland: Muslim Women Join Church Panel to Dispel Stereotypes of Women in Islam

    (Cleveland, OH, 4/19/16) – On Saturday, April 16, the Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) joined the Inclusivity Ministry of the West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church in Rocky River, Ohio in hosting a presentation and panel discussion on Women in Islam.

    The event, which was attended by more than 70 people, was designed to help dispel stereotypes about Muslim women. The opening presentation provided a brief overview of women’s political, economic, and educational rights as well as an exploration of Quranic texts on the equality of women in Islam. The panel session covered hot button subjects such as modern gender roles, domestic violence, patriarchy and human rights in the Muslim world. Panel participants included seven Muslim women from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds and age groups in order to provide a range of perspectives. (more…)

  • CAIR-Cleveland Joins Press Conference on Purchase of Riot Gear for RNC

    CAIR-Cleveland Joins Press Conference on Purchase of Riot Gear for RNC

    (CLEVELAND, OH, 3/22/2016) – The Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations joined more than 20 civil and human rights groups at a joint press conference yesterday in front of Cleveland City Hall to address what they assert are significant potential problems regarding plans for the procurement of equipment and deployment of personnel from the Cleveland Division of Police at the upcoming Republican National Convention (RNC) in Cleveland July 18-21.

    The groups issued an open letter to the Mayor and City Council calling on Cleveland City Council to pass a de-militarization resolution, committing the Cleveland Division of Police (CDP) to de-commission any purchased military-type equipment after the RNC.

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  • CAIR-Cleveland Co-Hosts ‘Teatime for Peace’ to Challenge Islamophobia, Build Interfaith Relations

    CAIR-Cleveland Co-Hosts ‘Teatime for Peace’ to Challenge Islamophobia, Build Interfaith Relations

    (CLEVELAND, OH, 3/1/2016) – More than 100 people gathered last night in an interfaith event to discuss the growth of Islamophobia in America. The event, called “Teatime for Peace,” was held at the West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church and was co-hosted by the Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cleveland) and area social justice groups.

    The goal of the event was to provide an opportunity for people of different faiths to engage in dialogue and get to know each other as a way to help dispel stereotypes about Muslims and Islam. The event was conceived to help challenge the rampant Islamophobia being promoted by anti-Muslim hate groups, agenda-driven media outlets and political figures during the current US presidential election cycle.

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  • CAIR-Ohio Joins Racial Justice Group to Present Forum on Islamophobia

    CAIR-Ohio Joins Racial Justice Group to Present Forum on Islamophobia

    (CLEVELAND, OH, 2/11/2016) – The Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cleveland) recently presented a forum on Islamophobia to members of the local chapter of SURJ (Showing Up for Racial Justice) at the West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church in Rocky River, Ohio. SURJ is a national network of groups and individuals organizing for racial justice.

    The forum focused on the historical roots of Islamophobia, its current causes and consequences and how groups like SURJ could help to counter anti-Muslim bias and hate. The forum also highlighted the anti-Muslim bigotry and hateful rhetoric that has permeated the current U.S. presidential campaign.

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  • CAIR to Join Civil Rights Groups in Brief on DOJ’s Cleveland Police Consent Decree

    CAIR to Join Civil Rights Groups in Brief on DOJ’s Cleveland Police Consent Decree

    (CLEVELAND, OH, 6/26/15) – On Monday June 29, the Cleveland Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the Collaborative for a Safe, Fair and Just Cleveland and the Cleveland chapter of the National Lawyers Guild will hold a joint press conference to announce the filing of an amicus (friend of the court) brief in US Federal District Court in the matter of United States v. City of Cleveland (1:15-cv-01946).

    [NOTE: The Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cleveland) is a founding member of the Collaborative for a Safe, Fair and Just Cleveland.]

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  • 400+ Turn Out at CAIR-Cleveland Event to Honor Muslim Hero of Paris Kosher Grocery Attack

    400+ Turn Out at CAIR-Cleveland Event to Honor Muslim Hero of Paris Kosher Grocery Attack

    (CLEVELAND, OH, 5/6/15) – On Sunday May 3, more than 400 people turned out for the 13th Annual Civil Rights Banquet of the Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio), with the theme “Rooted in Faith: Growing Through Service,” at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Independence.

    The event honored Lassana Bathily, the Malian Muslim who was recently declared a French National Hero for saving customers in the Hyper Cacher Kosher grocery store in Paris during terrorist attacks in January. Bathily received the I-CAIR Courage and Honor Award at the banquet.
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  • CAIR-Cleveland to Honor French Muslim Hero Who Rescued Customers in Paris Kosher Supermarket Attack

    CAIR-Cleveland to Honor French Muslim Hero Who Rescued Customers in Paris Kosher Supermarket Attack

    (CLEVELAND, OH, 4/14/15) — On Sunday May 3, the Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OHIO) will hold its 13th Annual Civil Rights Banquet, with the theme “Rooted in Faith: Growing Through Service,” at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Independence.

    At the event, CAIR will present the I-CAIR Honor and Courage Award to Lassana Bathily, the Malian Muslim who was recently declared a French National Hero for saving customers in the Hyper Cacher Kosher grocery store in Paris during terrorist attacks in January. (more…)

  • CAIR-Cleveland Hosts Muslim Community Meeting on Bias-Free Policing

    CAIR-Cleveland Hosts Muslim Community Meeting on Bias-Free Policing

    (CLEVELAND, OH, 2/26/2015) – Dozens of people participated yesterday in a forum on bias-free policing with the Bias-Free Policing Work Group of the Cleveland Community Police Commission held at the ACLU of Ohio and co-coordinated by the Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cleveland) and area Muslim groups.

    The meeting was intended to give the Muslim community a chance to provide input into the set of recommendations on bias-free policing currently being drafted by the Community Police Commission. The Commission’s final recommendations on bias-free policing are due to be presented to the City of Cleveland by March 7.

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