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  • CAIR Challenges Donald Trump to Repudiate Adviser and RNC Speaker Who Called Islam ‘a Cancer’ at Hate Group Event

    CAIR Challenges Donald Trump to Repudiate Adviser and RNC Speaker Who Called Islam ‘a Cancer’ at Hate Group Event

    (WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/11/16) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today challenged GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump to repudiate a top adviser, who spoke at the Republican convention and was considered as a vice presidential pick, for stating in an address to an anti-Muslim hate group that Islam is a “cancer” and not a real religion.

    CAIR, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, said that at an event Wednesday night in Texas hosted by the anti-Islam hate group ACT! For America, Retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn likened Islam to “a cancer” and said the faith of 1.6 billion people worldwide “definitely hides behind being a religion.” (more…)

  • CAIR: Muslims to Urge Dems to Focus on Civil Rights, Refugees, Policing Reforms at Philadelphia Convention

    CAIR: Muslims to Urge Dems to Focus on Civil Rights, Refugees, Policing Reforms at Philadelphia Convention

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • CAIR Urges GOP to Disinvite Dutch Islam Hater Geert Wilders from Cleveland Convention

    CAIR Urges GOP to Disinvite Dutch Islam Hater Geert Wilders from Cleveland Convention

    (WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/18/16) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Republic Party to disinvite notorious Dutch Islamophobe Geert Wilders from its national convention in Cleveland.

    Wilders noted last night on Twitter that he had arrived to attend the convention at the invitation of the Tennessee Republican Party.

    SEE: Dutch Politician Who Says the Quran is Worse Than Mein Kampf is Attending the RNC (more…)

  • 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…)

  • 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 Commends Officials for Swift Apology Over ‘Isis Pledge’ Incident

    CAIR-Cleveland Commends Officials for Swift Apology Over ‘Isis Pledge’ Incident

    (CLEVELAND, OH, 7/3/16) – The Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cleveland) today commended elected and law enforcement officials in Avon, Ohio, for their swift apology following an incident in which a Muslim man was hospitalized after falsely being accused of “pledging allegiance to ISIS” by a hotel desk clerk.

    Ahmed Al Menhali, of the United Arab Emirates, received that apology from Avon’s mayor, police chief and law director for an incident Wednesday in which he was pinned to the ground and handcuffed by police. The apology took place Saturday night at the CAIR-Cleveland office. (more…)

  • CAIR-Cleveland Ohio Muslims Condemn the Mass Shooting in Orlando

    CAIR-Cleveland Ohio Muslims Condemn the Mass Shooting in Orlando

    (Cleveland, OH, 6/13/16) – The Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cleveland) joins Muslims across Ohio and nationwide in condemning the horrific mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub.

    CAIR-Cleveland Executive Director Julia Shearson issued the following statement:

    “Like all Americans, Ohio Muslims express their condemnation of this horrific act of violence. Our thoughts, prayers and condolences are with the families, friends and loved ones of the deceased and the injured.

    “As a civil rights organization that works to end bigotry and hatred, CAIR-Cleveland stands in solidarity with the Florida LGBTQ community at this time of great sorrow for our entire country.

    As Americans we must come together as a people and work to build a society based on peace, mutual respect and understanding among all people. There should be no place for hate in our country.

    “No religious justification can ever be used to condone such a horrific act of targeted hate and wanton slaughter. Islam places a supreme value on life, and unjust killing of any life in Islam is considered forbidden in our faith. Like all Americans, we pray for the safety and security of our people and our country.”

    CAIR is urging American Muslims across the country to donate blood in the name of the victims of this tragedy.

    CAIR is America’s largest Muslim civil liberties 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.

    CONTACT: CAIR-Cleveland Executive Director, Julia Shearson, 216.440.2247, jshearson@cair.com

  • CAIR-Cleveland Offers Condolences on Passing of Human Rights Leader Michael Ratner

    CAIR-Cleveland Offers Condolences on Passing of Human Rights Leader Michael Ratner

    (CLEVELAND, OH, 5/13/16) – The Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations today offered its sincere condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of attorney and human rights leader Michael Ratner upon his passing. He died on Wednesday May 10, at the age of 72 from complications due to cancer.

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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…)