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  • CAIR Seeks Hate Crime Charges for Threats to Ohio Muslims on Islamic Holiday

    CAIR Seeks Hate Crime Charges for Threats to Ohio Muslims on Islamic Holiday

    (WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/24/15) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to consider bringing hate crime charges against a man arrested after allegedly threatening Muslim worshipers this morning at an prayer service in Ohio.

    According to police, a man threatened worshipers gathered for the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha at the Islamic Center of Cleveland in Parma, Ohio. The man reportedly called the worshipers “terrorists” and reached for something in his car. Police later discovered he had a hatchet under his car seat. The suspect is in custody and is expected to appear in court on Friday.

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  • CAIR-CLEVELAND REP SPEAKS ON WOMEN IN ISLAM AT ISLAMIC CENTER OF CLEVELAND

    CAIR-CLEVELAND REP SPEAKS ON WOMEN IN ISLAM AT ISLAMIC CENTER OF CLEVELAND

    (CLEVELAND, OH, 5/31/2012) – A representative of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Cleveland Chapter recently spoke to members of the New Muslim Support Network during their weekly meeting at the Islamic Center of Cleveland.

    CAIR Cleveland Executive Director Julia Shearson presented a talk on women in Islam with a focus on the role of women in Islam as revealed in the Quran and Sunnah. Past presentations offered by CAIR to the New Muslim Support Network include “Challenging Islamophobia” and “Profiling Islam: Faith Under Surveillance”.

    CAIR offers a number of seminars and talks on a variety of topics. To arrange a speaking event or for information about CAIR speakers, contact CAIR-Cleveland Executive Director Julia A. Shearson, jshearson@cair.com, 216-830-2247 or 216-440-2247.

    CAIR, America’s largest Islamic civil liberties and advocacy group has 35 offices and chapters nationwide and in Canada. 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.

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  • CAIR-Ohio Rep Addresses the Erosion of Civil Liberties in the Post 9/11 Era

    CAIR-Ohio Rep Addresses the Erosion of Civil Liberties in the Post 9/11 Era

    (CLEVELAND, OH – 1/31/12) – A representative of the Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) gave a presentation on the erosion of civil liberties and targeting of Muslims in the post 9/11 area during the weekly meeting of the New Muslim Support Network at the Islamic Center of Cleveland.

    The talk, entitled Profiling Islam: Faith Under Surveillance, offered an in-depth look at various national security policies that have undermined civil liberties and dramatically increased racial, religious, and ethnic profiling in America. Presented by Julia Shearson, executive director of CAIR-Cleveland, the talk showed how the federal government’s ineffective, misguided and costly dragnet approach to national security makes us less safe and less free.

    “Government policies that promote profiling and erode civil liberties are out of line with core American values and are counterproductive to national security.” CAIR-Cleveland Executive Director Julia A. Shearson said. “Such ineffective policies should be realigned with constitutional norms or they should be dismantled.”

    CONTACT:  CAIR-Ohio Communications Coordinator Hanna Tyler, 614-451-3232, E-Mail: htyler@cair.com.

  • CAIR-CLEVELAND REP SPEAKS TO NEW MUSLIMS AT THE ISLAMIC CENTER OF CLEVELAND

    CAIR-CLEVELAND REP SPEAKS TO NEW MUSLIMS AT THE ISLAMIC CENTER OF CLEVELAND

    (CLEVELAND, OH, 10/13/2010) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations, Cleveland Chapter recently participated in a panel discussion for the New Muslim Support Network at the Islamic Center of Cleveland.

    The panel discussion included issues and challenges facing new Muslims including maintaining respectful relations with family members; maintaining one’s identity; cultivating one’s faith; avoiding extremism; maintaining positive relations with people of diverse faiths; culture versus religion; mosque life; dealing with discrimination, etc.

    For information about CAIR speakers, contact CAIR-Cleveland Executive Director Julia A. Shearson, jshearson@cair.com, 216-830-2247 or 216-440-2247. For information about the New Muslim Support Network, contact the Islamic Center of Cleveland at 216.362.0786 or nmsn.info@iccleveland.org.

    CAIR, America’s largest Islamic civil liberties and advocacy group has 35 offices and chapters nationwide and in Canada. 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.

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  • Donations Help Tsunami Victims

    Donations Help Tsunami Victims

    (Cleveland, OH, 1/27/05) – The Islamic Center of Cleveland raised $15,000 in one day for the victims of the Asian tsunami that hit on Dec. 26, 2004. The money was donated to the Red Cross on Jan. 1, 2005 making the Center one of the first Muslim organizations in the area to donate to the relief fund.

    “We are so grateful to the Islamic Center of Cleveland for being among the first to recognize the enormity of this horrible tragedy, said Mary-Alice Frank, CEO of the American Red Cross, Greater Cleveland Chapter. “Their financial donation will help many people who are trying to put their lives back together following the tsunami disaster.”

    ICC Treasurer, Ahmed Ansari, said he was not surprised by the generosity because the Muslim community is always very open hearted. In announcements after Friday prayers he said it was wonderful to see little kids raising money to donate. One child donated $185.

    At the Eid-ul-Adha celebration on Jan. 21, a group of children organized a separate fundraiser with their parents. Six boys, Ammar, Zaeem, Salman, Hashim, Murtaza and Saad baked brownies and cookies, while three girls, Sanya, Sara and Farah made book-markers and bracelets. Together the children raised $360.

    The money will be donated to Save the Children, an organization devoted to providing non-profit humanitarian relief for needy children around the globe. This contribution will go directly to the children affected by the tsunami. At the bake sale, the children told customers that a $4-donation could cover antibiotics for one needy child.

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