Tag: CAIR
Hate Crimes Against Muslims Are Surging in 2017
There were more than 940 reports of potential bias incidents involving the targeting of Muslims between April and June, according to a report released...
Image Of Jesus Left Outside Mosque To Insult Muslims
A large painting of Jesus was left outside a mosque in Long Island in what police are investigating as a bias incident. The Hillside...
CAIR Launches New Civil Rights App Allowing Reporting of Bias Incidents
(WASHINGTON, DC, 6/23/2017) -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today launched a new civil rights app, called “Making Democracy Work for Everyone,” which...
Midwestern Muslims Fearful After Anti-Sharia Rallies
Muslims in the Midwest state of Minnesota say they are worried about their security after recent anti-Sharia rallies held by right-wing extremists. Muslim leaders...
Dozens of US cities brace for anti-Muslim marches
Cities across the United States are gearing up for the National March Against Sharia, an anti-Muslim campaign that has been criticised by several rights...
CAIR: Dramatic surge in anti-Muslim incidents in 2016
The number of anti-Islam bias incidents in the United States saw a dramatic rise last year, according to a Muslim advocacy group. A report...
US Muslims Seek Sanctions, Politicians Urge Caution in Syria
The largest U.S. Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization is expressing hope the U.S. military strike in Syria is signaling a reversal of President...
Texas Teacher Under Fire For Anti-Muslim Tweets
A Houston school teacher has been condemned and faces an investigation after sending out a series of anti-Islamic tweets. One of the tweets reads,...
Republican calls CAIR a Hamas-linked ‘terrorist group’
A US congressional candidate has become the latest legislator to label the country's largest Muslim rights group a "terrorist" organisation. Republican Josh Mandel, who...
Letters to California mosques threaten Muslim genocide
Hateful letters sent anonymously to three mosques in California with a warning that President-elect Donald Trump would "cleanse" the US of Muslims have stirred...
