TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Council on American-Islamic-Relations (CAIR) will hold a news conference at it Capitol Hill headquarters in Washington, DC, to offer reaction to executive orders expected to be signed by President Donald Trump restricting immigration from Syria and six other Middle Eastern and African countries.
News ID: 3462035 Publish Date : 2017/01/25
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The US is experiencing a spike in anti-Muslim crimes and mosques are one of the prime targets, according to civil rights activists within the Muslim American community.
News ID: 3460948 Publish Date : 2016/09/17
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Despite strong opposition from locals, a town in Georgia has decided to reverse its ban on the Muslim community building a new mosque and cemetery.
News ID: 3460889 Publish Date : 2016/09/01
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) wants American Muslims to participate in a survey about bank account closures.
News ID: 3460817 Publish Date : 2016/08/25
TEHRAN (IQNA) – In a joint news conference Tuesday, several groups in Atlanta, Georgia, called on Newton County Commissioners to drop a moratorium that prevents a mosque and cemetery from being built in the county.
News ID: 3460799 Publish Date : 2016/08/24
TEHRAN (IQNA) - The St. Louis chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-St. Louis) joined the Islamic Center of Rolla Missouri (ICRM) and the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) in launching a billboard campaign to help dispel myths about Islam, American Muslims and Islam’s Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
News ID: 3446147 Publish Date : 2015/11/09
TEHRAN (IQNA) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the United States' largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, urged Muslim community leaders to consider instituting additional safety measures in response to hate rallies by possibly armed anti-Muslim extremists targeting mosques nationwide on October 10.
News ID: 3382222 Publish Date : 2015/10/07
TEHRAN (IQNA) – A leading US Muslim advocacy group has called for launching a hate-crime investigation into threats and vandalism at two mosques, in the wake of Chattanooga deadly attack.
News ID: 3333828 Publish Date : 2015/07/27
TEHRAN (IQNA) – A leading American Muslim advocacy group has urged law enforcement authorities to step up protection of mosques and Islamic schools which received a series of attacks and threats after Texas’ Garland shooting earlier this week.
News ID: 3274320 Publish Date : 2015/05/08
TEHRAN (IQNA) - Several mosques around North Texas held open houses Saturday, inviting anyone with questions about Islam to come in and ask.
News ID: 3208964 Publish Date : 2015/04/26
TEHRAN (IQNA) – A threatening remark posted on social media has prompted an alert from Houston's Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).
News ID: 2925718 Publish Date : 2015/03/04
TEHRAN (IQNA) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, re-launched two of its educational campaigns in response to the current debate about Islam and free speech in the wake of the recent attack on the office of Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.
News ID: 2721479 Publish Date : 2015/01/18
TEHRAN (IQNA) - In the most sweeping condemnation to the CIA’s torture methods, a long-awaited Senate investigators’ report was released on Tuesday, revealing that Bush era harsh tactics did not work and sparking calls for “accountability," along with changes in law and government policies.
News ID: 2617232 Publish Date : 2014/12/10
America’s largest Islamic advocacy group responded on Sunday, November 16, to reports that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has added it to its list of “terrorist” groups, describing the decision as “bizarre”.
News ID: 1474199 Publish Date : 2014/11/17
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the USA's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, urged mosque and community leaders to seek the advice of an attorney if they are approached by the FBI for questioning, Defending Dissent reported.
News ID: 1465363 Publish Date : 2014/10/29
Nihad Awad, the national executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, has launched a fierce attack against the so-called Islamic State, asserting the groups like ISIL and Boko Haram do not speak for Islam.
News ID: 1447639 Publish Date : 2014/09/07
The Council on American Islamic Relations is expressing "horror, disgust and sorrow" at the new video purporting to show the beheading of US journalist Steven Sotloff by the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group.
News ID: 1446301 Publish Date : 2014/09/03
As the clock ticks towards the start of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, a US advocacy group is calling on mosques across the United States to open doors to their neighbors of all faiths and backgrounds for interfaith iftar to share the spirituality of the holy month and enhance Islam understanding in the country.
News ID: 1422498 Publish Date : 2014/06/25
America’s largest Muslim advocacy group has picked Ohioan female Muslim lawyer Roula Allouch as its new acting national board chair replacing previous chair Omar Zaki who stepped down after two years in his post.
News ID: 1420659 Publish Date : 2014/06/21
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, applauded a decision by a Virginia state agency to withdraw accreditation for a training program by John Guandolo, a notorious anti-Muslim conspiracy theorist.
News ID: 1380428 Publish Date : 2014/02/26
