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CAIR Condemns Killing of French Priest
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/26/16) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a deadly hostage-taking at a Catholic church in France, in which one priest was killed and another person was injured. The attack was reportedly committed in the name of … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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CAIR Condemns Terror Attack in France, Newt Gingrich’s Call to ‘Test’ and Deport American Muslims
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/15/16) The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the terror attack in France that killed at least 80 people, and also condemned a suggestion by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich who responded to the attack by calling … Continue reading
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CAIR-Houston Joins Community Leaders in Offering a Prayer Vigil for the Families of the Recent Victims of Violence and for Unity and Peace
(HOUSTON, Texas, 7/12/16) – Today the Houston Texas office of the Council on American Islamic Relations will join interfaith and community leaders in a prayer vigil at the First Shiloh Baptist Church, 4420 Lyons Avenue, Houston, Texas 77020 at 7:00pm to offer prayers for those who lost love ones in … Continue reading
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CAIR-Houston Welcomes Firing of City Council Staffer Who Tried to Block Muslim from GOP Post
The Houston chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR- Houston) on June 16, 2016 welcomed a decision by City Council Member Mike Knox to terminate a member of his staff who tried to block a Muslim from a Republican Party post because of the staffer’s hostility to Islam. At … Continue reading
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CAIR ‘Confronting Fear’ Report Reveals Funding of Islamophobic Groups in America
According to a report released today by the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the Center for Race and Gender at UC Berkeley, 33 Islamophobic groups had access to at least $205 million in total revenue between 2008-2013. The report, titled “Confronting Fear,” also presents a four-point strategy designed to achieve a shared … Continue reading
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CAIR-Houston, Muslim and Interfaith Leaders Call for Stepped-Up Security at Mosques
On Monday, July 4, the Houston chapter the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston) held a news conference to urge greater Houston Muslim community leaders to consider instituting additional security measures in the wake of a number of hate incidents across the country within the last week targeting Muslims and Islamic houses … Continue reading
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CAIR Releases New Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Brief Before Congressional Hearing
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/9/15) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today released an updated briefing paper on the issue of “Countering Violent Extremism” (CVE) in advance of a hearing next week by the House Homeland Security Committee, which is considering legislation to provide $40 million taxpayer dollars over four years … Continue reading
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CAIR-Houston condemns attack on anti-Islam event in Texas
(HOUSTON, TEXAS – 5/5/15) – The Houston office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, condemns the attack Sunday on an anti-Islam event in Garland, Texas. In a statement, CAIR-Houston said: We condemn Sunday’s attack at an anti-Islam event in Garland, … Continue reading
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CAIR-Houston Seeks Disciplinary Action for Teacher Who Promoted Anti-Muslim Hate in Class
(HOUSTON, TEXAS, 4/7/15) – The Houston office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston) today called on officials at Foster High School in Richmond, Texas, to take appropriate disciplinary action against a teacher who allegedly passed out virulently anti-Muslim materials in class. CAIR-Houston said the material seems to have been … Continue reading
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