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Civil Rights Organizations Submit Amicus Brief to Stop Ohio’s Aggressive Voter Purge Practice Today, CAIR-Ohio joined Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC), Latino Justice, PRLDEF, and the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund, along with 18 …
The Columbus chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Columbus) today condemned President Trump’s latest travel ban, and encouraged any Ohio Muslims with family members impacted by the ban to contact CAIR-Columbus for assistance. “The President’s latest travel ban has little to do …
A recent survey conducted by the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (IPSU) found that 42% of Muslim students in grades K-12 have reported bullying because of their faith. Even more alarming was the finding that one in four bullying incidents of …
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/20/17) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling on all Americans to urge their congressional representatives to co-sponsor and support the Disarm Hate Act (H.R. 2841/S.1324). The …
The Columbus, Ohio, chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Columbus) today announced the release of an Educator’s Guide to Islamic Religious Practices. The guide is part of the Muslim civil rights organization’s anti-bullying campaign and is designed to combat bullying …
We have contacted the FBI and we are working with Columbus Police to catch the assailant. We are hopeful that this person will soon be brought to justice. The victim has been discharged from the hospital and is now recovering …
CAIR-Columbus announced today the filing of a federal lawsuit in Southern District of Ohio against the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Attorney General of the United States, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) …
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today announced that it has defeated a motion filed by the federal government to dismiss a lawsuit the Muslim civil rights organization filed on behalf of 25 American Muslims challenging their placement in the …
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a federal appeals court ruling that the Trump administration cannot ban grandparents and other family members of citizens and legal residents as well …
In response to the Burma (Myanmar) government backed genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority in that nation, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is urging Americans of all faiths and backgrounds …
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations, Columbus Chapter, is calling on the FBI and Columbus Police to investigate what CAIR says was an unprovoked shooting on a Muslim woman. The attack on that 58-year-old woman happened Monday night between …
Woman wearing Islamic attire (hijab) shot multiple times while driving home from work (COLUMBUS, OHIO, 9/6/2017) — The Columbus, Ohio, chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Columbus) today called on the FBI to assist the Columbus Division of Police …
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/5/17) — The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned President Trump’s termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program as “pandering to the demands of …