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On Tuesday, March 27, CAIR-Columbus Legal Director, Romin Iqbal, appeared on WOSU’s “All Sides with Ann Fisher” to discuss issues relating to anti-Muslim bias in media’s coverage of terrorism. The conversation occurred just days following the suicide of a man …
From March 17th – 18th, CAIR-Columbus Public Affairs Coordinator, Usjid Hameed, attended the Muslim Voter Engagement Convening in Atlanta, Georgia. The Convening was hosted by the Georgia Muslim Voter Project and was attended by over 40 American-Muslim leaders, representing various …
On Monday, March 19th, CAIR-Columbus Public Affairs Coordinator, Usjid Hameed, spoke about Islam at the Ohio State University to undergraduate students in a social work class. Hameed discussed the vast diversity of beliefs in Islam, dispelled myths about Muslims, shared …
CAIR-Columbus announced today the filing of a federal lawsuit in the 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) …
CAIR is calling on all those who value America’s traditions of religious inclusion and respect for diversity to urge the Senate to oppose the confirmation of Mike Pompeo as secretary of state. CAIR is releasing seven steps people can take …
On Thursday, March 15, CAIR-Columbus Legal Director Romin Iqbal, gave a presentation at a Cleveland Employment Inn of Courts meeting on issues relating to providing religious accommodations for employees in the workplace. In his presentation, Mr. Iqbal focused on religious …
On Tuesday, March 13th, CAIR-Columbus’ Public Affairs Coordinator, Usjid Hameed, testified before the Ohio House Education and Career Readiness Committee in favor of HB 360 – The Ohio Anti-Bullying and Hazing Act. The bill, sponsored by Representative Dave Greenspan, seeks …
On Sunday, March 11, more than 400 people turned out for the Council on American-Islamic Relations Columbus chapter’s (CAIR-Columbus) 21st Annual Banquet to support the advocacy organization’s civil rights work. Guest speakers included Dr. Altaf Hussain, Imam Suhaib Webb, and comedian Jeremy McClellan. CAIR-Columbus received documents …