PUBLICATIONS & REPORTS
Cair-Ohio annual report 2021
In 2021, our pro bono legal team assisted 365 community members. Our team filed 22 complaints for Muslims who experienced religious discrimination and handled 20 immigration cases. With your support, we were able to reunite families, fight religious discrimination at work and in schools, and educate and empower our community. Please read through this annual report for an overview of our work over the past year.
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cair-ohio publications
LEGAL SERVICES BROCHURE
Our Know Your Rights workshops, pocket guides, and other educational materials empower the Muslim community by educating them about legal issues and their legal rights and responsibilities as American Muslims
A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER’S GUIDE TO ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS PRACTICES
The information in this guide is intended to educate health care professionals about common Muslim beliefs and practices that may assist them in the delivery of culturally competent patient care.
Health care providers should first and foremost consult and communicate with patients and families about their respective preferences or religious practices prior to and during the delivery of any medical service.
AN EDUCATOR’S GUIDE TO ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS PRACTICES
An excellent introduction to Muslim religious practices for educators and school administrators, this guide is a tool to promote diversity and accommodate Muslims students in educational institutions.
Parents, school staff and/or administrators can request free copies of this guide by emailing info@cair-ohio.com
Individuals can also sponsor an Educator’s Guide School District Package, which will include a bulk number of guides mailed directly to a local school district. Our goal is to mail at least 10,000 copies of this guide to schools throughout Ohio.
EMPLOYER’S GUIDE TO ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS PRACTICES
The Ohio and U.S. Constitutions protect religious accommodation in the workplace. This is a guide for employers that explains some basic Islamic religious practices including dress guidelines, holidays, prayer timing, and fasting, along with some suggested accommodations for employees.
Employers can request free hard copies of this guide by emailing publications@cair-ohio.com.
CAIR-OHIO EMPLOYER’S GUIDE TO RAMADAN
A brief guide for employers that explains the religious obligations that accompany the Islamic holy month of Ramadan along with suggestions for accommodations for employees during Ramadan and other Islamic holidays.
To request a hard copy of this guide please email publications@cair-ohio.com
cair-ohio infographic guides
knOW YOUR RIGHTS AS A pROTESTOR
An infographic which outlines your rights as a protestor, covering where you can protest, curfew requirements, if law enforcement stops or arrests you and if you believe your rights were violated
Hajj travel guide
For those taking part in the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, CAIR-Ohio offers a downloadable ‘Know Your Rights as a Hajj Traveler’ infographic. Contact CAIR-Ohio for more information about the rights of American citizens and green card holders, airport security agencies, “secondary” screening, body scanners, your rights at customs and U.S. entry points, the terrorist screening database, no-fly and selectee lists, the complaints process, and more.
Ramadan Infographic
An infographic with an overview of the blessed month of Ramadan in which Muslims are encouraged to focus on spiritual renewal, God-consciousness, empathizing with others and shaping community relationships.
U.S. Census 2020
A brief infographic that explains the importance of completing the 2020 U.S. Census so that all Muslims are counted
Know your rights at the airport and at home
A comprehensive guide for individuals traveling through U.S. ports of entry and who are approached by FBI agents and law enforcement officers.
How to respond in an active shooter situation
A brief summary on steps to take in an active shooter situation.
This guide can be downloaded here and will be distributed at any Active Shooter Response Trainings organized by CAIR-Ohio.
CAIR-Ohio 2018 ANNUAL REPORT
CAIR 2017 CIVIL RIGHTS REPORT: THE EMPOWERMENT OF HATE
CAIR’s new report, titled “The Empowerment of Hate” is a collection of data regarding hate crimes and other cases from all of the CAIR chapters nationwide. The report details a more than 50 percent increase in anti-Muslim bias incidents in 2016 over the previous year. The report directly addresses many issues currently affecting the civil rights of American Muslims across the country, including Ohio. It also outlines how the increase in anti-Muslim bias incidents has been accompanied by a similar spike in anti-Muslim hate crimes during the same period. [NOTE: The report focuses primarily on 2016, but also contains data on cases documented by CAIR during the 2014-2016 period.]
To request a hard copy of the report, please email info@cair-ohio.com
2016: CONFRONTING FEAR
According to “Confronting Fear,” released by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) 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.
In addition to documenting funding of Islamophobic groups, the report presents a four-point strategy designed to achieve a shared American understanding of Islam in which being Muslim carries a positive connotation, and in which Islam has an equal place among the many faiths that together constitute America’s pluralistic society.
CAIR GUIDES TO ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS PRACTICES
CAIR offers a series of guides to explain relevant Muslim religious practices to employers, educators, healthcare providers, and law enforcement and correctional facility agents.
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL’S GUIDE TO THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY
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This publication is designed to assist law enforcement officials in forming and implementing policies to create a culturally aware environment and cooperative relationship between American Muslims and law enforcement agencies.
A CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION’S GUIDE TO ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS PRACTICES
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This booklet is designed to assist chaplains, program coordinators, correctional officers and administrators in forming and implementing policies to create a culturally aware environment. It also explains some religious practices of Muslim inmates and their visitors.