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Know Your Rights & Resources

Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination & Harassment

The rights of Muslim workers when faced with discrimination on the job, how to work with your employer so you can practice your religion, and when to take legal action.

Know Your Rights: Hate Crimes & Harassment

Massachusetts laws that protect Muslims from hate crimes and harassment, what you can do, and how CAIR-MA can help.

Know Your Rights: If the FBI Comes Calling

If the FBI asks to speak with you, first call CAIR-MA. Then decide if you want to speak with them.

Know Your Rights as a Muslim College Student

Information for Muslim students at Massachusetts’ many colleges and universities on religious rights and discrimination, campus activism, and off-campus issues.

Know Your Rights: Bullying at School

How parents and students can enforce Massachusetts’ anti-bullying law.

An Employer’s Guide to Islamic Religious Practices

Helping employers to create a culturally-sensitive workplace.

Know Your Rights: Fair Housing Laws

Fair Housing laws protect both tenants and homeowners from discrimination when finding housing and from harassment after moving in.

Know Your Rights: The Rights of Parents

Answers to frequently asked questions from Muslim parents, including religious accommodations in public schools, homeschooling, when parents may be liable for a child’s misconduct, child neglect/abuse complaints, and police interactions.

Know Your Rights: Discrimination in Public Places

Your right to be free from discrimination or harassment in stores, public buildings, parks, and transportation.

Know Your Rights: Travel Abuse Complaints

How to change the way you are treated when you travel.

College disciplinary hearings

The following is general information.

Know Your Rights:U.S. State Department Rules on Passport Photos

Includes sample letter to request permission to wear hijab or kufi in photo.