CAIR-MA Calls for Increased Police Protection of Local Mosques (BOSTON, MA, 11/23/15) – The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MA) today called for increased police protection at local mosques because of a spike in anti-Muslim rhetoric and direct threats against Muslim houses of worship nationwide since the recent Paris terror attacks. […]
(BOSTON, MA, 11/17/15) – The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MA) expressed outrage today at Governor Baker’s statement that he is “not interested in accepting refugees from Syria.” SEE: Republican Governors Say They Will Reject Syrian Refugees After a string of devastating terrorist attacks in Paris, Lebanon, and Egypt attributed to […]
CAIR-Massachusetts is pleased to announce the success of the first-annual Muslim Hill Day. During this day of civic engagement, Muslim community members from throughout the Massachusetts area came to the Massachusetts State House and advocated for legislation of interest not just to them, but the entire community: bills on affordable housing, addressing the school-to-prison […]
Incredibly proud of our own Executive Board member and Cambridge City Councilor Nadeem Mazen for his savvy and powerful words in today’s piece in The Boston Globe: “Mazen said Muslims need to take organizing “to the next level,” and by that he means participating in politics and government and focusing on universal needs, […]
CAIR Condemns Paris Terror Attacks (WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/13/15) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned terror attacks in Paris that left many people dead and injured. In a statement, CAIR said: “These savage and despicable attacks on civilians, whether they occur in Paris, […]
COMMUNITY ALERT: Anti-Islam Speaker to Present at MA Synagogue CAIR-MA wishes to alert the community that this coming Thursday, anti-Islam speaker Daniel Akbari will be presenting at Ahavath Torah Congregation in Stoughton, MA. Mr. Akbari’s previous speaking engagements have consisted of inflammatory and misleading statements about Islam and Muslims, and his writings include claims […]
This past Wednesday, November 4th, the Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, in coordination with the Islamic Center of Burlington, organized a “We Are Americans” event at the Center as a response to recent vandalism (read the full account of the vandalism here). Participants placed white posters on the walls above the […]
(BOSTON, MA, 11/1/15) – The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called for a hate crime investigation of apparently bias-motivated vandalism targeting a Burlington, Mass., mosque. CAIR-MA said the vandals spray-painted “USA” repeatedly on the exterior walls of the Islamic Center of Burlington. The graffiti, which appears to reflect a common […]