(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/3/15) – On Friday, September 4, representatives of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will join leaders of other national Muslim organizations and of the Syrian-American community at a news conference in Washington, D.C., to call for immediate action by the Obama administration to help end the suffering of the Syrian people, […]
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/18/15) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today asked Muslim community leaders nationwide to consider instituting additional safety measures for prayers and other activities following revelations of a recent FBI bulletin warning that “militia extremists” may begin targeting Muslim institutions, including mosques and community centers. The bulletin, titled “Militia Extremists Expand Target […]
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/16/15) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today offered condolences on the passing of civil rights leader Julian Bond, who died Saturday at age 75 after a brief illness. SEE: Civil Rights Activist Julian Bond dies at 75 (USA Today) Bond was former chairman of the NAACP, first president of the […]
PRESS RELEASE (Boston, MA, 08/12/15) The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MA) and the Boston-based Muslim Justice League join in expressing solidarity with St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Southborough, MA, after it was again targeted with graffiti containing racial and religious slurs. Last Sunday, for the second time in two weeks, […]
At a press conference on August 6th, CAIR-MA joined coalitions in Boston, Los Angeles, and Minneapolis outlining objections to proposed Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) programming. Check out the Boston Globe’s coverage here!
CAIR-MA has recently published a report on a local hate group, Americans for Peace and Tolerance, at Islamophobia.org; it can be found below and at http://www.islamophobia.org/156-americans-for-peace-and-tolerance/170-americans-for-peace-and-tolerance.html. The report outlines in detail the group’s sources of funding (over $700,000 per year, documented, in donations according to the group’s most recent records), financial ties to organizations identified […]
Last Saturday, the Boston Herald ran an article by a syndicated opinion columnist titled “Silence is Deafening from Muslim Community after Shootings” (http://www.bostonherald.com/…/fitzgerald_silence_is_deafeni…). In it, Mr. Joe Fitzgerald claims, without any factual support, that there was little to no outcry or condemnation from the Muslim community, locally or nationally, about the deplorable incident in Tennessee […]
Produced by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Updated: July 2015 What is Countering Violent Extremism (CVE)? In part due to the field’s recent expansion, there is no consensus definition of CVE, including from the administration. One working definition is “the use of non-coercive means to dissuade individuals or groups from mobilizing towards violence and […]