(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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/9/15) – As a proactive response to planned anti-Islam hate rallies this weekend, a coalition of national American Muslim organizations today announced the launch of a year-long nationwide voter registration campaign with the initial goal of registering 20,000 voters before the 2016 March Super Tuesday presidential primaries. Participating Muslim organizations say the […]
(BOSTON, MA, 10/6/15) – The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MA) today welcomed a decision by a Boston-area high school to begin allowing students excused absences to observe weekly congregational prayer services, or “Jummah.” That decision came after CAIR-MA contacted the school administration about complaints that students were not being allowed […]
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/4/15) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today urged Muslim community leaders to consider instituting additional safety measures in response to hate rallies by possibly armed anti-Muslim extremists targeting mosques nationwide on October 10. [NOTE: October 9 has also been mentioned online as […]
The Council on American-Islamic Relations has been investigating this incident, which has drawn nationwide attention to the constant suspicion under which Muslim-Americans live. “This all raises a red flag for us: how Irving’s government entities are operating in the current climate,” said Alia Salem, who directs the council’s North Texas chapter and has spoken to […]