CAIR, CAIR-GA Commend Rep. Hank Johnson’s Vote to End $3.3. Billion for Israeli Military’s Crimes, Calls Other Members “Complicit in Genocide”
(Atlanta, GA, 07/17/2026) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today commended Rep. Hank Johnson for voting to oppose $3.3 billion in new funding for the Israeli government and strongly condemned the twelve members of the state’s congressional delegation who voted to maintain the funding. Democrats voting to maintain the […]
CAIR-Georgia Condemns Rep. Rich McCormick’s Anti-Muslim Comments
(ATLANTA, GA, 7/6/2026) – The Georgia Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released condemned anti-Muslim racist remarks by Congressman Rich McCormick (GA – 07). On June 25, 2026, at a Faith and Freedom Coalition town hall in Washington D.C., McCormick answered a question about abortion by saying: “Muslims believe […]
CAIR-GA, Faith, Community and Civil Rights Groups Demand CSD Superintendent Dr. Whitaker Repudiate Husband’s Extremist, Islamophobic Rhetoric
(Atlanta, GA 5/23/2026): The Georgia chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA) Beacon Hill Black Alliance for Human Rights, Atlanta Multifaith Coalition for Palestine, Jewish Voice for Peace Atlanta, STAND, North Decatur United Methodist Church, Oakhurst Baptist Church, and others today demanded that City Schools of Decatur Superintendent, Dr. Gyimah Whitaker, denounce her husband’s […]
STATEMENT: CAIR-GA, Faith, Community and Civil Rights Groups Demand CSD Superintendent Dr. Whitaker Repudiate Husband’s Extremist, Islamophobic Rhetoric
(Atlanta, GA 5/23/2026): The Georgia chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA), Beacon Hill Black Alliance for Human Rights, Atlanta Multifaith Coalition for Palestine, Jewish Voice for Peace Atlanta, STAND, North Decatur United Methodist Church, and others today demanded that City Schools of Decatur Superintendent, Dr. Gyimah Whitaker, denounce her husband’s extremist podcast […]
GA Civil Rights Orgs CAIR-GA, ACLU, Advancing Justice Welcome Temporary Restraining Order In Student Visa Revocation Case Doe. v. Bondi
(ATLANTA, GA, 4/19/2025) – On Friday, April 18, Georgia Civil Rights organizations American Civil Liberties Union-Georgia, Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta, and CAIR-Georgia welcomed the Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) issued in the case of 133 student plaintiffs from across the country, represented by Kuck Baxter Immigration, whose F-1 visa holder statuses had been revoked without due process via […]
An End of the Year Note from CAIR-Georgia
Assalamoalaikum dear community members, As 2023 draws to a close, I wanted to reach out to you personally to reflect on this year, share in our communal grief, and gain strength from the collective strides we made despite the obstacles we face as an ummah. At CAIR-Georgia, we are no strangers to the feeling of […]
CAIR-Georgia Welcomes Arrest and Suspension of Pro-Israel Teacher Who Allegedly Threatened to Beat, Behead Muslim Student
(Atlanta, GA 12/14/2023) The Georgia chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations welcomes the arrest and suspension of a pro-Israel teacher who allegedly threatened to beat and behead a Muslim student in Warner Robins, Georgia on December 7. The Warner Robins Middle School teacher was charged with making terroristic threats and cruelty to children in […]
CAIR-Georgia Welcomes Atlanta City Council Resolution to support Ceasefire in Israel and Gaza
(ATLANTA, GA, 11/21/2023) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed Atlanta City Council’s call for a ceasefire in Israel and Gaza. The resolution, introduced on November 20 by Council Members Michael Bond, Liliania Bakhtiari, and Keisha Waites, expressed support for the […]
CAIR-Georgia, 35+ Interfaith Organizations and Leaders Call on Elected Officials to Urge Ceasefire, Increase Humanitarian Aid, and Work to End the Occupation of Palestinian Lands
(Atlanta, GA, Nov 2, 2023) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) and more than 35 Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Quaker representatives who have organized themselves as Atlanta Interfaith Coalition for Palestine held a press conference today to call on elected officials to press for an urgent ceasefire in Gaza. The Coalition also released a […]
Statement from the Atlanta Interfaith Coalition for Palestine
November 2, 2023 We are a multifaith, multiethnic, multiracial, multigenerational coalition of Christian, Jewish, and Muslim leaders, and we call on our elected leaders to insist upon an urgent ceasefire in Gaza, full access to humanitarian aid, and an end to the illegal occupation of Palestinian lands. The loss of innocent lives must stop. Our […]