CAIR-Georgia, Jewish Voice for Peace, Georgia Muslim Voter Project, Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta, and Others Hold Press Conference Condemning HB 144
(ATLANTA, GA, 3/27/2023): On Monday, March 27th, 2023 at noon, the Georgia chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia), Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta, Georgia Muslim Voter Project (GAMVP) and other partners held a press conference in opposition to HB 144. HB 144 codifies the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s […]
CAIR-Georgia, Georgia Muslim Voter Project (GAMVP) and IMAN-Atlanta Co-Hosted Muslim Advocacy Day at the Georgia Capitol
(ATLANTA, GA, 03/17/2023) – On March 16, 2023, The Georgia Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia), Georgia Muslim Voter Project (GAMVP) and Inner-City Muslim Action Network-Atlanta (IMAN Atlanta) hosted the Georgia Muslim Advocacy Day at the Georgia State Capitol. This event brought together Muslim community leaders and advocates to address key issues affecting Muslims […]
BREAKING: CAIR, CAIR-Georgia Welcome Settlement with DeKalb County Jail Over Denial of Halal Food, Ramadan Meals for Muslim Inmates
(ATLANTA, GA, 4/20/2022) – The national office and Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR/CAIR-GA) today welcomed the settlement of a lawsuit brought against DeKalb County Jail for repeatedly denying the provision of halal food and timely Ramadan meals to Muslims. [NOTE: “Halal” is the Arabic word for foods allowed under Islamic dietary laws, which […]
CAIR, CAIR-Georgia Sue DeKalb County Jail for Denying Muslims Halal Food, Ramadan Meals
(ATLANTA, GA, 4/19/2022) – The national office and Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today held a news conference in Atlanta, Ga., to announce the filing of a lawsuit against DeKalb County Jail for repeatedly denying the provision of timely Ramadan meals to Muslims, essentially forcing inmates to choose between starving or […]
CAIR, CAIR-GA Welcome Hate Crime Convictions in Murder of Ahmaud Arbery
(WASHINGTON D.C., 2/22/2022) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, and the Georgia chapter of CAIR (CAIR-Georgia) today welcomed a jury’s decision to convict the three white men involved in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery of federal hate crime charges. On Tuesday, a federal jury found Gregory […]
ACTION ALERT: RAISE YOUR VOICE AGAINST HB 1274
HB 1274 aims to redefine antisemitism in Georgia to include criticisms of the Israeli government. This is a blatant attempt to stifle our First Amendment rights as United States citizens while doing nothing to meaningfully address the root cause of most antisemitism: white supremacism. TAKE ACTION: EMAIL YOUR ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE GEORGIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY On February […]
ACTION ALERT: Urge Governor Kemp to Veto Unconstitutional Anti-Boycott Law
(Atlanta, Georgia, 2/3/22) – The Georgia chapter and national office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) is calling on all Georgia state residents to take part in its click-and-send action alert urging Governor Brian Kemp to veto House Bill 383 – a last ditch attempt by the state legislature to save the state’s anti-boycott […]
Civil Rights Groups Condemn Georgia House Bill 383 ‘Doomed’ Effort to Save State’s Unconstitutional Anti-Boycott Law
CAIR pledges to challenge the anti-boycott law again if approved by Governor Kemp (ATLANTA, GA – 1/28/2022) – A group of Georgia-based and national civil rights groups and human rights organizations today called House Bill 383 “a doomed effort” to save the state’s anti-boycott law after a federal court ruled the original version of the law unconstitutional. The […]
CAIR-Georgia Announces Federal Discrimination Charge Against Chipotle for Islamophobic, Xenophobic Harassment of Somali-American Female Employee
(ATLANTA, GA, 10/29/2021) — The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) today announced a federal charge of discrimination against Chipotle on behalf of a 19-year-old Somali-American Muslim woman, Samira Gure after she was subjected to pervasive gender, racial, and religious discrimination during her employment with the fast-food chain. SEE NEWS CONFERENCE VIDEO: […]
BREAKING NEWS: CAIR & PCJF Win ‘Major Victory’ in Federal Lawsuit Against Georgia’s Anti-Israel Boycott Law; Court Rules Anti-BDS Law Violates the First Amendment
(ATLANTA, GA – 5/24/2021) — The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia), CAIR Legal Defense Fund and the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (PCJF) today welcomed a “major victory” in their lawsuit against Georgia’s Israel boycott law after a federal district court ruled that the State of Georgia’s 2016 law punishing boycotts of Israel […]