CAIR-Georgia Criticizes Trumps’ Anti-Palestinian Racist Slur in Presidential Election Debate
(ATLANTA, GA, 7/2/2024) The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) today criticized the dehumanizing, racist and anti-Palestinian language used by former President Donald Trump at the Presidential debate held in Atlanta, Georgia on June 27th, 2024. SEE: Donald Trump calls Joe Biden a ‘weak Palestinian’ – Washington Times SEE: Trump calls Biden ‘a […]
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Position: Immigration, full-time Location: Atlanta, Georgia; Hybrid Reports to: Legal Director Application deadline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Start Date: ASAP About CAIR-Georgia CAIR-Georgia is the Georgia chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest civil liberties and advocacy group serving the Muslim community. […]
CAIR-Georgia Joins Local Advocacy Groups Demanding Major Changes After Police Brutality on Emory Campus. Groups call for Emory’s president to Resign, Atlanta Police Department to stop training with GILEE, and for Dekalb prosecutors to drop charges against peaceful protesters.
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CAIR-Georgia is conducting a survey to understand Georgia Muslims’ experiences. Responses from this survey will be compiled in a report that will be published by CAIR-Georgia to shed light on Islamophobia in Georgia since October 7th, 2023. This report will be used to educate and inform law and policy makers, elected officials, and other stakeholders. […]
CAIR-GA Action Alert: Urge Georgia Legislators to Stop Theft of Land, Take Notice of Public Corruption on Sapelo Island
(ATLANTA, GA, 6/15/2023) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) is calling on all Georgians to urge their representatives to take notice of and stop public corruption and theft of land on Sapelo Island. [MEDIA ADVISORY: This July, CAIR-Georgia is working with Sapelo Island Geechee descendants to bring Georgia […]
CAIR-Georgia Condemns Antisemitic Pamphlets Found Across Georgia
(ATLANTA, GA, 2/6/2023): The Georgia chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) today condemned antisemitic pamphlets found in the driveways of many homes in Sandy Springs and Dunwoody in the metro Atlanta area. SEE: Atlanta area residents report finding antisemitic flyers in driveways | CNN The pamphlets match the hundreds of antisemitic flyers that were […]
CAIR-Georgia Congratulates Chief Judge Fatima El-Amin Appointed to DeKalb County Superior Court
(ATLANTA, GA, 1/11/2023) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA) today congratulated the Honorable Judge Fatima A. El-Amin for her appointment as the next Chief Judge of the DeKalb County Juvenile Court, effective January 1, 2023. According to the DeKalb Juvenile Court website, Chief Judge Fatima A. El-Amin is a native of Atlanta, Georgia. Judge […]
CAIR-GA Welcomes Guilty Plea in Hate Crime Shootings Targeting Black, Arab Americans
(ATLANTA, GA, 12/19/2022) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a guilty plea by the perpetrator of two hate crime shootings targeting Black and Arab Americans. Larry Edward Foxworth, 48, last week pleaded guilty in federal court to hate crime charges […]
CAIR-Georgia Congratulates Muslims Elected in Historic Midterm 2022 Races
(ATLANTA, GA, 11/09/2022): Today, the Georgia Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations congratulated four Muslim candidates who won their races in the 2022 midterm elections on November 8, 2022. Two Muslim women won historic races in the state of Georgia in the 2022 midterm elections. Nabilah Islam won in State Senate District 7, making […]
CAIR-Georgia Welcomes Federal Settlement Agreement Between Sapelo Island Gullah Geechee Residents and Mcintosh County, Notes More Work to Be Done
(ATLANTA, GA, 8/12/2022) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) today welcomed a Federal Settlement Agreement between Mcintosh County, Georgia, and a group of Gullah Geechee residents of Sapelo Island. The settlement provides damages of $2,000,000 and addresses the lack of facilities and services provided to Sapelo Island by Mcintosh County and improper tax […]