CAIR Georgia and Columbus Muslims Condemn White Nationalist Hate Against Local Synagogue
(COLUMBUS, GA – 8/2/19) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) today joined Masjid Al Jannah and the Muslim community of Columbus, Ga., in condemning an act of anti-Semitic bigotry targeting a local synagogue. According to the Columbus Police Department, two unidentified men wearing red baseball caps plastered eight signs promoting “PatriotFront.U.S.” on Temple Israel’s property on July […]
CAIR-Georgia Warns Muslims Statewide After Far-Right Hate Groups Target Savannah Mosques
(ATLANTA, GA – 7/24/2019) — The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) today warned mosques across the state that anti-Muslim hate groups have launched a campaign to enter, spy on, and endanger Islamic houses of worship in Georgia, starting with three mosques in Savannah. On June 28, 2019, the Islamic Center of Savannah hosted a community event guarded by […]
CAIR-Georgia Applauds Congressman John Lewis For Joining Reps. Omar and Tlaib in Affirming the Constitutional Right To Boycott
(ATLANTA, GA – 7/19/2019) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today applauded civil rights legend and Congressman John Lewis for joining Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib in the introduction of House Resolution 496, which reaffirms every American’s constitutional right to engage in political boycotts. “We thank Congressman […]
CAIR-Georgia Welcomes Guilty Pleas From Racist Who Attacked, Strangled Muslim Woman With Her Own Islamic Clothing Last Year
(ATLANTA, GA – 7/17/2019) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) today welcomed news that Rick Painter, a racist who attacked a Muslim woman last year, pleaded guilty to felony false imprisonment and misdemeanor battery just hours before he was scheduled to face trial. Painter was first arrested by the Atlanta Police Department on May 5, […]
CAIR-Georgia & Save Uighur Campaign Call on Coca-Cola Company To Cut Business Ties With China’s Muslim Concentration Camps
(ATLANTA, GA, 7/17/19) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) and the Save Uighur Campaign today called on the Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Company to suspend its business operations in China in response to the Communist Party’s ongoing campaign of ethnic cleansing against Uighur Muslims. In a letter sent to Coca-Cola on June 27th, CAIR-Georgia […]
CAIR Georgia Presents at Ebenzer Baptist Church’s ‘Ending Mass Incarceration’ Conference in Atlanta
(ATLANTA, GA – 6/18/2019) The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today presented at Ebenzer Baptist Church’s ‘Ending Mass Incarceration’ conference in Atlanta. During the June 18th presentation, CAIR Georgia discussed the unique impact of mass incarceration on the American Muslim community. SEE: Facebook […]
Ending Mass Incarceration: CAIR Georgia Encourages People of All Faiths To Join Conference at Ebenezer Baptist Church
(ATLANTA, GA – 6/13/2019) The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today encouraged people of all faiths and backgrounds to join “Ending Mass Incarceration: Let My People Go,” an interfaith conference scheduled for June 17-19 at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, the historic church of Rev. Dr. […]
Over 5,400 and Counting Sign Petition Calling on Governor Kemp To Lift State Agency’s Hijab Ban
(ATLANTA, GA, 5/20/2019) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) today announced that its public petition calling on Governor Brian Kemp to overturn the Georgia Department of Corrections’ ban on hijabs has received over 5,400 signatures and counting in just three days. SEE: Petition – Ask Governor Kemp To Overturn State Agency’s Hijab Ban Last […]
CAIR Georgia Files Discrimination Complaint Against State Agency After Hijab Ban, Calls on Gov. Kemp To Intervene
(ATLANTA, GA, 5/15/2019) – On Wednesday, May 15th, the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) held a press conference in Atlanta to announce the filing of a state discrimination complaint against the Department of Corrections, which has violated the law by banning Ms. Jalanda Calhoun, a female Muslim correctional officer, from wearing a hijab at work. SEE: AJC: Muslim Woman Files […]
CAIR Georgia Condemns State’s New Confederate Monument Law, Encourages Local Resistance
(ATLANTA, GA, 4/27/2019) — The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today condemned a new state law designed to to block local governments from removing Georgia’s 114 Confederate monuments, some of which were established during the 20th century in response to the Civil Rights Movement. On April 26th, Governor Kemp signed SB 77 into law while standing next […]