CAIR Georgia Releases New Details in Police Shooting After Officers Refuse To Cooperate With Prosecutors
(ATLANTA, GA, 4/22/2019) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) and The Awad Law Firm today shared updates regarding the police shooting of Shukri Ali Said, including a preliminary autopsy report, a written description of her final moments, and the family’s reaction to learning that some of the involved officers have refused to submit to […]
CAIR-Georgia Reiterates Need for Hate Crime Law After Muslim Uber Driver Assaulted Outside Braves Stadium
(ATLANTA, GA – 4/22/2019) The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) today welcomed the arrest of a Georgia man who cursed and assaulted a Muslim Uber driver outside the SunTrust Park baseball stadium after on Atlanta Braves game. “We thank the Cobb County Police Department for immediately arresting this man, and we encourage […]
CAIR Georgia Joins Hundreds of American Muslims in Washington, DC for Muslim Lobby Day
(WASHINGTON, DC – 4/2/2018) On April 1st, the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations joined the fourth annual National Muslim Hill Day in Washington, DC. During the two-day event, over 500 American Muslims from across the country gathered in Washington to lobby their congressional representatives about various topics. This year’s Georgia delegation to the […]
CAIR Georgia Seeks Info on Reported Anti-Muslim Desecration at Emory University
(ATLANTA, GA, 4/10/2019) — The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) today encouraged anyone with information about the alleged desecration of a ritual washing area used by Muslim students at Emory University to contact the school’s police department. According to an email the school sent to some members of the Emory community on April 5th, […]
CAIR Georgia Meets School Leadership, Welcomes Resolution To Multiculural Night Controversy
(ALPHARETTA, GA – 3/28/19) The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations today announced that it held a “positive and productive” meeting with the leadership of Autry Mill Middle School in order to resolve controversy over an exhibit on Palestinian history that students displayed at the school’s annual Multicultural Night both this year and last year. SEE: Leaders […]
CAIR Georgia Condemns Islamophobic Rhetoric, Encourages Mosques To Increase Security After New Zealand
(ATLANTA, GA, 3/15/2019) — On Friday, March 15th, the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) held a press conference at an Atlanta masjid in response to a terrorist attacks on two New Zealand masajid (mosques) by an Islamophobic white supremacist. VIDEO: Press Conference After New Zealand Attacks During the press conference, CAIR-Georgia encouraged Georgia’s 70+ […]
CAIR Georgia Thanks State Legislature For Unanimously Condemning Islamophobia After New Zealand Attack
(ATLANTA, GA, 3/27/2019) — The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) today commended the Georgia state legislature for unanimously adopting a resolution that condemned Islamophobic bigotry, and expressed condolences to victims of anti-Muslim hate crimes, including the 50 people killed in a terrorist attack on two mosques in New Zealand. On March 26, 2019, the Georgia House of Representatives adopted […]
CAIR Georgia Holds Press Conference After Controversy at School Multicultural Night
(ATLANTA, GA – 3/12/19) On March 12th, the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia), Jewish Voice for Peace – Atlanta, and local Palestinian Christian reverends plan to co-host a press conference on behalf of multiple students from Autrey Mill Middle School and their families. Over the past week, the students have experienced bullying and online harassment as a result of false information […]
CAIR Georgia Files Discrimination Complaint Against Augusta Restaurant Chain
(ATLANTA, GA, 2/1/2019) – On Monday, February 4, the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) held a press conference in Augusta, Ga., to announce the filing of a federal discrimination complaint against Farmhaus Burger, an Augusta restaurant chain which subjected one of its employees to anti-Muslim harassment. VIDEO: Augusta Press Conference […]
CAIR Georgia Attends Swearing-In Ceremony of State Senator Sheikh Rahman, First Muslim Elected To Georgia Legislature
(ATLANTA, GA – 1/15/2019) The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations today attended the swearing-in ceremony of State Senator Sheikh Rahman, the first Muslim and first immigrant elected to the Georgia state legislature. Senator Rahman took his oath of office on the Quran, the Islamic holy book, as he stood alongside his wife […]