People’s Tribunal Rules Against President Trump’s Muslim Bans After Trial at GSU Law School
(ATLANTA, GA, 10/9/17) — On Monday, Oct. 9th, at Georgia State University College of Law, civil rights groups held The People vs. The Muslim Ban in response to President Trump’s orders targeting Muslim-majority nations. During the public tribunal, real attorneys and law students will debate the legal merits of President Trump’s Muslim bans, while real witnesses—including Georgia Muslims, immigrants, and refugees—testified about how the bans impact their communities. […]
CAIR Georgia Talks Interfaith Relations at Unitarian Universalist Church in Athens
(ATHENS, GA – 9/3/17) On Sunday, September 3rd, the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations visited the Unitarian Universalist Congregations of Athens, Georgia, for a presentation about the similarities and differences between the Jewish, Christian and Islamic new years, as well as a Q&A about issues related to Islam and the Muslim community. […]
CAIR Georgia Condemns President Trump’s Expanded Travel Ban, Announces Date for The People vs. Muslim Ban Tribunal
(ATLANTA, GA, 9/24/17) — The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations today condemned President Trump’s latest travel ban, and encouraged any Georgia Muslims with family members impacted by the ban to contact CAIR Georgia for assistance. “The President’s latest travel ban has little to do with national security and everything to do with anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim bigotry. President Trump, Stephen Miller, and […]
Over 500 Marchers Join Atlanta Rally Against Ethnic Cleansing in Burma, Call for Support of Senate Resolution 250
(ATLANTA, GA – 9/17/17) The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA) today thanked the more than 500 Georgians who joined an Atlanta march yesterday against the Burmese government’s ongoing ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims. PHOTOS FOR PUBLIC USE: 500 People Join Atlanta March Against Burmese Violence During the march, which included almost 200 members of Georgia’s Burmese community, […]
Read: CAIR Georgia Calls on Senators Perdue & Isakson To Support Resolution Condemning Ethnic Cleansing in Burma
(ATLANTA, GA – 9/14/17) The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations this week called on Senator David Perdue and Senator Johnny Isakson to support Senate Resolution 250, which would condemn the Burmese government’s ongoing campaign of ethnic cleansing against its Rohingya Muslim population. READ: Letter to Senator David Perdue & Senator Johnny Isakson […]
Muslims Rebutting Extremism: CAIR Georgia Hosts 2nd Annual Seminar On Islamophobes & Terrorists
(ATLANTA, GA – 8/29/17) CAIR Georgia today hosted its second annual Muslims Rebutting Extremism seminar before both live and online audiences. During the seminar, expert speakers discuss the twin threats posed by anti-Muslim bigots and Muslim extremists, as well as effective ways to counter both of those groups. VIDEO: CAIR Georgia 2nd Annual Muslims Rebutting Extremism Seminar […]
CAIR Georgia Delivers Opening Prayer at “Take Down Hate” March After Charlottesville
(ATLANTA, GA – 8/19/2017) The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations co-sponsored and spoke at Take Down Hate, an interfaith march against racism held in the wake of violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. During the event, hundreds of demonstrators peacefully marched from Centennial Olympic Park to the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial, expressing support […]
Video: CAIR Georgia Delivers Remarks, Talks Islam, With Rotary Clubs Across Atlanta
(ATLANTA, GA – 8/31/2017) The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Relations today thanked Rotary Clubs across the Metro-Atlanta area for inviting CAIR Georgia to deliver remarks at their weekly meetings over the course of the summer. Since June, CAIR Georgia executive director Edward Ahmed Mitchell has met with six Rotary Clubs to explain who […]
Civil Rights Groups Call on Lawmakers to Act After Rep. Spencer’s Threatening Remarks
(ATLANTA, GA, 8/31/17) — A coalition of Georgia civil rights organizations and activists today called on the leaders of the state legislature to publicly condemn Rep. Jason Spencer’s August 29 threat of racial violence against an African-American leader, demand that he apologize for his remarks, and pledge to remove him from the Game, Fish & Parks […]
CAIR Georgia Meets With Atlanta Mayoral Candidates To Discuss Civil Rights, Other Issues
ATLANTA, GA – 8/28/17) The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations today thanked Atlanta’s mayoral candidates for meeting with Atlanta Muslim leaders to discuss issues of importance to the community. CAIR Georgia has also delivered an issue-based questionnaire to each candidate, as well as an invitation to visit the city’s largest Muslim houses […]