CAIR Georgia Marks MLK Day With Remarks At King Memorial in Washington, DC
(WASHINGTON, DC – 1/15/2018) The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations today marked Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday by delivering remarks at the MLK memorial in Washington, DC. Video: CAIR Georgia Remarks At MLK Memorial During the event, CAIR Georgia executive director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, communications director Ruwa Romman, as well as […]
CAIR Georgia Thanks Atlanta’s City Jail For Agreeing To Let Inmates Cover Their Hair For Religious Reasons
(ATLANTA, GA – 1/10/18) The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations today thanked the City of Atlanta Detention Center for agreeing to permit inmates who cover their hair because of a sincerely held religious belief to do so while detained. “We thank the City of Atlanta for agreeing to a policy that upholds […]
Read: CAIR Georgia Responds To Islamophobic Smear Against ICNA/MAS’ Annual Southeast Convention
(ATLANTA, GA – 12/29/2017) The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations today responded to an anti-Muslim smear against the 23rd annual southeast convention hosted by the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) and Muslim American Society (MAS). In a Dec. 28th letter to the editor published by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Mr. David Swindle of […]
CAIR Georgia Welcomes Arrest of White Supremacist Who Allegedly Phoned Threats To Georgia Mosque
(ATLANTA, GA – 12/14/17) — The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) today welcomed the arrest of Preston Q. Howard, a Missouri man accused of making several profane and threatening phone calls to the Islamic Society of Augusta (ISA) over the summer. SEE: Missouri Man Indicted For Allegedly Threatening Augusta Mosque “We welcome the news that law enforcement arrested this […]
Georgia Family Calls On Pres. Trump To Grant Ailing Syrian Grandfather a Travel Ban Exemption For Cancer Treatment
(ATLANTA, GA, 12/12/2017) – On Wednesday, December 13th, the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations plans to hold a press conference with a Georgia family that is calling on the Trump administration to grant their cancer-stricken relative entry to the United States for medical treatment at Emory Eye Care Center. “We ask the […]
CAIR Georgia Issues Travel Alert After Supreme Court Reinstates Muslim Ban 3.0
(ATLANTA, GA – 12/5/2017) The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations today responded to the Supreme Court’s reinstatement of the Muslim Ban by issuing a travel alert to Georgia residents, including Georgia Muslims, local businesses, and schools that may have connections to residents of the targeted Muslim-majority nations. SEE: CAIR Georgia Issues Travel Alert To Georgia […]
One Year After Mosque Standoff, CAIR Georgia Returns To Newton County For Lecture on Civil Rights, Islamophobia
(COVINGTON, GA – 11/16/2017) The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations today delivered a lecture about civil rights and Islamophobia at Oxford College in Newton County, where controversy erupted last year over local opposition to a planned Islamic cemetery. During the lecture to students and local community members, CAIR Georgia executive director Edward […]
CAIR Georgia Visits Texas, Delivers Keynote Remarks At CAIR Houston’s 16th Annual Banquet
(HOUSTON, TX – 11/19/2017) The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations today thanked CAIR Houston for inviting CAIR-GA to attend and speak at its 16th annual banquet, which was held on Nov. 12th. During the banquet, CAIR-GA executive director Edward Ahmed Mitchell encouraged Texas Muslims to support their local CAIR chapter. “Over the […]
CAIR Georgia Asks Public For Help Locating Muslim Teenager Who Went Missing in Roswell on Nov. 10th
(ROSWELL, GA – 11/19/2017) The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations today encouraged the public to alert law enforcement if they see Salama Bounajra, a fifteen-year-old Roswell resident who went missing on Friday, Nov. 10th. Salma disappeared after leaving her home around 8 am. SEE: 11 Alive Interviews Family As Police Search for […]
CAIR Georgia Condemns Manhattan Attack, Offers Prayer for Impacted Families
(ATLANTA, GA – 10/31/17) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations today extended condolences to the families of the victims of a deadly vehicular attack in Manhattan. The attack, which is being investigated by police as a terrorist incident, killed at least eight people and injured dozens. In response to the attack, CAIR […]