CAIR-GA Delivers ‘Islam 101’ Lecture at African-American Church Founded in 1854
(FAYETTEVILLE, GA – 8/4/16) CAIR Georgia Executive Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell visited Flat Rock AME Church on August 3rd to deliver an Islam 101 presentation. Founded in 1854, Flat Rock AME is the oldest African-American church in Fayette County. “We thank our Christian neighbors for the opportunity to break down stereotypes and build interfaith bridges,” […]
Knowing Your Rights: CAIR-Florida & CAIR-Georgia Team Up At Two Atlanta Mosques
(ALPHARETTA, GA – 7/22/16) CAIR Florida Executive Director Hassan Shibly visited Atlanta during the weekend of July 22nd to deliver Know Your Rights presentations alongside Edward Ahmed Mitchell, the new executive director of CAIR Georgia. “CAIR Florida has experienced remarkable success under Hassan Shibly’s leadership: protecting, serving and advocating for thousands of Floridians, Muslim and […]
CAIR-GA Offers Ideas at Interfaith Roundtable Led By Fulton County Chairman
(7/18/16 – ATLANTA, GA) The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations joined seventy other faith and community leaders at an interfaith roundtable hosted by Fulton County Commission Chairman John Eaves in Atlanta. During the event, Eaves asked participants to offer solutions to the divisions that have gripped the United States in the wake […]
CAIR-GA Talks ‘Islam & Media’ at W.D. Muhammad High School in Atlanta
(ATLANTA, GA – 7/16/16) The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations today delivered a presentation, “How to Win the Information War Against Bigots & Extremists,” at the American Muslim Media Conference. During the weekend gathering at W.D. Muhammad High School in Atlanta, event organizers welcomed various Georgia Muslims, including documentary filmmakers and interfaith […]
CAIR-GA Befriends Baptist Leader Who Argued Against Religious Freedom for Muslims
(ATLANTA, GA, 7/5/16) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA) today met with Dr. Gerald Harris, a Baptist leader who previously argued that Islam was not a religion, at the Islamic Community Center of Atlanta. On June 7th, Dr. Harris published an article in The Christian Index arguing that constitutionally-protected freedom of […]
Baptist Leader, Who Assailed Islam, Meets with CAIR-GA
CAIR-GA Condemns Newt Gingrich’s Bigoted Anti-Muslim Hysteria
(ATLANTA, GA, 7/15/16) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA) today condemned former House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s call for Inquisition-style religious “testing” of “every person here who is of a Muslim background” and the deportation of American citizens if they “believe in Sharia.” “When American Muslims pray to God five times a day, feed the poor, and obey […]
Real Muslims Save Lives: Blood Drive in Solidarity with Victims of Injustice
(ATLANTA, GA – 7/14/16) Georgia Muslims united to host a successful Red Cross blood donation drive at Dar-un-Noor Academy on Thursday, July 14. “While a mass murderer was taking lives in France on Thursday, Georgia Muslims were saving lives by hosting a blood donation drive at an Atlanta mosque,” said CAIR Georgia Executive Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell. […]
CAIR Calls for Congressional Hearings on Police Shootings
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/7/16) The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for hearings by the House and Senate Judiciary Committees to address public outrage over two police shootings of African-American men in Louisiana and Minnesota in just the past two days and to propose legislation to […]
Support CAIR-GA As We Work To Defend You From Bigotry, Extremism & Discrimination
Asalaamu Alaykum & Ramadan Mubarak, This is Edward Ahmed Mitchell, executive director of the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. As you may know, CAIR Georgia has undergone a reboot in 2016. So have I. Only a few months ago, I left my career as a prosecuting attorney in order to serve, protect and advocate for Georgia Muslims full-time. Since then, […]