CAIR-GA Joins Georgia NAACP President at Interfaith Rally for Social Justice
(5/23/16 – ATLANTA, GA) The leader of the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR Georgia) joined an interfaith rally for social justice groups at an Atlanta church Monday night. During the event, CAIR-Georgia Executive Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell read an opening litany alongside Dr. Francys Johnson, the president of the Georgia chapter […]
CAIR-GA Meets with ICNA Leadership at Masjid Maryam
CAIR Georgia Executive Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell met with the leadership of the Atlanta chapter of the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) at Masjid Maryam in Duluth last Thursday, May 19th. The group discussed each organization’s respective goals as well as ways to collaborate in the future. “ICNA is one of the most important […]
CAIR-GA Attends Civil Rights Meeting with TSA & Homeland Security
CAIR Georgia recently attended a community engagement meeting hosted by civil rights attorneys from the Department of Homeland Security at the Sam Nunn Federal Building in Atlanta. During the meeting, officials from the Transportation Security Administration and Customs & Border Patrol explained their duties and discussed allegations of racial and religious profiling at airports. The […]
Georgia Muslims Start Early Voting for State & Local Primaries
Georgia Muslims began early voting together on Saturday, May 14th, as part of a voting initiative hosted by CAIR-GA and the Georgia Muslim Voter Project. Both groups encouraged Muslims to early vote on the same day at the same time to maximize and publicize voter turnout. “These local elections are less flashy than the presidential […]
CAIR-GA Welcomes Boy Scouts to ICCA for Presentation
CAIR-GA Executive Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell delivered a CAIR presentation about Islam to members of a Boy Scouts group on behalf of Fayetteville’s Islamic Community Center on May 13th. The Fayette County students have been visiting various religious institutions, from a Hindu temple to a synagogue, as part of their Boy Scout outreach activities. CAIR-GA […]
CAIR-GA Meets with Leadership of Masjid Al-Mu’minun
CAIR-GA Executive Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell met with the board of Masjid Al-Mu’minun in Atlanta Wednesday evening to offer CAIR’s free services, including a Last Will & Testament Seminar, Mosque Security Training, and a Know Your Legal Rights & Responsibilities Seminar. The masjid and CAIR-GA agreed to hold a presentation at the mosque, which is […]
CAIR-GA Joins Training for Social Justice Groups at Synagogue
CAIR Georgia joined a May 10th training session for social justice groups led by Rev. Dr. William Barber at The Temple, Atlanta’s most prominent synagogue. The Moral Political Organizing Leadership Institute (MPOLIS) hosted the event, which brought together leaders from various Georgia communities, including advocates of immigration reform, a higher minimum wage, expanded government healthcare […]
From Atlanta To Aleppo: CAIR-GA Joins March For Syria
(5/7/2016 – ATLANTA, GA) UPDATE: CAIR Georgia joined an Atlanta demonstration for the people of Syria on Friday, marching from the National Center for Civil and Human Rights to the CNN Center while demanding an end to Russian and Syrian airstrikes on civilians in Aleppo. “Enough is enough,” said CAIR Georgia Executive Director Edward Ahmed […]
CAIR GA Delivers Islamic Will Seminar at Al-Farooq Masjid
(5/1/2016 – ATLANTA, GA) CAIR Georgia delivered its Islamic Last Will & Testament Workshop at Al-Farooq Masjid on Sunday. Attorney and Executive Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell and other speakers discussed the importance of fulfilling the Islamic obligation to write and maintain a will, especially as Georgia residents. Mitchell also walked participants through the process of […]
CAIR Georgia Speaks at Unitarian Christian Conference
(HAMPTON, GA – 4/30/16) CAIR Georgia recently took part in an interfaith dialogue at the 25th Theological Conference of the Restoration Fellowship. During the annual gathering of Christian Unitarians, Executive Director Mitchell delivered a presentation about Islam before sitting down with Sir Anthony Buzzard, an Oxford-educated theologian who teaches at Atlanta Bible College, to discuss similarities and differences between Unitarian […]