CAIR-GA Condemns Anti-Muslim Extremists Whose Threats Led Newton County To Cancel Meeting; Moratorium Now Set To Expire on Sep. 21
(ATLANTA, GA, 9/12/16) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA) today condemned anti-Muslim extremists whose harassment and threats of armed protest outside a planned September 13 Newton County Commission meeting led the commissioners to cancel that meeting. A majority of commissioners had agreed to lift the county’s moratorium on houses of worship during the […]
CAIR-GA Plans To Co-Host Interfaith 9/11 Memorial Service on 15th Anniversary
(DECATUR, GA – 9/8/16) On Sunday, September 11, the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA) plans to co-host a memorial service in Decatur, Ga., for the victims of 9/11. CAIR-GA has united with Rev. Dr. James L. Brewer-Calvert, senior pastor of the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), and representatives of […]
Newton Commissioners, CAIR-GA & Mosque Release Joint Statement On Moving Community Forward
(COVINGTON, GA – 9/1/16) The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA) today thanked a majority of Newton County commissioners for publicly committing to lift a moratorium on houses of worship during their next meeting on Sep. 13th, when the county expects to consider recommended updates to its zoning ordinances. None of those updates will impact projects with […]
CAIR-GA Explains Rights & Needs of Muslim Employees To Atlanta Business Owners at EEOC Conference
(ATLANTA, GA – 8/26/16) The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA) today delivered a speech to business owners at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel about the rights and unique needs of American Muslim employees. “We thank the EEOC for inviting Georgia’s Muslim community to educate local employers about common issues that American […]
Hamzah Islamic Center Hosts CAIR-GA’s Islamic Last Will & Testament Workshop
(ATLANTA, GA – 8/26/16) The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations today visited Hamzah Islamic Center to deliver its Last Will & Testament Workshop. During the presentation, CAIR-GA discusses the religious and legal importance of maintaining valid wills that satisfy Georgia law, ensure a proper Islamic burial, and require the distribution of inheritance […]
Full Video: CAIR-GA’s Joint Press Conference on Blocked Newton County Mosque
(ATLANTA, GA, 8/23/16) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA) held a joint press conference on Tuesday, Aug. 23rd, at Atlanta Masjid of Al-Islam to announce new developments surrounding the blocked Newton County mosque project. Watch full video of the press conference here: http://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/195014667-story CAIR-GA, the ACLU of Georgia, the […]
Press Conference Aug. 23 @ 12:30 pm: CAIR-GA, NAACP, Other Groups Plan To Offer Update on Newton Mosque
(ATLANTA, GA, 8/23/16) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA) today announced that it plans to hold a joint press conference with the Georgia NAACP and several other organizations on Tuesday, Aug. 23rd, at 12:30 pm at Atlanta Masjid of Al-Islam. Speakers plan to announce several updates regarding the blocked mosque in […]
CAIR-GA Calls for Dekalb Police to Probe Bias Motive in Vandalism of Muslim Charity ICNA
(8/19/2016 – ATLANTA, GA) The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA) today called on Dekalb County law enforcement to investigate a possible bias motive for an Aug. 17th attack on an Islamic charity in Stone Mountain. CAIR-GA also called on law enforcement to increase police patrols near the charity as well as near Muslim houses of worship in the area. Sometime […]
CAIR Georgia, Other Civil Rights Groups Seek DOJ Investigation After County Blocks Mosque
ATLANTA, GA, 8/18/16) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA) today called on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate Newton County for blocking Georgia Muslims from building a house of worship on their own property, despite prior county approval and local law allowing them to do so. Download and read the letter […]
Letter for Newton County
Dear Commissioner: I am Edward Ahmed Mitchell, attorney and executive director of the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, our nation’s largest and oldest Muslim civil liberties organization. We engage in interfaith dialogue, counter extremism, and defend the U.S. Constitution by investigating incidents of anti-Muslim discrimination. On behalf of the listed signatories, […]