CAIR Georgia Speaks in Support of Zaytuna College
CAIR Georgia encouraged Atlanta Muslims to support Zaytuna College during a fundraising banquet at the Omni Hotel on April 9th. Sheikh Hamza Yusuf, co-founder of the first accredited Muslim college in the United States, headlined the event.
CAIR Georgia delivers ‘Muslims & Media’ lecture at Auburn University
CAIR Georgia delivered a presentation about Muslims in the media to a journalism class at Auburn University last week. An Auburn professor invited CAIR Georgia Executive Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell to discuss how Muslims interact with the media.
CAIR GA Meets With Christian Social Justice Group
CAIR Georgia accepted an invitation to meet with JustFaith Ministries on March 16 at an Atlanta church. JustFaith is a Christian organization dedicated to supporting social justice causes, including the eradication of poverty, consumerism and racism. CAIR Georgia executive director Edward Ahmed Mitchell explained Islam, as well as the faith’s longtime theological opposition to racism […]
CAIR GA Holds Will & Testament Workshop at Masjid Al-Quran
CAIR Georgia held a Last Will & Testament Workshop at Atlanta’s Masjid Al-Quran on Sunday. During the hands-on presentation, participants completed a simple, legal, and Islamic will in the hope of avoiding common post-death disputes about inheritance and burial. CAIR Georgia is offering this free workshop to any interested mosque. Email [email protected] to schedule a workshop.
CAIR Georgia Speaks at Vigil for #OurThreeBrothers
CAIR Georgia moderated an interfaith vigil held at Centennial Olympic Park on Sunday, March 6. Speakers and participants from various faiths gathered to demand justice and public attention for the victims of an unsolved murder in Indiana.
NPR Interviews New CAIR Georgia Leader
WABE, Atlanta’s NPR radio station, interviewed attorney and new CAIR Georgia Executive Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell on Tuesday, March 7th. Hosts Rose Scott and Jim Buress discussed a variety of topics with Mitchell, including anti-Muslim discrimination, religious extremism, and CAIR’s goal of establishing a full-time office in Atlanta dedicated to protecting, serving, and advocating for […]
CAIR Georgia Hires Atlanta Prosecutor to Serve as New Leader
The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations has hired Atlanta attorney Edward Ahmed Mitchell to serve as its new Executive Director. This marks the first step in CAIR-Georgia’s goal of establishing an office dedicated to serving the state full-time. “I am excited and grateful to God for the opportunity to lead this accomplished […]
Georgia Muslims Stand with San Bernardino
Georgia Muslims Stand with San Bernardino Atlanta, Georgia [December 7, 2015] In the name of God, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful “Whoever kills a person [unjustly]…it is as though he has killed all mankind. And whoever saves a life, it is as though he had saved all mankind.” (Qur’an, 5:32) The Atlanta Muslim […]
Georgia Muslims Stand with San Bernardino
In the name of God, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful “Whoever kills a person [unjustly]…it is as though he has killed all mankind. And whoever saves a life, it is as though he had saved all mankind.” (Qur’an, 5:32) The Atlanta Muslim community expresses profound sorrow over the mass shooting in San Bernardino that […]
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