CAIR-Georgia Welcomes Apology and Guilty Pleas After Attack on Muslim Uber Driver
(ATLANTA, GA, 12/16/2019) — The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) today welcomed a Georgia man’s decision to plead guilty to assaulting and attacking a Muslim Uber driver outside the SunTrust Park baseball stadium after an Atlanta Braves game on April 2, 2019. During a plea hearing at the Cobb County state court on Dec. […]
CAIR-Georgia Welcomes Criminal Charges Against Men Who Harassed a Muslim Family on Highway Last Year
(ATLANTA, GA, 12/4/2019) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today thanked the Dekalb County Solicitor’s Office for filing criminal charges against two men who used their pickup truck to harass and endanger a Muslim family while traveling on Highway I-85 in Atlanta one year ago. Prosecutors filed a high […]
CAIR Georgia Investigating Anti-Muslim Harassment at Nordstrom Rack in Alpharetta
(ALPHARETTA, GA – 11/25/2019) The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is investigating an incident of anti-Muslim harassment that allegedly occurred at a Nordstrom Rack department store in Alpharetta last week. VIDEO: Anti-Muslim Incident at Nordstrom Rack On Saturday, Nov. 16th, a Georgia Muslim family was visiting Nordstrom Rack North Point Market Center […]
CAIR Georgia Now Hiring: Apply for Executive Director & Legal Director Positions!
(ATLANTA, GA – 11/20/2019) The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) today announced that it is accepting applications for the separate positions of Executive Director and Legal & Policy Director. Applicants should review the job descriptions below and submit the requested information. Last week, CAIR Georgia announced that current Executive Director Edward […]
CAIR Georgia Thanks South Carolina Jail for Protecting Constitutional Rights of Muslim Detainee Wearing a Hijab
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/5/2019) – The Georgia chapter and national office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations today commended the J. Reuben Long Detention Center and Horry County Sheriff’s Department in South Carolina for taking corrective action to address civil rights violations committed by correctional staff against a Muslim American woman who was detained at the facility. […]
Atlanta Town Hall Exposes Brutality and Bigotry in GILEE, Georgia’s Islamophobic Police Exchange with Israel
(ATLANTA, GA – 9/23/2019) Over one hundred students, activists, and community members attended “Atlanta Out of GILEE,” a town hall at the Atlanta University Center regarding the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange (GILEE), an Islamophobic police exchange program that arranges for Georgia law enforcement officials to engage in training with the Israeli government and other […]
Georgia Civil Rights Groups Support Ethics Complaint Filed After Rep. Lucy McBath & Others Take AIPAC’S Free Trip To Israel
(ATLANTA, GA – 8/15/2019) The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia), Jewish Voice for Peace Atlanta, and Project South today expressed support for a federal ethics complaint filed with Congress after Georgia Rep. Lucy McBath and other members of Congress joined an all-expense-paid trip to Israel sponsored by an arm of the American Israel Public […]
CAIR Georgia and Columbus Muslims Condemn White Nationalist Hate Against Local Synagogue
(COLUMBUS, GA – 8/2/19) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) today joined Masjid Al Jannah and the Muslim community of Columbus, Ga., in condemning an act of anti-Semitic bigotry targeting a local synagogue. According to the Columbus Police Department, two unidentified men wearing red baseball caps plastered eight signs promoting “PatriotFront.U.S.” on Temple Israel’s property on July […]
CAIR-Georgia Warns Muslims Statewide After Far-Right Hate Groups Target Savannah Mosques
(ATLANTA, GA – 7/24/2019) — The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) today warned mosques across the state that anti-Muslim hate groups have launched a campaign to enter, spy on, and endanger Islamic houses of worship in Georgia, starting with three mosques in Savannah. On June 28, 2019, the Islamic Center of Savannah hosted a community event guarded by […]
CAIR-Georgia Applauds Congressman John Lewis For Joining Reps. Omar and Tlaib in Affirming the Constitutional Right To Boycott
(ATLANTA, GA – 7/19/2019) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today applauded civil rights legend and Congressman John Lewis for joining Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib in the introduction of House Resolution 496, which reaffirms every American’s constitutional right to engage in political boycotts. “We thank Congressman […]