CAIR-GA, Palestine Legal, Community and Civil Rights Groups Demand Emory University Protect Palestinian, Muslim and Arab Students from Harassment
(ATLANTA, GA, 1/24/24) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia), Palestine Legal and other community and civil rights organizations today sent Emory University a letter to express concern about the University’s failure to protect Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim students targeted by racist, xenophobic, anti-Palestinian, and anti-Muslim harassment and doxing attacks. They […]
CAIR-GA, Concerned Black Clergy of Georgia, Georgia Black Faith Leaders Call for Gaza Ceasefire
(ATLANTA, GA, 1/17/2024) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia), Concerned Black Clergy of Georgia and Georgia Black Faith Leaders today held a press conference outside Ebenezer Church to call for a ceasefire in Gaza and the West Bank. WATCH HERE: https://fb.watch/pDDTHpcuyQ/ CAIR-Georgia Executive Director opened the press conference followed by other faith leaders and Palestinian Americans […]
CAIR-Georgia, Family of Student Threatened with ‘Beheading’ Call on County BOE to Change Policy, Sheriff’s Office to Ensure Community Safety
(Atlanta, Georgia 1/2/2024) The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) and the family of a Warner Robins Middle School student who was allegedly threatened with beheading by a teacher over an Israeli flag dispute are calling on the Houston County Board of Education to change communication policy to safeguard families, and for […]
CAIR-GA Action Alert: Urge Georgia Legislators to Stop Theft of Land, Take Notice of Public Corruption on Sapelo Island
(ATLANTA, GA, 6/15/2023) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) is calling on all Georgians to urge their representatives to take notice of and stop public corruption and theft of land on Sapelo Island. [MEDIA ADVISORY: This July, CAIR-Georgia is working with Sapelo Island Geechee descendants to bring Georgia […]
CAIR-Georgia Condemns Antisemitic Pamphlets Found Across Georgia
(ATLANTA, GA, 2/6/2023): The Georgia chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) today condemned antisemitic pamphlets found in the driveways of many homes in Sandy Springs and Dunwoody in the metro Atlanta area. SEE: Atlanta area residents report finding antisemitic flyers in driveways | CNN The pamphlets match the hundreds of antisemitic flyers that were […]
CAIR-Georgia Congratulates Chief Judge Fatima El-Amin Appointed to DeKalb County Superior Court
(ATLANTA, GA, 1/11/2023) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA) today congratulated the Honorable Judge Fatima A. El-Amin for her appointment as the next Chief Judge of the DeKalb County Juvenile Court, effective January 1, 2023. According to the DeKalb Juvenile Court website, Chief Judge Fatima A. El-Amin is a native of Atlanta, Georgia. Judge […]
CAIR-GA Welcomes Guilty Plea in Hate Crime Shootings Targeting Black, Arab Americans
(ATLANTA, GA, 12/19/2022) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a guilty plea by the perpetrator of two hate crime shootings targeting Black and Arab Americans. Larry Edward Foxworth, 48, last week pleaded guilty in federal court to hate crime charges […]
CAIR-Georgia Congratulates Muslims Elected in Historic Midterm 2022 Races
(ATLANTA, GA, 11/09/2022): Today, the Georgia Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations congratulated four Muslim candidates who won their races in the 2022 midterm elections on November 8, 2022. Two Muslim women won historic races in the state of Georgia in the 2022 midterm elections. Nabilah Islam won in State Senate District 7, making […]
CAIR-Georgia Welcomes Federal Settlement Agreement Between Sapelo Island Gullah Geechee Residents and Mcintosh County, Notes More Work to Be Done
(ATLANTA, GA, 8/12/2022) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) today welcomed a Federal Settlement Agreement between Mcintosh County, Georgia, and a group of Gullah Geechee residents of Sapelo Island. The settlement provides damages of $2,000,000 and addresses the lack of facilities and services provided to Sapelo Island by Mcintosh County and improper tax […]
Georgia Muslims Denounce New Mexico Muslim Murders; Pledge to Stand Against Anti-Shia Hatred
(Atlanta, GA, 08/10/2022): On August 9, 2022, the Albuquerque Police Department arrested a suspect in the murder of four Muslim men in New Mexico. There are early indications that all four murders were prompted by anti-Shia hatred. In response, Georgia’s Muslim leaders issued the following statement. “As imams and leaders in Georgia’s Muslim community, we […]