CAIR-Georgia Welcomes Guilty Pleas From Racist Who Attacked, Strangled Muslim Woman With Her Own Islamic Clothing Last Year
(ATLANTA, GA – 7/17/2019) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) today welcomed news that Rick Painter, a racist who attacked a Muslim woman last year, pleaded guilty to felony false imprisonment and misdemeanor battery just hours before he was scheduled to face trial. Painter was first arrested by the Atlanta Police Department on May 5, […]
CAIR-Georgia & Save Uighur Campaign Call on Coca-Cola Company To Cut Business Ties With China’s Muslim Concentration Camps
(ATLANTA, GA, 7/17/19) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) and the Save Uighur Campaign today called on the Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Company to suspend its business operations in China in response to the Communist Party’s ongoing campaign of ethnic cleansing against Uighur Muslims. In a letter sent to Coca-Cola on June 27th, CAIR-Georgia […]
CAIR Georgia Presents at Ebenzer Baptist Church’s ‘Ending Mass Incarceration’ Conference in Atlanta
(ATLANTA, GA – 6/18/2019) The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today presented at Ebenzer Baptist Church’s ‘Ending Mass Incarceration’ conference in Atlanta. During the June 18th presentation, CAIR Georgia discussed the unique impact of mass incarceration on the American Muslim community. SEE: Facebook […]
Ending Mass Incarceration: CAIR Georgia Encourages People of All Faiths To Join Conference at Ebenezer Baptist Church
(ATLANTA, GA – 6/13/2019) The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today encouraged people of all faiths and backgrounds to join “Ending Mass Incarceration: Let My People Go,” an interfaith conference scheduled for June 17-19 at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, the historic church of Rev. Dr. […]
Over 5,400 and Counting Sign Petition Calling on Governor Kemp To Lift State Agency’s Hijab Ban
(ATLANTA, GA, 5/20/2019) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) today announced that its public petition calling on Governor Brian Kemp to overturn the Georgia Department of Corrections’ ban on hijabs has received over 5,400 signatures and counting in just three days. SEE: Petition – Ask Governor Kemp To Overturn State Agency’s Hijab Ban Last […]
CAIR Georgia Files Discrimination Complaint Against State Agency After Hijab Ban, Calls on Gov. Kemp To Intervene
(ATLANTA, GA, 5/15/2019) – On Wednesday, May 15th, the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) held a press conference in Atlanta to announce the filing of a state discrimination complaint against the Department of Corrections, which has violated the law by banning Ms. Jalanda Calhoun, a female Muslim correctional officer, from wearing a hijab at work. SEE: AJC: Muslim Woman Files […]
CAIR Georgia Condemns State’s New Confederate Monument Law, Encourages Local Resistance
(ATLANTA, GA, 4/27/2019) — The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today condemned a new state law designed to to block local governments from removing Georgia’s 114 Confederate monuments, some of which were established during the 20th century in response to the Civil Rights Movement. On April 26th, Governor Kemp signed SB 77 into law while standing next […]
CAIR Georgia Releases New Details in Police Shooting After Officers Refuse To Cooperate With Prosecutors
(ATLANTA, GA, 4/22/2019) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) and The Awad Law Firm today shared updates regarding the police shooting of Shukri Ali Said, including a preliminary autopsy report, a written description of her final moments, and the family’s reaction to learning that some of the involved officers have refused to submit to […]
CAIR-Georgia Reiterates Need for Hate Crime Law After Muslim Uber Driver Assaulted Outside Braves Stadium
(ATLANTA, GA – 4/22/2019) The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) today welcomed the arrest of a Georgia man who cursed and assaulted a Muslim Uber driver outside the SunTrust Park baseball stadium after on Atlanta Braves game. “We thank the Cobb County Police Department for immediately arresting this man, and we encourage […]
CAIR Georgia Joins Hundreds of American Muslims in Washington, DC for Muslim Lobby Day
(WASHINGTON, DC – 4/2/2018) On April 1st, the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations joined the fourth annual National Muslim Hill Day in Washington, DC. During the two-day event, over 500 American Muslims from across the country gathered in Washington to lobby their congressional representatives about various topics. This year’s Georgia delegation to the […]