CAIR-Georgia Joins Call for Immediate Arrest of Suspects in ‘Modern-Day Lynching’ of Ahmaud Arbery
(ATLANTA, GA, 5/7/2020) – The Georgia office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today joined a nationwide call for the immediate arrest of the two men who allegedly shot unarmed jogger Ahmaud Arbery. CAIR-Georgia also called District Attorney Tom Durden’s decision to convene a grand […]
Meet Our Executive Director: Abdullah Jaber
Abdullah Jaber Executive Director Council on American-Islamic Relations Georgia Chapter Abdullah Jaber is a community activist, educator, and former imam who has served as executive director of the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations since March 2020. Before joining CAIR-Georgia, Director Jaber served as resident scholar and imam at Masjid Omar, one of […]
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BECOME A CHAMPION OF JUSTICE Stand against Islamophobia, bigotry, and discriminatory policies, and more. You can help us continue to advocate, defend, and empower our community, especially the most vulnerable amongst us. Donate Now (CAIR-GA is Zakat eligible) “O you who have believed, be persistently standing firm in justice, witnesses for Allah….” (4:135) The Messenger […]
CAIR-Georgia Welcomes Home Students Who Were Trapped in Peru
Muslim civil rights group thanks those who ensured their safe return to state (ATLANTA, GA, 3/26/2020) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) today welcomed home 15 American students who were previously trapped in Peru under martial law. After eight days of appeals to the United States government, local representatives, the media, […]
CAIR-Georgia Calls on President Trump and Sec. Pompeo to Bring Home U.S. Students Trapped in Peru Under Martial Law
(ATLANTA, GA, 3/20/2020) – The Georgia chapter on the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) today called on President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to immediately seek the quickest, safest, and most efficient way to bring home 15 American students who are currently trapped in Peru under martial law. SEE: Letter Addressed to […]
CAIR Georgia Appoints Attorney Murtaza Khwaja as Legal & Policy Director
(ATLANTA, GA – 2/24/2020) The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations today announced that it has appointed attorney Murtaza Khwaja to serve as its Legal and Policy Director effective Feb. 1st. Khwaja previously served as CAIR Georgia’s staff attorney and lobbyist from 2017 to 2020. In his new role, Khwaja manages, and oversees […]
Civil Rights Groups To Announce Federal Lawsuit Against Georgia’s Unconstitutional Israel Anti-Boycott Law
(ATLANTA, GA – 2/10/2020) — On Monday, February 10, the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia), CAIR Legal Defense Fund, and the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund plan to announce the filing of a federal free speech lawsuit against the University System of Georgia, which cancelled a journalist’s speaking engagement on a college campus when she […]
CAIR-Georgia Reaches Agreement Resolving Anti-Muslim Discrimination Complaint Filed Against Augusta Restaurant Chain
(ATLANTA, GA, 2/5/2019) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) today announced that it has reached an agreement that successfully resolves a federal discrimination complaint the Muslim civil rights organization filed against an Augusta restaurant chain last year. In February 2019, CAIR-Georgia filed a federal discrimination complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity […]
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE EXPANDED MUSLIM BAN
In the name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful. All praise and thanks belong to God, the Lord of the Worlds. May peace & prayers be upon Prophet Muhammad and his family. Dear Community Members and Friends, Just a few days after the third anniversary of the first Muslim Ban, the Trump administration […]
CAIR Georgia Condemns Trump’s Expanded Muslim Ban, Offers Help To Impacted Immigrants
(ATLANTA, GA – 1/31/2020) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) today condemned the Trump Administration’s latest expansion of the Muslim Ban, and encouraged individuals potentially impacted by the ban to seek legal advice before traveling out of the country. CAIR chapters are also distributing a nationwide tutorial educating travelers about the […]