CAIR-Georgia commends Senator Ossoff’s and Senator Warnock’s vote to limit weapons to Israel
(ATLANTA, GA, 11/21/2024) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia), the local chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization (CAIR), today commended Senator Ossoff’s and Senator Warnock’s vote in favor of the Joint Resolutions of Disapproval’s introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senator Bernie Sanders and others. […]
CAIR-Georgia, UGA 6 Call on University to Drop Disciplinary Charges for Anti-Genocide Protests
(ATLANTA, GA, 9/23/2024) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA) and students arrested and suspended by University of Georgia (UGA) for participating in anti-genocide protests on the UGA campus (also known as the UGA 6) today held a press conference at the Georgia State Capitol, asking UGA to drop disciplinary charges against anti-genocide […]
CAIR-Georgia, Co-Counsel File Civil Rights Complaint on Behalf of University of Georgia Students
(ATLANTA, GA, 9/10/2024) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia), Attorneys Sarah Gerwig and Samantha Hamilton, individual University of Georgia (UGA) students, and the organization Georgia Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) (formerly UGA Students for Justice in Palestine) today announced the filing of a Title VI federal civil rights complaint with […]
CAIR, ADC Designate GWU, UCLA, and Emory as “Institutions of Particular Concern” Following Targeting of Anti-Genocide Student Protesters
(WASHINGTON D.C., 8/14/2024) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) today designated The George Washington University (GWU), the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and Emory University as “institutions of particular concern” at a press conference in Washington D.C. due to their creation of a hostile campus environment for Palestinian, […]
CAIR-Georgia Condemns Alleged Harassment of Muslim Women in Downtown Alpharetta
(ATLANTA, GA, 7/25/24) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the alleged stalking and harassment of two Muslim women who were wearing the hijab (Islamic head scarf) in downtown Alpharetta, Georgia. The two Muslim women were reportedly peacefully […]
CAIR, CAIR-GA, Atlanta Multifaith Coalition Call on Georgia’s Elected Leaders to Boycott Netanyahu’s Address to Congress
(ATLANTA, GA, 7/23/2024) – The Council of American Islamic Relations (CAIR) and its Georgia chapter (CAIR-Georgia) today joined the Atlanta Multifaith Coalition for Palestine (AMCP), a large group of multiethnic, multiracial, multigenerational coalition of Christian, Jewish, and Muslim leaders in holding a press conference to denounce Netanyahu’s visit to U.S. Congress and called on Georgia elected […]
CAIR, CAIR-Georgia Welcome Delta Apology for Anti-Palestinian Twitter Post
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed an apology from Delta Air Lines for a now deleted anti-Palestinian tweet agreeing with the false claim that a Palestinian flag pin worn by a flight attendant was a “Hamas badge.” CAIR yesterday called on the airline to apologize. In a […]
CAIR-Georgia Issues Warning to Muslim Community Regarding Targeting and Harassment of Georgia Muslims, Palestinian Rights Advocates
(ATLANTA, GA, 07/11/2024) On Thursday, July 11, 2024, the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) issued a critical warning to the Georgia Muslim community to watch out for bad actors that target, defame, and harass Muslims, Arabs, and pro-Palestine activists. This warning is issued in light of a recent attack to silence […]
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CAIR-GA Says Emory U. Must Institute Inclusive Search, Hiring Process for Muslim Chaplain, Stop Tokenizing Muslim Students
(ATLANTA, GA, 6/24/2024) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) today said it sent a letter to the Emory University president on behalf of Emory University’s Muslim Students Association (MSA), Graduate Muslim Student Council (GMSC), and the Muslim Student Search Committee, urging the university to honor students request to institute an inclusive search […]