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Covid 19- PA Attorney General
Statement by PA Attorney General On Bias And Hate Crimes During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Dear Community, In order to keep our community informed during the unprecedented times, we are sharing a statement by the PA Attorney General on the increase of hate crimes being perpetrated on our fellow Asian Americans. Also below are Read more…
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CAIR- Pgh Still working to serve our community
Assalam Alaikom, To our family, community, neighbors and friends, CAIR- Pittsburgh remains committed to working for you, your civil rights, for the American Muslim community, and for all Americans during the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. While our staff, board members and volunteers working remotely during the crisis, we have ensured that our Read more…
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CAIR Announces Victory in Constitutional Challenge to Federal Terror Watchlist
BREAKING MEDIA ADVISORY: CAIR to Announce ‘Complete Victory’ in Constitutional Challenge to Federal Terror Watchlist (WASHINGTON, DC, 9/4/19) – On Thursday, September 5, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will hold a noon news conference at its Capitol Hill headquarters to outline the practical and constitutional implications of the Muslim Read more…
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CAIR-Pittsburgh Welcomes Resignation of Islamophobic Pennsylvania Official
CAIR-Pittsburgh Welcomes Resignation of Islamophobic Pennsylvania Official (PITTSBURGH, PA, 7/15/19) – The Pittsburgh chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Pittsburgh), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the resignation of Robinson Township Republican Committee Chairman Jack Cairns over vitriolic and violent Islamophobic Facebook Read more…
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RCAC announces resignation of Islamophobic Republican Committee Chair Jack Cairns
RCAC announced the resignation of Jack Cairns, Committee Chair of RCAC, on their website: http://www.rcac.net/statement-on-cair-pittsburgh-call-for-resignation-of-mr-jack-cairns/ Date: 7/12/2019 Statement on CAIR Pittsburgh Call for Resignation of Mr. Jack Cairns Today, we were made aware of offensive, anti-Muslim, Facebook posts made by a member of our Robinson Township Republican Committee, Jack Cairns. Read more…
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Press Release: CAIR-Pittsburgh Calls for Resignation of Pennsylvania GOP Official Over Violently Islamophobic Facebook Posts
CAIR-Pittsburgh Calls for Resignation of Pennsylvania GOP Official Over Violently Islamophobic Facebook Posts (PITTSBURGH, PA, 7/12/19) – The Pittsburgh chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Pittsburgh), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim and civil rights advocacy organization, today called for the resignation of Robinson Township Republican Committee Chairman Jack Read more…
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San Diego Synagogue Attack
CAIR Pittsburgh Expresses Solidarity with Jewish Community After Deadly San Diego Synagogue Attack Muslim civil rights group offers houses of worship booklet outlining stepped-up security measures (WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/27/19) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed solidarity with the Jewish Read more…
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CAIR Condemns Attacks on Christian Worshippers and Others in Sri Lanka
PRESS RELEASE CAIR Condemns Attacks on Christian Worshippers and Others in Sri Lanka (PITTSBURGH, PA, 4/22/2019) — CAIR-Pittsburgh, a Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a series of attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka that left Read more…
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CAIR Condemns Terror Attack on New Zealand Mosques, Urges Stepped-Up Security by Muslim Communities in U.S., Worldwide
(WASHINGTON, DC and PITTSBURGH, PA, 3/15/19) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations, and its Pittsburgh Chapter(CAIR-Pittsburgh), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today mourned the deaths of more than 40 worshipers gunned down in terror attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, during prayers on Friday, condemned Read more…