Tags - Council on American-Islamic Relations
Rasa - A controversial plan to build a Muslim mosque in rural western Newton County — and the passionate reactions that resulted — comprise the top story of Newton County for 2016.
News ID: 426308 Publish Date : 2017/01/05
Rasa - The results of the presidential election showed a great divide in this country. Many ethnic groups are concerned about what could happen to them.
News ID: 426170 Publish Date : 2016/12/30
Rasa - A national organization that advocates for Muslim civil rights is calling for state and federal investigations of vandalism that targeted a halal market in Portland, Maine.
News ID: 426167 Publish Date : 2016/12/30
Rasa - A hate-filled attack on a Queens mosque will cost a Rego Park man 20 years in jail following his sentencing Wednesday for stabbing a worshiper in 2012 after terrorizing the prayer center for days.
News ID: 425878 Publish Date : 2016/12/18
Rasa - The Council on American-Islamic Relations is asking officials to increase patrols near a mosque after a threatening, anti-Muslim letter was received last week.
News ID: 425736 Publish Date : 2016/12/12
CAIR:
Rasa - The Council on American-Islamic Relations in Connecticut is asking police to increase patrols near a mosque that received a threatening, anti-Muslim letter.
News ID: 425727 Publish Date : 2016/12/13
Rasa - Concerns about instances of intimidation and ethnic hate episodes are growing in Greater Cincinnati as hate crimes against Muslim-Americans appear to be on the rise nationally
News ID: 425725 Publish Date : 2016/12/13
As hundreds of Muslims prayed inside the Evergreen Islamic Center Friday afternoon, dozens of community members stood outside, holding signs that read, “Muslims make San Jose better,” “Embrace diversity” and “Love trumps hate,” in a grassroots show of solidarity.
News ID: 425507 Publish Date : 2016/12/03
Rasa - A civil rights group has called for more police protection of mosques after several in California received letters that praised President-elect Donald Trump and threatened Muslim genocide.
News ID: 425379 Publish Date : 2016/11/28
Rasa - A civil rights group is praising the response of employees at a New Mexico grocery store when a woman yelled at a hijab-wearing shopper, saying she was a terrorist.
News ID: 425378 Publish Date : 2016/11/28
Commentary:
Rasa - As Donald Trump builds his administration, it's important to distinguish between his legitimate decisions on personnel and policy — even those that differ substantially from mainstream ones — and the scarier actions that need to be resisted by everyone committed to democracy.
News ID: 425203 Publish Date : 2016/11/20
Rasa - The head of a leading civil rights organization has urged Muslim Americans to "stay strong" following the election of Donald Trump.
News ID: 425202 Publish Date : 2016/11/20
Rasa - A local Islamic leader says he has not heard of a spike in the harassment of Muslims in the St. Louis area since last week’s election, but says the number of such instances had already dramatically increased over the last 18 months.
News ID: 425136 Publish Date : 2016/11/18
Rasa - Stephen Bannon is credited with helping craft the Trump campaign’s strategy of focusing on white rural voters.
News ID: 425135 Publish Date : 2016/11/18
Rasa - Some members of the Muslim community in Maryland are uncertain what President-elect Donald Trump's win means for them.
News ID: 425128 Publish Date : 2016/11/17
Rasa - During his campaign, Donald Trump called for a ban on Muslims entering the U.S. because of his concerns about terrorism.
News ID: 424960 Publish Date : 2016/11/11
Rasa - Offensive graffiti painted on a sign for the University of Minnesota's Muslim Student Association has some people calling for a hate crime investigation.
News ID: 424846 Publish Date : 2016/11/06
Rasa - A Muslim woman from St. Louis County claiming she was discriminated against by a potential employer, does not necessarily have an open-and-shut case.
News ID: 424843 Publish Date : 2016/11/06
Rasa - California’s legislature has moved to protect students from bullying based on religion, responding to what the new law’s author says is an increase in Islamophobia.
News ID: 424147 Publish Date : 2016/10/07