Islamic Leaders Stress Security After Arrest at a Phoenix Mosque
PHOENIX, AZ (3TV/CBS5) — Leaders in Arizona’s Islamic community are urging mosques to tighten up security procedures after the deadly shootings in New Zealand and an arrest a Phoenix mosque. Noel Thomas Becht, 40, remained jailed Monday on charges of threatening and intimidating conduct after investigators say he started wandering through the United Islamic Center of […]
CAIR-Arizona Renews Call for Stepped-Up Security After Man Arrested for Threats at Phoenix Mosque
(PHOENIX, AZ, 3/18/19) — The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ) today renewed its call for stepped-up security at Islamic institutions in the state after a man was arrested for making threats at a Phoenix mosque. Noel Thomas Becht, 40, was charged with threatening and intimidating, disorderly conduct and trespassing after police responded […]
CAIR- Arizona General Election Candidate’s Guide 2018
CAIR-Arizona Team would like to present our 2018 General Election Candidate Guide. This year, we launched this important initiative as part of our ongoing civic engagement efforts. Our hope is that this guide will become an institution for the community for many primaries and elections to come! Below you will find the PDFs for the […]
CAIR-AZ Calls for Hate Crime Probe for Iraqi-American Business Vandalized with Nazi Symbol
(Image via AZ Daily Sun) (PHOENIX, ARIZONA, 9/5/17) — The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Arizona) today called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate vandalism at an Iraqi-American business in Flagstaff as a hate crime. According to news reports, the Maktoob Hookah Lounge was vandalized with broken mirrors, […]
Good News: #CAIR-AZ Wins Asylum Case for Palestinian Refugee Once Held in ICE Detention for Almost 500 Days
(MESA, ARIZONA, 7/14/2017) — The Arizona Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ) today applauded a judge’s decision to grant asylum to a Palestinian refugee who was once held in detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Florence, Ariz., for almost 500 days. Mounis Hammouda, who along with Hisham Ghalia made a 7,000-mile […]
CAIR-AZ’s David Chami Appears on NPR (KJZZ) to Discuss #MuslimBan
On Wednesday, CAIR-AZ board member David Chami stopped in-studio with KJZZ – discussing the latest developments from the #MuslimBan: Click Here to listen: “The Supreme Court won’t formally take up the matter of the Trump administration’s six-nation travel ban until October, but last month, the court did allow some of the ban to take hold. […]