CAIR-AZ Hosts Tempe Masjid Halaqah: Dealing with the Boston Aftermath
by Samantha Noyes – Civil Rights Coordinator On Friday after Maghrib prayer, members of the CAIR-AZ team (Imraan Siddiqi, Yasir Shareef, Neekta Hamidi, and Samantha Noyes) took to the front of ICC’s masjid to host the Friday night halaqa. After the devastating attacks in Boston on April 15th, 2013 many Muslims have not only been […]
I Am What Trump Seeks to Ban
The recent Executive Orders have put the Muslim and Latino communities directly under attack. Many Americans, including our own Civil Rights Director, Liban Yousuf – may have not been able to realize their dreams in this country, had the immigration ban been in affect when his parents migrated here before he was born. Support the […]
Why You Should Support CAIR-AZ
Check out our video from our 2016 CAIR-AZ Banquet – featuring Imraan Siddiqi, Liban Yousuf and Kristy Sabbah.
#HateHurts – Islamophobia and the Election: Spiraling Out of Control
With the election around the corner, we are seeing a massive upswing in violence and anti-Muslim targeting as a fallout from campaign rhetoric. Last week, an Agoura Hills, CA man was arrested with a cache of weapons after allegedly calling in death threats to a local mosque. This comes on the heels of a plot […]
CAIR-AZ Seeks Relief for Recently-Settled Refugee Family After Apparent Retaliatory Eviction
(PHOENIX, AZ, 10/5/16) – The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ) is seeking relief for members of a recently-resettled refugee family who are alleging that they have been unjustly ordered to be evicted from their home in Phoenix.The family, which arrived last year, had previously raised concerns to apartment management regarding dangerous […]
#HateHurts – Violent Islamophobia is on the Rise
Once again, there has been a sharp upswing in violent Islamophobia in the U.S. In recent days, we have seen the Ft. Pierce mosque firebombed by an individual, who espoused anti-Islam sentiments. We have seen Muslim women attacked while pushing strollers in New York City. An armed militia protest also prompted a town in Georgia […]