Phoenix Business Journal: Arizona businesses rank among worst for religious discrimination complaints
CAIR-AZ: Arizona businesses rank among worst for religious discrimination complaints Mike Sunnucks, Phoenix Business Journal, 12 April 2013 Full Article (Subscription Required): http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/print-edition/2013/04/12/arizona-businesses-rank-among-worst.html Connie Bibb and Usama Shami are worlds apart when it comes to faith and religion. Bibb, an evangelical Christian, is the pastor’s wife at the Pentecostals of Phoenix Church. Shami, a devout Muslim, […]
What to Make of the Hate Ads Popping up Across the Country?
In cities across the U.S. we are seeing a new battleground in the area of Islamophobia: Transit ads. Even though the sides of buses and subway stations are not thought of as a historical battleground for airing political dirty laundry – it seems to be a key strategy by the purveyors of the Islamophobia industry. […]
CAIR-AZ Chairman Leads Senate Floor Prayer
Chairman Hlayhel was honored to be the guest of State Senator Katie Hobbs, and delivered the Islamic prayer on the Senate Floor. Click Here To View The Video On Thursday, February 7th, 2013 – the Arizona State Senate’s prayer invocation was led by Anas Hlayhel – the Chairman of the Arizona Chapter of the Council […]
CAIR-AZ Meets with 5 Congressional Offices on Civil Rights Issues
CAIR reps from across the country held meetings with Congressional offices on a variety of important civl rights issues. CAIR-Arizona was proud to participate in the CAIR Advocacy Days on Capitol Hill on March 19th and 20th. CAIR reps from across the country met with 168 Congressional offices – including 5 meetings by CAIR-AZ. The issues […]
Know Your Rights
Resource Link: “CAIR Know Your Rights Pocket Guide” CAIR-Arizona specializes in helping uphold and defend the Constitutional Rights of the American Muslim Community. We live in a very highly charged, polarized political climate – and during a time like this, it is common for agencies such as law-enforcement making decisions based on that very political climate, as […]
Voter Registration
In 2012, CAIR-AZ made it a key initiative to help with voter registration in the Phoenix Muslim Community. Our staff and volunteers conducted multiple voter education drives, with the goal of ensuring voters were registered – and to empower the community to make their voice heard. Events were conducted at mosques throughout the Phoenix area, as […]