Over 100 Leaders, Academics and Activists Sign Letter Telling MCCCD: Get Hate Out of the Classroom
Recently, it was revealed that overtly Islamophobic course materials were being used in courses at Scottsdale Community College – to read more about this case and CAIR-AZ’s recently filed lawsuit, click here. Tell Maricopa County Community College District: Get Hate Out of the Classroom Those of us from marginalized communities know just how deeply hate and […]
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Islamic organizations pinch pennies to brace for a Ramadan with fewer donations
Source: AZCentral.com “The Council on American-Islamic Relations Arizona generally makes it out to about 15 mosques throughout Arizona during Ramadan to pitch their organization to worshippers in the hopes that it’ll bolster donations, with executive director Imraan Siddiqi adding that it gets approximately one-third of its yearly donations during the month. He said that the […]
CAIR-AZ: Scottsdale Community College apologizes after ‘inappropriate’ questions about Islam surface on quiz
Questions implying that terrorism is encouraged under the Islamic faith elicited a public apology from Scottsdale Community College after they appeared on a class quiz. The college issued a statement last week after a student raised concerns and a social media post drew widespread attention. “SCC senior leadership has reviewed the quiz questions and agrees with the student […]
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 […]