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To enhance understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.
LATEST NEWS RELEASES
PRESS RELEASES
- SF Mayor Signs Historic Civil Rights Ordinance into Law
(May 09, 2012 - San Francisco, CA) - Community Members Rally at Mayor Lee’s Doorstep to Demand Support for Ordinance
(Mar 28, 2012 - San Francisco, CA) - CAIR-LA, HSKRR File Suit Claiming Lomita Denied Muslims’ Constitutional and Religious Rights
(Mar 21, 2012 - Los Angeles, CA)
LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWS
- Afghan Americans protest military massacre in Fremont rally
(Mar 17, 2012 - Fremont, CA) - Novato exhibit of Muslim art seeks to cultivate understanding, celebrate creativity
(Mar 15, 2012 - Novato, CA) - HAF and SABA-NC Express Outrage over Hate Crime in San Jose
(Jan 11, 2012)
CAIR IN THE NEWS
CAIR-CA Rep. Says Troops Need to Come Home from Afghanistan
Mar 12, 2012 - CAIR-CA Rep. responds to recent murders in Afghanistan. full details...
Japanese Internment Lessons Forgotten Since 9/11
Mar 01, 2012 - Last month, thousands of people came together across the country to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Executive Order 9066. As an American Muslim, I was raised to love this country that my parents immigrated to in search of better opportunities. At the same time, I was raised to understand the very grave mistakes our nation has made. One of those mistakes, which remains a dark stain on our tradition of upholding civil liberties, is EO 9066. For those of us who weren't alive during World War II, it's impossible to fully understand what it meant to arrest and indefinitely imprison thousands of Japanese-Americans for no other reason than their ethnic background. full details...
SFPD’s work with FBI unit may get more scrutiny
Jan 24, 2012 - San Francisco police who work with a federal counterterrorism unit would be subjected to increased civilian scrutiny to help avoid racial, ethnic and religious profiling under legislation proposed Tuesday by Supervisor Jane Kim. full details...
ACTION CENTER
Thank Calif. Senator Ted Lieu for Challenging Bigotry
The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA) today called on all people of conscience to thank California State Senator Ted Lieu for taking a principled stance against bigotry. full details...
Request a “Know Your Rights” Seminar
If you don't know your rights, you don't have them. full details...
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