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Sacramento Freedom & Justice Seder: A Passover Celebration For People Of All Faiths
April 14, 2017
ON THE LAST NIGHT OF PASSOVER, join other people of conscience for an evening of ritual celebration and dinner connecting the Exodus story with pressing issues of social justice today. Jewish, Christian,...
CAIR-SV Civil Rights Attorney Saad B Sweilem speaks about the impact of the new administration’s policies on the Muslim Amercian community on Freedom’s Ring Radio
March 7, 2017
CAIR-SV Civil Rights Attorney Saad B Sweilem speaks about the impact of the new administration's policies on the Muslim Amercian community on Freedom's Ring Radio Listen to full length interview here. ...
CAIR Calls Trump’s Scaled-Back ‘Muslim Ban 2.0’ a ‘Partial Victory,’ Will Continue to Challenge Unconstitutional Order
March 6, 2017
(SACRAMENTO, CA 3/6/2017) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today held a news conference at its Capitol Hill headquarters in Washington,...
CAIR-CA ACTION ALERT: Urge Your State Senator to Support SB 31: Anti-Muslim Registry Bill
March 3, 2017
(California, 3/3/17) The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), is calling on community members to contact their State Senators. The final vote in the Senate for SB 31 is...
Civil Rights
CAIR Calls Trump’s Scaled-Back ‘Muslim Ban 2.0’ a ‘Partial Victory,’ Will Continue to Challenge Unconstitutional Order
March 6, 2017
(SACRAMENTO, CA 3/6/2017) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today held a news conference at its Capitol Hill headquarters in Washington,...
CAIR-Sacramento Holding Press Conference After Sentencing Hearing for the Convicted Murderer of Iraqi-American
February 23, 2017
(SACRAMENTO, CA, 2/23/17) The Sacramento Valley office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV), will be holding a press conference following the sentencing hearing for the murderer of Iraqi American Hassan...
“How Trump’s Immigration Directive Could Impact Sacramento”
February 21, 2017
SACRAMENTO — A new direction has been given from the Trump administration to the Department of Homeland Security and immigration officials on how to carry out the president's executive orders....
CAIR-Sacramento Welcomes Arrest in Davis Islamic Center Hate Vandalism Case
February 15, 2017
(SACRAMENTO, CA, 2/14/17) – The Sacramento Valley chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV) today welcomed an arrest made in the Islamic Center of Davis hate vandalism case. Hate crime charges...
Government
CAIR-SV Civil Rights Attorney Saad B Sweilem speaks about the impact of the new administration’s policies on the Muslim Amercian community on Freedom’s Ring Radio
March 7, 2017
CAIR-SV Civil Rights Attorney Saad B Sweilem speaks about the impact of the new administration's policies on the Muslim Amercian community on Freedom's Ring Radio Listen to full length interview here. ...
CAIR-CA ACTION ALERT: Urge Your State Senator to Support SB 31: Anti-Muslim Registry Bill
March 3, 2017
(California, 3/3/17) The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), is calling on community members to contact their State Senators. The final vote in the Senate for SB 31 is...
“ACTION TRUMPS FEAR” at Muslim Day at the Capitol
February 15, 2017
Dear Friends and Community Members, I am pleased to share that our largest civic engagement event of the year is upon us! It is none other than our sixth...
CAIR Applauds Appeals Court’s Ruling Against Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’ Executive Order
February 9, 2017
(Sacramento, CA 2/9/17) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, tonight welcomed a federal appeals court's decision to maintain the freeze on...
In the News
CAIR-SV Civil Rights Attorney Saad B Sweilem speaks about the impact of the new administration’s policies on the Muslim Amercian community on Freedom’s Ring Radio
March 7, 2017
CAIR-SV Civil Rights Attorney Saad B Sweilem speaks about the impact of the new administration's policies on the Muslim Amercian community on Freedom's Ring Radio Listen to full length interview here. ...
“Jewish, Muslim communities united in call for end to violence, threats”
March 1, 2017
Along with a dozen other leaders of the Jewish and Muslim communities, we stand together in solidarity in the face of violence and threats. In recent weeks, mosques in Davis and...
“Man Convicted of Killing Muslim Man Sentenced to Life in Prison”
February 24, 2017
SACRAMENTO — Jeffrey Caylor was sentenced Friday for the 2014 shooting death of Hassan Alawsi. Alawsi was loading the trunk of his car on March 16, 2014, when Caylor pulled up...
“How Trump’s Immigration Directive Could Impact Sacramento”
February 21, 2017
SACRAMENTO — A new direction has been given from the Trump administration to the Department of Homeland Security and immigration officials on how to carry out the president's executive orders....