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CAIR Sues California Department of Corrections Over Harassment, Retaliation Targeting Muslim Prison Guard
January 5, 2015
(SACRAMENTO, CA, 1/5/2015) — The Sacramento Valley office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV) today announced the filing of a lawsuit against the State of California and the California...
CAIR-CA Welcomes Signing of Law Barring State Agencies from Helping Feds Collect Private Electronic Data
October 3, 2014
This week, the California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) welcomed Governor Jerry Brown's signing of Senate Bill 828 (SB 828) into law. SB 828 was authored by...
CAIR-CA California Publishes 2014 California Voter Guide
September 29, 2014
The four offices of the California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) today published the 2014 California Voter Guide. The voter guide is a compilation of resources...
Register to Vote Online!
September 23, 2014
Register to Vote Online Voice your vote. Register to ensure you are heard in this November’s elections. Now, online registration makes it easy to sign up without any printing or...
Civil Rights
CAIR Sues California Department of Corrections Over Harassment, Retaliation Targeting Muslim Prison Guard
January 5, 2015
(SACRAMENTO, CA, 1/5/2015) — The Sacramento Valley office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV) today announced the filing of a lawsuit against the State of California and the California...
Know Your Rights When Traveling To Hajj
September 18, 2014
The opportunity to participate in Hajj is both a blessing and privilege. If you are attending this year, we pray Insha Allah your Hajj is accepted, ask that you keep...
CAIR-CA Publishes 2014 Civil Rights Report
August 29, 2014
The four offices of the California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) published the CAIR-CA 2014 Civil Rights Report today. The report summarizes and analyzes all of...
Calif. Muslim, Sikh Groups to File Complaint Against Amusement Park
April 28, 2014
Boomers! Parks Bars Attendees Wearing Religious Head Coverings from Rides (SANTA CLARA, CA, 4/28/14) – On Tuesday, April 29, the California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) and...
Government
CAIR-CA Welcomes Signing of Law Barring State Agencies from Helping Feds Collect Private Electronic Data
October 3, 2014
This week, the California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) welcomed Governor Jerry Brown's signing of Senate Bill 828 (SB 828) into law. SB 828 was authored by...
Register to Vote Online!
September 23, 2014
Register to Vote Online Voice your vote. Register to ensure you are heard in this November’s elections. Now, online registration makes it easy to sign up without any printing or...
CAIR-CA Launches Letter-Writing Campaign for Gaza at Ramadan Events
July 22, 2014
Several thousand letters have already been signed by Muslims calling for end to killing in Gaza (Sacramento, CA, 7/22/2014) – The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations...
Want to help Palestine? Here’s how!
July 18, 2014
Asalaamu 'alaikum, For nearly two weeks, innocent Palestinians have been targeted by a relentless and illegal Israeli military campaign. Just yesterday, multiple children were murdered. Yesterday, a ground invasion...
In the News
CAIR Condemns Killing of U.S. Journalist by Terror Group ISIS
August 21, 2014
On August 20th, The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, condemned what it called the "gruesome and barbaric" killing of American journalist...
Media Coverage of the Al-Awsi Murder in Sacramento
March 27, 2014
On March 27, 2014, CAIR-SV held a press conference with community leaders and law enforcement officials to address the recent hate-motivated murder of a Sacramento Muslim. Hassan Al-Awsi was shot...
News Conference Today to Address the Recent Hate-Motivated Murder of a Sacramento Muslim
CAIR-SV to Call for Rejection of Islamophobia After Calif. Muslim Shot Dead in Hate Attack (SACRAMENTO, CA, 3/27/14) – Later today, the Sacramento Valley chapter of the Council on American-Islamic...
CAIR Welcomes ABC Family’s Cancellation of “Alice in Arabia”
March 24, 2014
(SACRAMENTO, CA, 3/24/14) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations- California tonight welcomed the decision by ABC Family channel to cancel plans to produce a pilot for a new series called “Alice in Arabia.” According...