by Zayna Badr | Aug 2, 2024 | Blog
With the current primary elections and the upcoming presidential elections, the civic duty of voting is more important than ever before. If you are struggling to determine whether you can and should vote or not, or struggling to understand the registration and voting...
by CAIR Washington | Mar 25, 2024 | Blog
Policy Associate Najma Osman reflects on CAIR-WA’s 2024 Muslim Day at the Capitol: Day of Action for Gaza. Muslim Day at the Capitol (MDAC) 2024 was held on February 29 in Olympia, Washington. This year, the half-day event was a time for Muslims in Washington...
by Katie Walker | Sep 5, 2023 | Blog
Community Steps Up to Help Immigrant Justice Project Client Recently, one of CAIR-WA’s Immigrant Justice Project (IJP) attorneys learned that a client of hers needed extra financial assistance to make his asylum interview in Washington. When our community...
by Nina Shapiro | The Seattle Times | Aug 16, 2023 | Blog, In The News
Imam Farid Sulayman in Seattle sues over mysterious FBI watchlist “The imam believes he’s been put onto a federal government watchlist aimed at identifying known or suspected terrorists attempting to travel into or throughout the U.S. But he’s received no...
by Katie Walker | Jul 24, 2023 | Blog
CAIR-WA’s Immigrant Justice Project (IJP) got its first asylum case approval! Two years ago, the U.S. evacuated troops from Afghanistan. In August 2021, the Taliban took over and many Afghans fled the region. Washington has welcomed many Afghans to our state....
by CAIR Washington | Mar 30, 2023 | Blog
In honor of our 20th anniversary and the observance of the holy month of Ramadan, we have compiled a list of a variety of requests that Muslim students or employees can request from their educators or employers. Accommodation examples to request: Flexibility within...
