by CAIR Washington | Apr 24, 2025 | Blog, Press Release
(OLYMPIA, WA – 4/23/2025) — Today, the Washington State House read a resolution recognizing Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi’s life and activism. Her family attended the reading of the resolution and spoke at a press conference afterward. On September 6, 2024, an Israeli sniper...
by Katie Walker | Apr 24, 2025 | Press Release
(SEATTLE, WA, 4/24/2025) – The Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced the filing of a complaint with the Seattle Office of Police...
by Katie Walker | Apr 8, 2025 | Press Release
(SEATTLE, WA, 4/8/2025) – The Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today praised two former Microsoft employees who were fired for protesting...
by Katie Walker | Apr 2, 2025 | Press Release
(SEATTLE, WA, 4/2/2025) – The Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today celebrates the passage of the “Eid bills” in the Washington state...
by Katie Walker | Jan 9, 2025 | Blog
Date: Wednesday, February 26 Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Location: State Capitol Campus in Olympia, WA Register here CAIR-WA’s 2025 Muslim Day at the Capitol brings together leaders and community across the state. This full-day event will include meetings with...
by Katie Walker | Jan 8, 2025 | Blog
The overarching goal of CAIR Washington’s 2025 Legislative Agenda is to protect our communities. Priority 1: Fight Anti-Muslim Hate Policy asks: Support Senate Bill 5106 and House Bill 1434, which would make the first day of Eid al-Fitr and the first day of Eid...
by Katie Walker | Dec 30, 2024 | Press Release
(SEATTLE, WA, 12/30/2024) – The Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on law enforcement to investigate vandalism at the Islamic...
by CAIR Washington | Dec 19, 2024 | Blog
As January approaches, the new Legislative session Olympia does as well. Washington state’s legislature will be in session from January 13, 2025 to April 27, 2025. It is important to understand that making meaningful change does not stop with casting one’s vote,...
by Katie Walker | Dec 4, 2024 | Blog
As we prepare for the incoming Trump administration, we are looking ahead to possible immigration policy changes. What are these potential changes? Possible changes may include the following. Making some kinds of family immigration more difficult Making asylum more...
by Katie Walker | Oct 27, 2024 | Press Release
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/27/2024) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, and its Washington state chapter (CAIR-WA) today called on Microsoft to rehire and apologize to two employees...
