by CAIR Washington | Jan 24, 2019 | Press Release
(SEATTLE, WA, 1/24/19) Two years ago, the Trump administration first issued an Executive Order that banned foreign nationals from seven predominantly Muslim countries from visiting the United States. In June 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the current iteration...
by CAIR Washington | Jan 23, 2019 | Press Release
(SEATTLE, WA, 1/23/19) — On Tuesday, January 29, the Council on American-Islamic Relations – Washington (CAIR-WA) will partner with the newly formed non-profit organization Washington Immigration Defense Network (WIDEN) to offer immigration law training...
by CAIR Washington | Jan 22, 2019 | Press Release
(SEATTLE, WA 1/22/19) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations – Washington (CAIR-WA), just launched “Everyday Muslims” – a “Humans of New York”-style social media series showcasing the diverse stories of Muslims in Washington State. The series, which features...
by CAIR Washington | Jan 19, 2019 | Press Release
(SEATTLE, WA, 1/14/19) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations– Washington (CAIR-WA) will partner with interfaith youth non-profit, Kids4Peace , to offer a youth-oriented “Bystander Intervention Training” this Sunday, January 20, in honor of MLK Day. The...
by CAIR Washington | Jan 15, 2019 | Press Release
(SEATTLE, WA, 1/15/19) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations – Washington (CAIR-WA) today applauded a federal judge’s decision to stop the Trump administration from questioning residents about their citizenship status as part of the 2020 census....
by CAIR Washington | Jan 7, 2019 | Press Release
(SEATTLE, WA, 01/7/19) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations — Washington (CAIR-WA) , reported that Amazon.com has removed bath and floor mats featuring Quranic verses and Islamic text being sold on their site after receiving numerous complaints from...
by CAIR Washington | Jan 5, 2019 | Press Release
(SEATTLE, WA, 1/5/20) – The Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, CAIR Washington (CAIR-WA) is assisting more than 60 Iranians and Iranian-Americans of all ages who were detained at length and questioned at the Peace Arch Border...
by CAIR Washington | Jan 3, 2019 | Press Release
(SEATTLE, WA, 01/03/19) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations — Washington (CAIR-WA) has received numerous complaints regarding offensive bath mats currently for sale on Amazon.com These bathmats include Quranic verses, the name of the prophet, and...
by CAIR Washington | Jan 15, 2013 | Blog
Read the whole report here: 2012 Seattle Times Report Executive Summary The American public’s opinion of Islam has worsened significantly since 2005 and FBI statistics show that anti-Muslim hate crimes still remain at high levels, making it more important now than...
by CAIR Washington | Oct 15, 2012 | Blog
On Wednesday, September 19, 2012 a mosque in the Puget Sound area received a bomb threat in their email inbox. Its subject line, the e-mail sent by Josh Standlee, a 26-year old man from Mukilteo, WA, read “Peace and Love” and the email itself stated: “Kindly get the...
