by Katie Walker | Jul 8, 2025 | Blog
The 2025 Washington State legislative session lasted105 days from January 13 to April 27. Our priorities were the following: 1. Protect Our Communities Our ask for legislators: We ask that you protect our fundamental constitutional rights to free speech and assembly...
by Katie Walker | Jun 18, 2025 | Press Release
(SEATTLE, WA, 6/18/2025)— 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 condemned the Bellevue School District’s decision to cancel the debut...
by Katie Walker | Jun 12, 2025 | Press Release
Civil rights group also expresses concern over reported harassment of Muslim women in an Edmonds park (SEATTLE, WA, 6/12/2025) – The Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights...
by Katie Walker | Jun 10, 2025 | Press Release
SeaTac, WA – Today, immigrant, labor, community, and elected leaders came together to speak out against the Trump Administration’s racist travel ban. The ban, which went into effect on June 9th, fully restricts and limits the entry of nationals from 12 countries...
by Katie Walker | Jun 5, 2025 | Press Release
(6/5/2025, Seattle, WA)— The Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA) today joined CAIR National in strongly condemning President Trump’s newly expanded travel ban, which targets 19 predominantly Muslim and African countries and...
by Katie Walker | Jun 4, 2025 | Blog
May 23, 2025—CAIR-WA staffers Faiza (Deputy Legal Director) and Sabrene (Community Legal Advocate) just got back from helping a CAIR Washington client who had immigration officers show up to his house. An Afghan brother who is here on parole and seeking asylum got a...
by Katie Walker | May 22, 2025 | Press Release
CAIR-WA Condemns Microsoft’s Censoring of the Word “Palestine” (SEATTLE, WA, 5/22/2025) – 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...
by CAIR Washington | May 19, 2025 | Blog
On April 25, CAIR-WA sent in a public comment to USCIS regarding their proposed rule on the collection of social media handles on immigration forms. We are sharing the comment in its entirety below. April 25, 2025 Jerry L Rigdon Acting Chief, Regulatory Coordination...
by Katie Walker | May 16, 2025 | Blog, WA Muslim Survey
Announcing the Youth Washington Muslim Survey 2025! CAIR-WA has launched a survey focusing on school bullying for young Muslims in Washington. This survey is the first of its kind for Muslim youth in Washington state. As many of you know, Islamophobia has existed in...
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...
