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...
by Katie Walker | Oct 18, 2024 | Press Release
(SEATTLE, WA, 10/18/2024) – The Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA) today reaffirmed the right of all Americans, including devout American Muslims, to run for and serve in public office. CAIR-WA emphasized that Muslim...
by Katie Walker | Sep 25, 2024 | Press Release, WA Muslim Survey
Civil rights group publishes first-ever report on demographics and discrimination of Washington state Muslims (SEATTLE, WA, 9/25/2024) – The Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and...
by CAIR Washington | Sep 24, 2024 | Blog, WA Muslim Survey
To understand the demographics of Washington state’s Muslim communities, the WA Muslim Survey asked respondents to report information such as zip code, household size, age, race/ethnicity, gender, citizenship status, education level, English-speaking proficiency,...
by CAIR Washington | Sep 24, 2024 | Blog, WA Muslim Survey
It takes incredible resilience to continue showing up every day in the face of discrimination and hate. As a Palestinian and a Muslim who has recently taken on an advocacy role in both the political and non-political arena, I’ve had to develop some very thick skin....
by CAIR Washington | Sep 24, 2024 | Blog, WA Muslim Survey
This groundbreaking survey and report on Washington state Muslims by CAIR-WA comes at a critical time in the context of political shifts and events taking place on the national stage that are informing the realities of Muslim-Americans across the country. Notably,...
