by CAIR Washington | Jun 14, 2021 | Press Release
(SEATTLE, WA, 6/14/21) — CAIR Washington, the Washington state Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), today joined more than 75 Washington state organizations in calling for justice for Palestine in a full-page ad published in The Seattle Times....
by Katie Walker | Apr 28, 2021 | Press Release
(SEATTLE, WA, 4/28/2021) – CAIR Washington takes any allegations of misconduct or harassment seriously and calls for them to be investigated thoroughly. It is essential to stand with women who are fighting to feel safe, respected, and on equal footing no matter their...
by Katie Walker | Apr 2, 2021 | Press Release
(SEATTLE, WA, 4/2/21) –The Washington State Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR Washington) today published its updated Educator’s Guide to Islamic Religious Practices and emailed its Ramadan Accommodations Letter to Educators to...
by Katie Walker | Feb 17, 2021 | Press Release
(SEATTLE, WA, 2/17/21) –The Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Washington) today joined a coalition of more than 40 organizations calling on President Biden to take executive action imposing a federal moratorium on the use of...
by Katie Walker | Dec 29, 2020 | Press Release
(SEATTLE, WA, 12/29/2020) – The Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations¬ (CAIR-WA) and the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) today made public an official copy of a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) directive that unlawfully...
by Katie Walker | Dec 18, 2020 | Press Release
(SEATTLE, WA, 12/18/2020) – The Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA) today called on Alaska Airlines to address an egregious “flying while Muslim” incident in which two Muslim men were removed from a flight this year after...
by Katie Walker | Nov 18, 2020 | Press Release
(SEATTLE, WA, NOV. 18, 2020) – The Washington state chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-Washington) today welcomed the release of documents showing that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents improperly detained Iranian Americans at the...
by Katie Walker | Oct 13, 2020 | Press Release
(SEATTLE, WA, Oct. 13, 2020) – 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 multiple acts of hate in the Bellingham area this...
by CAIR Washington | May 20, 2020 | Press Release
(SEATTLE, WA, May 20, 2020) – CAIR Washington today released a video featuring elected officials from across Washington state wishing the Muslim community “Ramadan Mubarak” and acknowledging their contributions during COVID-19. “This has meant a lot to all of...
by CAIR Washington | Apr 21, 2020 | Press Release
(Seattle, WA 4/21/20) – The Washington chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR Washington) condemned President Trump’s late-night tweet announcing that he intends to sign an executive order to “temporarily suspend immigration into the...
