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California Muslims to Lobby Lawmakers at 3rd Annual Muslim Day at the Capitol

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April 15, 2014 California Muslims will meet with their state lawmakers in Sacramento as part of the annual “Muslim Day at the Capitol” organized by that state’s chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), the nation’s leading Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization. Source: http://www.cair.com/press-center/american-muslim-news/12449-california-muslims-to-lobby-lawmakers-at-3rd-annual-muslim-day-at-the-capitol.html

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Is sharia compatible with democracy?

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April 14, 2014 This is the transcript of a talk give last month in Maine by Corey Saylor, director of CAIR’s department to monitor and combat Islamophobia. Source: http://www.cair.com/cair-blog/entry/is-sharia-compatible-with-democracy.html

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Seattle Interfaith Leaders to Seek Probe of Imam’s Forced Removal from Delta Flight

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March 31, 2014 On Tuesday, April 1, the Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA), along with a group of pastors, rabbis, imams, and labor leaders, will hold a news conference to ask Delta Air Lines and the U.S. Department of Transportation to investigate the apparently bias-motivated removal earlier this month…

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CAIR-MN Welcomes New Hennepin Co. Policy Allowing Hijabs in Jails, Booking Photos

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March 20, 2014 The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today welcomed a new Hennepin County policy that will allow religious headwear, including hijabs (Islamic head scarves), in jails and booking photos. Hennepin County is the first in the state to create a comprehensive policy on religious headwear. CAIR-MN received cases…

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Civil Rights Groups Protest Closures Of Muslims’ Bank Accounts

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March 5, 2014 A Minneapolis-based bank has been closing the accounts of its customers in the Islamic community for years, but nobody can figure out why. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.– For years, Twin Cities’ residents who identify as members of the Islamic community say they have had their bank accounts closed unnecessarily and without reason by…

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