CAIR: Judge Blocks Oklahoma Anti-Islam Amendment

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today announced that a federal judge in Oklahoma has temporarily blocked an anti-Islam state ballot measure (SQ 755) that would have amended that state’s constitution to forbid judges from considering Islamic principles (Shariah) or international law when making a ruling. U.S. District Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange of the United States…

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Oklahoma Muslims ask legislators to back bill against offensive school mascots

The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) called on state legislators to end the use of offensive or race-based names for schools, teams, or mascots, by supporting a measure called the “Anti-Discriminatory Mascot Bill.” Oklahoma CAIR executive director Razi Hashmi said: “we commend the Tulsa Indian Coalition Against Racism for its leadership…

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