CAIR Washington Stands with Tacoma Muslim Community After Mosque Burned, Asks Authorities to Probe Possible Bias Motive

(SEATTLE, WA, 10/13/21) — CAIR Washington, the Washington state Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), today called for an investigation into a possible bias motive for a devastating fire that occurred Monday night at the Islamic Center of Tacoma.

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Local Civil Rights Organization Struggles to Get Afghans Aboard Flights as Violence Escalates, Deadline Looms

(SEATTLE, WA, 8/25/21) — CAIR Washington, the Washington state Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), is joining humanitarian and civil rights advocates across the country demanding that President Biden make good on his promise to evacuate all eligible* persons before withdrawing U.S. troops. The Seattle-based Muslim civil rights organization has received hundreds of requests for help in the last week from Americans with families in Afghanistan, people in Afghanistan with Washington ties, and others who are scared that they or their families will be left behind.

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Afghans Unable To Reach Flights As Taliban Takes Over and U.S. Does Little To Help

(SEATTLE, WA, 8/20/21) — CAIR Washington, the Washington state Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), is working with a group of local immigration advocates, attorneys, and Afghans to help get as many eligible people as possible out of Afghanistan as the country falls into chaos. Contrary to what is being reported by the U.S. government, no persons who CAIR Washington or other advocates are working with have been able to reach the airport and board flights out of the country.

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(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 faith or practice. Indeed, that is part of our mission as a civil rights organization, particularly one with a predominantly female staff.

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(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 Washington State Educators and Education Associations.

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(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 directed agency personnel to detain all Iranians at certain U.S. ports of entry along the northern border in January 2020.

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