(CHICAGO, 10/07/2005) - As part of a potential class action law suit, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and CAIR-Chicago is asking anyone who has been detained and questioned on return to the US at any border crossing (land or airport) to please contact

WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/06/05) - CAIR today urged American Muslims and other people of conscience to call their elected representatives and ask that a ban on torture by U.S. military personnel be sent to President Bush for his signature.

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/23/05) The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today urged American Muslims and other people of conscience to call their elected representatives and ask that they sign on to a House resolution recognizing the upcoming Islamic fast of Ramadan. (Calls are best because of time constraints.)

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/22/05) - CAIR said today that more than 20,000 people have requested free copies of the Quran since the launch of its “Explore the Quran” campaign earlier this year, and more requests are coming in daily.

Dear Editor, I pray that the silent majority in our great nation is not being at all fooled by all the latest rhetoric being distributed in the media regarding President George W. Bush. He has more on him at this time than any person in the history of America.

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/16/2005) - CAIR today launched its annual "Sharing Ramadan" outreach effort designed to enhance understanding of Islam and to help Americans of all faiths meet their Muslims neighbors by taking part in a Ramadan Iftar. Ramadan is scheduled to begin on or about October 4, depending on the sighting of the new moon.

On Thursday, September 29, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will host a breakfast address by Seyyed Hossein Nasr at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., titled “Shias, Sunnis, and the Future of U.S. Relations with the Muslim World.”

WASHINGTON -- Governor Mitt Romney raised the prospect of wiretapping mosques and conducting surveillance of foreign students in Massachusetts, as he issued a broad call yesterday for the federal government to devote far more money and attention to domestic intelligence gathering.

(CHICAGO, 9/02/05) - CAIR-Chicago will be meeting with representatives of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), and the Attorney General’s Office as a part of periodic Community Leadership Liaison Group meetings.

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/31/05) The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today urged American Muslims and other people of conscience to offer whatever assistance they can to help alleviate the suffering of those impacted by Hurricane Katrina.

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/22/05) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today applauded a Washington, D.C., radio station's decision to fire a talk show host who stated repeatedly that "Islam is a terrorist organization."

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/15/05) - CAIR is calling on Imams, Muslim community leaders, mosques, and Islamic organizations throughout the United States to endorse the recent fatwa against terrorism and religious extremism issued by the Fiqh Council of North America.

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/3/05) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on a Washington, D.C., radio station to address the incitement of anti-Muslim hatred caused by its talk show hosts. CAIR issued that call after a replacement for a talk show host suspended for anti-Islam remarks made similarly Islamophobic comments.

CAIR has pledged to cover the costs of shipping Qurans to all those who submit request, but we need your support to fulfill that pledge.

Contact WMAL to ask that Michael Graham be fired (WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/29/05) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today applauded a Washington, D.C., radio station's decision to suspend without pay a talk show host who stated repeatedly that “Islam is a terrorist organization.”

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/25/05) - CAIR today called on a Washington, D.C., radio station to reprimand a talk show host who states repeatedly that “Islam is a terrorist organization.” American Muslims are also being urged to contact the station's advertisers to express their concerns about the host's Islamophobic views.

(WASHINGTON, DC, 7/21/2005) - CAIR today called on all people of conscience to contact Colorado and national and Republican Party leaders and urge them to repudiate Rep. Tom Tancredo's (R-CO) remarks suggesting that America could bomb Mecca.

(WASHINGTON, DC, 7/18/2005) - CAIR today called on all people of conscience to ask their elected officials to support common sense changes to the USA Patriot Act that would protect both national security and civil liberties. Sixteen provisions of the act are slated to expire at the end of this year and Congress is considering modifications.