Healthcare Advocacy Training

by CAIR-OHIO in 2022, Event, February, Take Action

Are you frustrated that legislators and others in power are disconnected from your work? Take action and create change with healthcare advocacy.

Poligon Education Fund is partnering with CAIR-Ohio’s Muslim Healthcare Professionals Advocacy Network (MPAN) to bring you the advocacy tools you need to engage with your elected officials and support policies that improve healthcare for all Americans. ?

Register at tinyurl.com/healthcareadvocacy22

For questions, contact CAIR-Ohio Outreach & Government Affairs Director Whitney Siddiqi: wsiddiqi@cair.com | 513-904-6788.

CAIR, 80+ U.S. Muslim Groups Call on DOJ to Investigate Anti-Muslim Hate Group’s Spying

by CAIR-OHIO in 2022, February, Recent News

(COLUMBUS, OHIO, 2/2/2022) On Tuesday, Feb. 1, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and 82 other American Muslim organizations sent a joint letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) urging it to investigate the actions of The Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT), an anti-Muslim hate group founded by Steven Emerson, who has been described as an “anti-Muslim activist” by the Southern Poverty Law Center.  Read More “CAIR, 80+ U.S. Muslim Groups Call on DOJ to Investigate Anti-Muslim Hate Group’s Spying” →

CAIR-Ohio Asks Ohio Supreme Court to Reject Redrawn Maps

by CAIR-OHIO in 2022, January, Recent News

(COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1/27/2022)— CAIR-Ohio and the co-plaintiffs in Ohio Organizing Collaborative v. Ohio Redistricting Commission filed objections on Jan. 25 asking the Ohio Supreme Court to reject the Ohio Redistricting Commission’s redrawn state legislative maps as they fail to meet the constitutional standards against partisan gerrymandering.  Read More “CAIR-Ohio Asks Ohio Supreme Court to Reject Redrawn Maps” →

CAIR-Ohio Provides Community Update on Seeking Justice for Imam Mohamed Hassan Adam

by CAIR-OHIO in 2022, January, Recent News

(COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1/21/2022)—​The Ohio Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) today provided an update to the community following a press conference with Crime Stoppers of Central Ohio and Columbus Police about the murder of Imam Mohamed Hassan Adam. Read More “CAIR-Ohio Provides Community Update on Seeking Justice for Imam Mohamed Hassan Adam” →

CAIR-Ohio Amplifies Muslim Perspective as New District Maps are Drawn

by CAIR-OHIO in 2022, January, Recent News

(COLUMBUS, OHIO 1/19/2021) — This week, the Ohio Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) submitted testimony to ensure new maps are drawn fairly following the Ohio Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the unconstitutional maps adopted in September.  Read More “CAIR-Ohio Amplifies Muslim Perspective as New District Maps are Drawn” →

Ohio Supreme Court Strikes Down Unconstitutional Congressional Map

by CAIR-OHIO in 2022, January, Recent News

(COLUMBUS, OHIO 1/14/2022) The Ohio Supreme Court has now ruled both the state legislative maps AND the congressional map are unconstitutional because of partisan gerrymandering and must be redrawn. The Ohio General Assembly has 30 days to right this wrong – ample time to use the thousands of testimonials and maps submitted from across the state in redrawing fair maps.  Read More “Ohio Supreme Court Strikes Down Unconstitutional Congressional Map” →

CAIR-Ohio Welcomes Ohio Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Unconstitutional Legislative Maps

by CAIR-OHIO in 2022, January, Recent News

(COLUMBUS, OHIO 1/13/2022) — The Ohio Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) welcomes Wednesday’s ruling in the Ohio Supreme Court striking down gerrymandered state House and Senate district maps, ruling 4-3 that the maps are unconstitutional. The ruling affirms the maps do not meet the anti-gerrymandering rules passed by voters in 2015 and requires maps to be redrawn to meet constitutional provisions.   Read More “CAIR-Ohio Welcomes Ohio Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Unconstitutional Legislative Maps” →