(COLUMBUS, OH, 8/28/2020) – The Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) announced the reunification of a Muslim couple following the successful resolution of a lawsuit against the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad for failing to process the immigrant visa of the Pakistani wife of a U.S. citizen. Read More “CAIR-Ohio Reunites Family After Successful Lawsuit”
(COLUMBUS, OHIO, 07/24/2020) – On Tuesday, July 22, the Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) testified against Senate Bill 317, a bill that would drastically reduce the safety training requirements for teachers carrying guns in Ohio elementary, middle and high schools. In the absence of statewide training and oversight, Ohio schools could choose to send their teachers and staff to dangerous private training programs that promote anti-Muslim bigotry and stereotyping. Read More “CAIR-Ohio Testifies Against Senate Bill 317, Urges Law Makers to Reject Islamophobic Firearms Training”
(COLUMBUS, OH – 7/20/2020) – The Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) today urged the Ohio Senate to reject Senate Bill 317, a bill that would drastically reduce the safety training requirements for teachers carrying guns in Ohio elementary, middle and high schools. Read More “CAIR-Ohio Urges State Senate to Reject Bill 317, Submits Opponent Testimony on Teachers Carrying Guns”
(CINCINNATI, OH, 7/9/2020) – The Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) called today for an independent investigation of allegations made against West Chester Township Police Chief Joel Herzog who allegedly made racist and sexist remarks targeting Muslims, Indians, African-Americans, Latinos, and women.
Herzog has been accused by his two captains of retaliation, racism, sexism, mishandling of public records and failure to address sexual harassment. The West Chester Township trustees hired a private law firm to conduct an investigation into these allegations. Read More “CAIR-Ohio Calls for Independent Probe of Racism Allegations Against West Chester Township Police Chief Joel Herzog”
(COLUMBUS, OHIO, 07/03/2020) – On both Saturday, June 13th and 20th, the Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) held Black Lives Matter solidarity rallies in downtown Columbus, Dayton, and Cincinnati.
The events featured diverse local Muslim community members from various mosques and local racial justice activists. The purpose of these events was to continue raising awareness around the issue of racism and to illustrate that the Muslim community stands with the Black Lives Matter movement. Read More “Local Muslims Rally in Support of Black Lives Matter”
On June 22, 2020, the Trump administration issued a Proclamation expanding immigration restrictions in a broad attempt to further its xenophobic agenda. This Proclamation extends the validity of the April 22, 2020 immigration ban and adds certain non-immigrant employment-based visas to the list of restrictions.
In this updated advisory, we provide information about the administration’s latest ban. Read More “What You Should Know About the Latest Immigration Ban”
Serving as Executive Director of Muslim Family Services – Ohio (MFS-Ohio), Nicol Ghazi leads an organization that is committed to empowering families to lead self-sufficient lives. The comprehensive services include providing resettlement support, jobs and skills training, advocacy, access to a food pantry, and government assistance. Nicol is charged with overseeing the organization’s educational services, coordinating the food pantry, managing client support with caseworkers, and more.
Visit https://www.cair-ohio.com/request-legal-help/ and complete the form to request help from our legal team.
Mariam Elgafy, a graduate student at the University of Cincinnati and the force behind Dayton Muslims for Humanity (DMH), launched the DMH mask initiative, in collaboration with the Islamic Society of Greater Dayton. After realizing the lack of available face masks in her community, Mariam and a group of volunteers work to assemble and distribute face masks to essential workers and those in need. Read More “Mariam Elgafy #OhioMuslimHero”
