OP-ED | Ohio Take Note: Fairness Is a Universal Value

by CAIR-OHIO in 2021, December, Recent News

By: Tala Dahbour, CAIR-Ohio Policy Director

Muslim Americans have made great strides in the last decade in reaching local, state, and federal halls of power. In the face of rampant anti-Muslim sentiment following 9/11 and blatantly discriminatory executive orders of the Trump administration, Muslims across the country have organized to combat racial and religious discrimination. Nonetheless, in Ohio, severely gerrymandered maps drawn at the expense of Muslim communities threaten to perpetuate the political exclusion of Muslim voices.  Read More “OP-ED | Ohio Take Note: Fairness Is a Universal Value” →

Muslim Family Reunited Following Successful CAIR-Ohio Lawsuit

by CAIR-OHIO in 2021, December, Recent News

(COLUMBUS, OH, 11/29/2021) – A Muslim-American family has been reunited thanks to a successful lawsuit by the Ohio office of the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) after two and a half years of visa delays. 

Sarah and her husband Malek reunited earlier this month after a long and painful forced separation imposed on them by the U.S. Department of State. The family’s reunion was only possible after CAIR-Ohio filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Embassy in Beirut for their delays in processing Malek’s visa.  Read More “Muslim Family Reunited Following Successful CAIR-Ohio Lawsuit” →

CAIR-OHIO IN COALITION TO PROTECT IMMIGRANTS AT BUTLER COUNTY JAIL

by CAIR-OHIO in 2020, December, Recent News

(COLUMBUS, OHIO 12/11/2020) – On Thursday, December 3, CAIR-Ohio rallied in front of Butler County Jail last Thursday alongside coalition partners and community leaders to protest the ongoing abuses at the facility. The event was part of a campaign surrounding a lawsuit filed on behalf of two African immigrants from Columbus, Bayong Brown Bayong and Ahmed Adem, who is Muslim. 

Bayong and Adem were subjected to repeated acts of violence, slurs, and anti-Muslim abuse by Butler County Jail corrections officers. Bayong suffered serious physical injury, including a lost tooth, for which he has yet to receive medical care. During one of the assaults Adem suffered, a corrections officer took his prayer rug and attempted to throw it into the toilet.

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SUPREME COURT DECISION ALLOWS MUSLIMS TO SUE THE FBI OVER ‘NO FLY’ LIST

by CAIR-OHIO in 2020, December, Recent News

On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that three American Muslim men who were placed or kept on the No-Fly List in retaliation for refusing to serve as terrorism informants may sue individual FBI agents for interfering with their freedom to practice their religion.

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CAIR-OHIO STATEMENT ON THE SHOOTING OF CASEY GOODSON JR.

by CAIR-OHIO in 2020, December, Recent News

Casey Goodson Jr., a young black man, was shot and killed by a Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputy when coming home from a dental appointment on Friday, December 4.

Systemic and institutional racism has made violence against black people all too common. We demand that justice be served for Casey and his family. We call on community members to support Casey’s family in their pursuit for justice.

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