(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”
(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”
(COLUMBUS, OHIO 1/13/2021) In December 2021, CAIR-Ohio’s Feeding Families Project volunteers distributed holiday gift cards to the residents at the YWCA Family Shelter. The Feeding Families Project volunteers have been providing meals at the shelter on the second Friday of each month since the shelter opened in 2005. Read More “CAIR-Ohio Continues Feeding Families Project”
January and February sign-ups are now AVAILABLE! The clinic will be held virtually via Zoom.
CAIR-Ohio’s Second Chances Clinic is a legal clinic providing record sealing assistance to the community. Record-sealing, often called expungement, allows eligible individuals to have their criminal records sealed from the public eye. This process is vital for helping people reenter and reconnect with their communities.
Register here.
For questions, contact CAIR-Ohio Staff Attorney Maryam Abidi: mabidi@cair.com | 614-401-6692.
CAIR National’s new Islamophobia Report “Islamophobia in the Mainstream” is out NOW: This report exposes more than $105 million into 26 U.S. Islamophobia Network groups between 2017–2019 & details more than a dozen anti-mosque incidents & Islamophobia in our schools, politics, and social media. Read and share the report today!
(COLUMBUS, OH, 1/12/2022) CAIR-Ohio welcomes the Ohio Supreme Court’s ruling today that the drawn state House and Senate maps are unconstitutional and must be redrawn to meet voter-approved provisions of the Ohio Constitution to reduce partisan political gerrymandering. The commission has 10 days to fix violations. Read More “Ohio Supreme Court Strikes Down Gerrymandered State House and Senate Maps!”
Dear valued clients and community members,
As the newly appointed Legal Director for CAIR-Ohio, I look forward to the crucial work ahead in defending the civil rights of Ohio Muslims. Our attorneys are committed to the necessary work of empowering the community and combating anti-Muslim discrimination and Islamophobia. Read More “A Message from Legal Director Lina Abbaoui, Esq.”
(COLUMBUS, OH, 1/06/22) – On Friday, December 31, the Ohio Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) co-hosted a solidarity march with several Muslim and interfaith groups following the heinous murder of Imam Mohamed Hassan Adam. The march and vigil were to show support for the immense loss in the Muslim community and to call for justice and accountability. Read More “CAIR-Ohio Co-Hosts Solidarity March to Honor Imam Dr. Mohamed Hassan Adam”
(COLUMBUS, OH – 12/24/2021) – The Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) and its national headquarters (CAIR) today offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in the death of Imam Mohamed Hassan Adam of Columbus, Ohio, whose body was found today.
Read More “CAIR-Ohio Calls for Justice in Murder of Columbus Imam, Offers $10K Reward for Info”
To all those who have offered solidarity, support, and prayers for the CAIR-Ohio team and our community over the past 11 days, we want to extend a heartfelt thank you for the outpouring of love.
We are grateful for every individual and organization who stands with us now in the face of anti-Muslim hate. Our work continues with a renewed commitment and fervor, and we are only able to do this through your support as champions of justice.
From across the state and the nation, faith leaders, supporters, and partners working to advance civil rights and justice for all have reached out. Many have sent their support not only for CAIR-Ohio, but for the Ohio Muslim community as a whole. You can read some of those public statements below. To all those who have sent messages, voicemails, and emails, please know we are responding as soon as we are able, and you and your families are in our hearts. Read More “Thank You for Your Support”
