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(Seattle, WA 4/21/20) – The Washington chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR Washington) condemned President Trump's late-night tweet announcing that he intends to sign an executive order to "temporarily suspend immigration into the United...

Seattle, WA, February 12, 2020 – CAIR Washington filed a complaint in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington today, challenging the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) refusal to reveal the directive issued to CBP officers to detain and...

(SEATTLE, WA, 01/31/20) – A coalition of local civil rights and advocacy organizations including CAIR Washington, Seattle Indivisible, International Rescue Committee (IRC) Seattle, MAPS-AMEN, OneAmerica, and Oxfam are publicly condemning the Trump administration’s...

(SEATTLE, WA, 1/16/20) – CAIR Washington and Somali Health Board are partnering to bring over 150 Muslim Washingtonians to the state capitol in Olympia for the annual " Muslim Day at the Capitol ," THIS MONDAY, Jan. 20th. In honor of MLK Day, our legislative agenda is...

(SEATTLE, WA, 12/18/19) – CAIR Washington, the Washington state chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released its annual Civil Rights Report for 2018. The report summarizes CAIR Washington’s civil rights and advocacy...

(SEATTLE, WA, 12/6/19) – CAIR Washington, the Washington state chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today reported that Varisha Khan was confirmed as the winner for the Redmond City Council Position #1. Khan was declared the...

(SEATTLE, WA, 11/7/19) – CAIR Washington, the Washington state chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today reported that Washington has elected two Muslims and that a total of 25 Muslim candidates nationwide won in Tuesday’s...

(SNOHOMISH, WA, 10/17/19) - Local Muslim and Christian groups are hosting “ Sharing Our Stories ” – a community conversation exploring common ground and addressing anti-Muslim rhetoric – in Snohomish this coming Tuesday, Oct. 22, 6:30 - 8:30 PM. The event was...

Over 52 National, International Orgs Send Letter to Foundation. (SEATTLE, WA, 9/17/19)- Local civil rights organization CAIR Washington, along with 52 state, national, and international organizations sent a letter to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation today urging...

(SEATTLE, WA, 7/24/19) - The Islamic Center of Tacoma, Associated Ministries of Tacoma-Pierce County, the Council on American-Islamic Relations - Washington (CAIR-WA) and the American Muslim Empowerment Network at the Muslim Association of Puget Sound (MAPS-AMEN) will...