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(SEATTLE, WA, 1/25/19) –  Muslim owned restaurants, community groups and religious organizations are organizing to feed federal employees at Sea-Tac Airport on Monday, January 28th , including TSA employees, CBP workers, air traffic controllers, and more....

(SEATTLE, WA, 1/24/19)   Two years ago, the Trump administration first issued an Executive Order that banned foreign nationals from seven predominantly Muslim countries from visiting the United States. In June 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the current iteration...

(SEATTLE, WA, 1/23/19)   -- On Tuesday, January 29, the Council on American-Islamic Relations - Washington (CAIR-WA) will partner with the newly formed non-profit organization Washington Immigration Defense Network (WIDEN) to offer immigration law training to lawyers...

(SEATTLE, WA 1/22/19) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations – Washington (CAIR-WA), just launched “Everyday Muslims” – a “Humans of New York”-style social media series showcasing the diverse stories of Muslims in Washington State. The series, which features...

(SEATTLE, WA, 1/14/19) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations-- Washington (CAIR-WA) will partner with interfaith youth non-profit, Kids4Peace , to offer a youth-oriented “Bystander Intervention Training” this Sunday, January 20, in honor of MLK Day. The training...

(SEATTLE, WA, 1/15/19)  -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations - Washington (CAIR-WA) today applauded a federal judge’s decision to stop the Trump administration from questioning residents about their citizenship status as part of the 2020 census. Washington...

(SEATTLE, WA, 01/7/19) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations -- Washington (CAIR-WA) , reported that Amazon.com has removed bath and floor mats featuring Quranic verses and Islamic text being sold on their site after receiving numerous complaints from Muslim...

(SEATTLE, WA, 1/5/20) – The Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, CAIR Washington (CAIR-WA) is assisting more than 60 Iranians and Iranian-Americans of all ages who were detained at length and questioned at the Peace Arch Border...

(SEATTLE, WA, 01/03/19) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations -- Washington (CAIR-WA) has received numerous complaints regarding offensive bath mats currently for sale on Amazon.com These bathmats include Quranic verses, the name of the prophet, and other...

On March 28, 2012, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) offered mosques and other Muslim institutions a model "Law Enforcement Engagement Policy.” (See below to read the complete policy). The policy comes in the wake of revelations by the American Civil...