CAIR-Washington the local Washington state chapter of CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) serving the neighboring Northwest. CAIR is the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group.
CAIR-Washington is a not-for-profit organization registered in Washington. Though it leverages the resources, expertise, and knowledgebase of CAIR (based in Washington D.C.), it functions as an independent organization that sets its own strategy and goals.
(SEATTLE, WA, 12/31/2011)
-- A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization said tonight that it is "deeply troubled" that the
National Defense Authorization Act
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In early August, 2011, CAIR-WA received a call from an employee of a valet parking company in the Seattle area, requesting assistance in getting time off for Jum'ah, or Friday prayer.
In a swift and victorious case, an employee of a public school district in Washington state was allowed to take three weeks off for Hajj, after CAIR-WA intervened.
The Washington State Chapter of and at least 18 other civil rights and community-based organizations are requesting that the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice initiate an i...
On August 22, 2011 CAIR-WA sent a letter to the superintendents of Washington State’s 295 school districts, requesting accommodations for Muslim students during Ramadan as well as Eid Al-Fi...