COVID-19 HELP
REPORT INCIDENT
BECOME A MEMBER
JOIN CAIR-WA TEAM

Amazon Removes Quranic Verse Bath Mats

CAIR-WA thanked Amazon's legal counsel and its PR team for being so responsive and further reported that they are working with the company to manually remove other offensive items from the website.

Our December Newsletter is Here!

Check out our December newsletter featuring: internship opportunities with our media, advocacy, and policy departments, and ways to give back and support the work that CAIR-WA does.

Tracking Anti-Muslim Bullying in Washington

A recent CAIR survey showed that 53% of Muslim students in California have experienced religious bullying and many fear that bullying is on the rise in an increasingly Islamophobic climate.

Harassed, attacked or threatened? Here are 3 simple steps to take

Click here to read the 3 simple steps to take if you or someone you know is physically or verbally attacked, harassed, or threatened.

Bullied at school? Here are 3 simple steps to take

Click here to read the 3 simple steps to take if you or someone you know is bullied in school.

Contacted by FBI? Here are 3 simple steps to take

Click here to read the 3 simple steps to take if you or someone you know is contacted by an FBI agent.

Bystander Intervention Training

Find out how CAIR-WA can help you host a Bystander Intervention Training at your company or organization by emailing us at info@cairwa.org! Check out The Seattle Times for more on our trainings!

Visit our ‘Allies’ page

Get facts and information as well as concrete ways in which you can be a public and vocal ally and promote understanding of American Muslims’ lives.

Visit a Mosque Near You

Find a mosque to visit at www.islamicfinder.org

Research: American Muslims are Model U.S. Citizens

A new survey by the ISPU found that American Muslims are among the most religious and patriotic citizens. 85% of American Muslims "have a strong American identity," just like 84% of Protestants. They are also just as likely as other Americans to identify strongly with their faith — 89% of Muslims, 84% of Jews, and 95% of Catholics and Protestants shared the sentiment. Read the full survey report at: www.ispu.org/poll

1 in 18 Medical Doctors in U.S. is American Muslim

A new report by ISPU estimated the number of American Muslim physicians in the U.S. to be about 50,000. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, the total number of active medical doctors across the U.S. is about 914,000. Click here to read the full ISPU report.

news coverage image

Loaded News Coverage, Commentary Can Fuel Hate, Prejudice

Research by U. of Hawaii, U. of Exeter & National Hispanic Media Coalition indicates that media content can have a direct effect on hate and prejudice against minority groups. Accurate language can inform readers, while ethnically and religiously loaded language misleads readers and fuels hate and prejudice.

Presentation at Amazon

In May, CAIR-WA will be presenting to employees at Amazon to discuss Ramadan and religious accommodations in the workplace.

Seattle Public Schools

Throughout May 2018, CAIR-WA will present to educators in Seattle Public Schools on Ramadan, Eid, and how educators can support Muslim students in the classroom.

Click here for more information.

Bystander Intervention Training

I learned valuable information on de-escalating troublesome situations." - Bystander Intervention Training participant.

Want to learn what to do if you see someone being harassed? We have two more Bystander Intervention Trainings coming in June!

Click here for more information.

In January, 2013, CAIR-WA met with Imam Abdi*, an imam of a mosque in Washington State, to discuss the status of his green card application.  Though he arrived to the U.S. as a refugee in 2005 and then applied for Permanent Resident status in 2006, Imam Abdi continues what has been a six year struggle to see that his I-485 Application to Adjust to Permanent Residency is processed. The standard time of approval for an I-485 document is four months. 

Since applying for permanent residency in 2006, Imam Abdi has been called in for fingerprints by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Seattle Field Office each year, sometimes more than once a year.

In addition to these unexplained fingerprint sessions, he has experienced significant delays when flying domestically for conferences and seminars.

Despite Imam Abdi’s unending cooperation with these procedures, when contacted, not one government official has offered to explain why the fingerprinting is taking place, why Imam Abdi has been selected for additional screening and delays during flying procedures at airports, or why his application continues to remain unprocessed.

The USCIS Seattle Field Office tells Imam Abdi that the Nebraska Service Center has his application while the Nebraska Service Center contradicts this by saying the USCIS in Seattle possesses his file.

Abdi believes his processing for Permanent Residency Status is being delayed because he is a religious leader.

After meeting with him about his case, CAIR-WA sent a letter of inquiry to the USCIS detailing this man’s circumstances and asking for an explanation as to why the processing of his I-485 application has seen extended delay.  

After one month, CAIR-WA did not receive a response to our inquiry, so we emailed the National Director of USCIS, Alejandro Mayorkas, directly. Within one hour, Mr. Mayorkas responded and connected us with the Acting Chief of the Project Liasion Team in the Office of the Director. The Chief requested all documents and is currently reviewing them to provide a response.

*Name changed to protect privacy