Press Releases
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 1/10/2012)- The Oklahoma Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) today welcomed a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit upholding a lower court deci...
(WASHINGTON D.C., 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 (NDAA) was signed in...
(Oklahoma City, OK 11/17/11) - On November 16, 2011 CAIR-Oklahoma launched the inaugural
Art in the Heartland series with a successful exhibit featuring local artists. Over 300 guests stopped by to view the art on display at Oklahoma City University's Wanda Bass Atrium.
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(Oklahoma City, OK 11/16/2011) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced yesterday that 15 of its chapters nationwide have filed 87 separate public records requests seeking information about state-level trainings that may have used federal taxpayer dollars to fund anti-Muslim trai...
Action Alerts
Last week, CAIR-Oklahoma asked people to contact their member of Congress and urge them to vote against the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA, H.R. 1540), which authorizes the U.S. military to arrest and detain indefinitely without charge or trial, American citizens suspected of terrorism. Un...
Last Thursday, CAIR released a statement exposing the effort by anti-Muslim hate groups to pressure American corporations to drop their advertisements from TLC's newest reality show All-American Muslim.
One of those corporations, Lowe's Home Improvement, submitted to the demands of these anti-M...
(Oklahoma City, OK 9/21/11) - In a recent report by Wired.com, leaked FBI documents revealed the use of biased, inaccurate, and bigoted training materials about Muslims and counter-terrorism. The trainer hired by the FBI told officers that the Prophet Muhammad was a "cult leader" and that the Islami...
(WASHINGTON D.C., 9/19/2011) -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is urging American Muslims and other people of conscience to call members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee about proposed legislation that singles out American Muslims for additionalscr...
