Last night, America made history. Virginia elected the first woman as governor and the first Muslim woman to hold a statewide office in the country. Detroit elected its first woman to mayor. New York City elected 34-year-old Zohran Mamdani, the first Muslim mayor of...
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 5/23/25) – The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) today denounced a hate-filled, threatening letter sent to a local family after they displayed the words “Free Palestine” on their property and encouraged...
CAIR-OK Condemns Passage of Laws that Restrict Free Speech, Shut Down Campus Protest (OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 5/9/2025) – The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) today expressed free speech concerns over the signing of SB 942 and SB 991...
A faith group’s day of advocacy continued for an 11th year at the Capitol, drawing a smaller crowd and less than a handful of demonstrators. Before the 2025 Muslim Day at the Capitol began, demonstrators from out of state showed up outside the Capitol and...
by Missy Washington & Tye Reynolds, Spring 2025 Policy & Advocacy Interns | Mar 11, 2025 | Blog
February, the opening of the state’s legislative session, is a busy month for the CAIR Oklahoma Government Affairs Department. Of the over 4,000 bills and resolutions filed in January, fewer than half will proceed to the next step in the legislative process. The...
