by Adam Soltani | Apr 6, 2022 | In The News
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 4/6/2022) – On Friday, April 8 (7 p.m.), the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will hold its Annual Ramadan Iftar with our Elected Leaders at...
by Carla Hinton | The Oklahoman | Apr 4, 2022 | In The News
A local Muslim advocacy group is helping Afghan refugees prepare for their first Ramadan in Oklahoma. The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations held a three-day Ramadan Clothing Bazaar and encouraged Afghans resettling in Oklahoma City to...
by Carla Hinton | The Oklahoman | Mar 11, 2022 | In The News
Members of Oklahoma’s Islamic faith community received different greetings as they returned to the state’s seat of government Thursday for a day of advocacy and prayer. Participants of the eighth annual Muslim Day at the Capitol were treated to warm words...
by Feliz Romero | News 9 | Feb 16, 2022 | In The News
OKLAHOMA CITY – From a warm welcome to putting down roots, Catholic Charities and CAIR OK have welcomed their final Afghan refugee family. Oklahoma City now has 1,000 refugees, and both organizations are getting them into permanent housing and finding...
by Kilee Thomas | KOCO News Channel 5 | Feb 15, 2022 | In The News
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City welcomed its last Afghan refugee, with more heading to Tulsa. Since August, 1,000 refugees have been relocated to the metro. An additional 800 will go to Tulsa >> Related: Metro woman seeks donated sewing machines to help Afghan...
by Frances Kai-Hwa Wang, Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado, Adam Kemp | PBS News Hour | Feb 3, 2022 | In The News
Every week since September, volunteers have gathered at the Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City at all hours of the day. An average of 50 new Afghan evacuees have landed each week — sometimes a hundred or more. There are no “welcome home” signs, flowers or...
