by CAIR-OK Staff | Aug 15, 2013 | Press Release
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 8/15/13) – The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) today welcomed a federal court ruling permanently striking down an Oklahoma state constitutional amendment that would have banned state courts from...
by Tim Talley | Associated Press | Aug 15, 2013 | In The News
A federal judge Thursday prohibited Oklahoma officials from certifying the results of a 2010 statewide election that approved a constitutional amendment to prohibit state courts from considering international or Islamic law when deciding cases. U.S. District Judge...
by Deron Lee | Columbia Journalism Review | Jun 7, 2013 | In The News
For more than three years, lawmakers in Kansas, Missouri, and a host of other states have been pushing bills to prohibit the use of Islamic law—commonly referred to as Sharia—in US courts. There are a lot of serious questions one might ask about this anti-Sharia...
by Tim Farley | Oklahoma Gazette | May 8, 2013 | In The News
Gov. Mary Fallin and state lawmakers should “embrace diversity” instead of demonizing the Muslim community, said Adam Soltani, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). His remarks came after Fallin signed House Bill 1060, which prohibits...
by Catherine Roberts & Jesika Byerly | Public Radio Tulsa | Apr 15, 2013 | In The News
The legislature’s Counterterrorism Caucus worries about Islamic law in America’s courts. The caucus brought the founder of the Center for Security, Frank Gaffney, to Oklahoma City to discuss what he feels are the dangers. “That is a fight against a doctrine that is...