by Adam Soltani | Sep 23, 2021 | Press Release
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 09/22/2021) – Today the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Oklahoma chapter (CAIR-OK) welcomed the arrival of the first Afghan Refugees to our state after they landed in Oklahoma City late last night. An interfaith delegation welcomed them...
by Shelby Montgomery | KOCO News Channel 5 | Sep 20, 2021 | In The News
OKLAHOMA CITY — Hundreds of Afghan refugees will soon come to Oklahoma, and several organizations are preparing for their arrival. Many refugees will come with little to nothing. So, CAIR, an organization that provides resources to the local Muslim community, is...
by Hicham Raache | KFOR News Channel 4 | Aug 5, 2021 | In The News
Central Oklahoma Muslims will celebrate an Islamic holiday by hosting a block party for local community members in Oklahoma City on Friday, July 30. The Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Oklahoma chapter (CAIR-OK) will host its first ever Eid Al-Adha Block Party...
by Rima Abdelkader | NBC News | Jun 1, 2021 | In The News
An Oklahoma City imam highlighted interfaith unity in his community after a teenage girl, who identified as Jewish, asked him at his mosque to donate her babysitting money to help Palestinians. The imam, Imad Enchassi, said he was working outside his mosque last week...
by Michelle Charles | Stillwater News Press | Jan 22, 2020 | In The News
Stillwater’s commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day was both a celebration of progress made and a reminder of how much work is left to be done. Mayor Will Joyce asked those present to take “vigorous and positive action” and said he hoped the evening would be...