Maher Eltarhoni envisioned getting married with his mother and father standing nearby. The metro area structural engineer and native of Libya said his dream of having his parents attend his 2018 Tulsa wedding were dashed due to the Trump administration’s travel...
by Veronica Laizure, Civil Rights Director | Feb 1, 2020 | Blog
Just a few days after the third anniversary of the first Muslim Ban, the Trump administration has expanded its travel restrictions targeting even more Muslims and immigrants of color. The expanded Ban includes Sudan, Nigeria, Tanzania, Myanmar, Eritrea, and...
by Suleiman Shehu, Summer 2018 Intern | Jul 11, 2018 | Blog
In 1942, two months after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt Executive Order 9066, directing the military to relocate people that were considered a national threat. This executive order led to the relocation and incarceration of over 120,000 Japanese...
by Mikael Bryant, CAIR-OK Board Member | Jul 10, 2018 | Blog
America has always aspired to be a land of freedom, justice, and equality for all. The Statue of Liberty calls out to the world asking for the world to send its tired, sick, and downtrodden yearning to breathe free. However, it has never lived up to those aspirations,...
by CAIR Oklahoma Legal Interns | Jun 27, 2018 | Blog
The Path to the Muslim Ban Earlier this week, we were dealt a devastating blow when the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling upholding Trump’s Muslim Ban and paving the way for the President and the Executive to expand and enact more bigoted policies. We know from our...
