by CAIR-OK Staff | Dec 12, 2012 | Press Release
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 12/12/2012) – On Thursday, December 13, the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) will hold a news conference in Oklahoma City to call for an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) into alleged...
by Matt Dinger | NewsOK | Nov 19, 2012 | In The News
The third time might be the charm for an American Muslim who twice was denied boarding passes for flights to Oklahoma to visit his ailing mother. Saadiq Long boarded a plane in Doha, Qatar, for Amsterdam on Sunday evening. He then will fly to Detroit and is expected...
by Carla Hinton | NewsOK | Nov 19, 2012 | In The News
A McAlester native returned from the Middle East to Oklahoma on Monday after being on the nation’s “no-fly” list. Saadiq Long, a 43-year-old Muslim and U.S. Air Force veteran, arrived at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City about 6:30 p.m. Monday where he...
by Carla Hinton | NewsOK | Nov 17, 2012 | In The News
An online petition has been launched to help gain public support for a Muslim man and Oklahoma native who has been prevented from returning to the United States. An online petition drive launched on behalf of a Muslim man from Oklahoma has garnered more than 6,000...
by CAIR-OK Staff | Nov 16, 2012 | Press Release
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 11/16/12) –- The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) today said that Oklahoma-born, U.S. Muslim Air Force veteran Saadiq Long will make a third attempt to return to the United States on November 19. Long has been...