CAIR - Greater Los Angeles

Happening tomorrow: Join CAIR-LA's Managing Attorney Dina Chehata, Esq. and a host of other speakers on Sunday, July 21, at the Islamic Center of Southern California (ICSC) for the 'Gaza and Our Freedom of Speech' Conference.

Join the Unified Muslim Network this Saturday, July 20, for "From Karbala to Gaza: Lessons in Resistance." Learn how to organize for Palestine through the lens of the Ahlulbayt (PBUT) with interactive workshops and an insightful panel of speakers.

RSVP: tinyurl.com/FKtGRSVP

BREAKING: The UN’s International Court of Justice issued an advisory opinion today declaring that Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal under international law. ⁣

The court also ruled that Israel systematically discriminates against Palestinians and that its occupation is de facto annexation. It also ruled that Israel has abused its status as the occupying power in the West Bank and East Jerusalem by annexing territory, imposing permanent control, and building settlements.

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📷: REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo

Currently, there are more than 30 bills pending in Congress and statehouses across the country that seek to limit the right to protest.

Welcome to the United States of Suppression Our new series documents the recent crackdown on dissent and protests in the U.S.

This Thursday, July 18, is Nelson Mandela International Day.

Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist, Nobel Peace Prize winner, and former president of South Africa. He was also a staunch advocate for Palestine.

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Join us and Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace on Sunday, July 28, for "Life Not Death: Celebrating Palestinian Culture in Time of War."

Hear from host Hedab Tarifi and many others as they highlight the diversity and depth of Palestinian culture through prose, poetry, drama, music, and dance.

RSVP here: https://ow.ly/Ll2m50SEEhZ

📅 Sunday, July 28
⏰ 3–5 p.m.
📍 All Saints Church Pasadena, 132 N. Euclid Ave

📣 Attention all California Muslim college students! You can help CAIR-CA combat Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian hate on college campuses. Take a short, anonymous survey about your experience on campus and help us reach our goal of 1,000 responses.

Over the past eight months, our community has witnessed an increase in Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian hate across college campuses. Students participating in peaceful anti-genocide encampments have reported facing harassment and discrimination due to their faith, ethnicity, and advocacy for Palestine.

🔗: bit.ly/2024-campus-survey

*Note: This survey is currently only open to Muslim college students in California.

Join CAIR-LA's Managing Attorney Dina Chehata, Esq. and a host of other speakers on Sunday, July 21, at the Islamic Center of Southern California (ICSC) for the 'Gaza and Our Freedom of Speech' Conference.

🚨URGENT CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT: Tell the City of Anaheim- Municipal Government city council to support a ceasefire in Gaza.

Swipe for ways to give public comment and suggested talking points.

📅 Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 16
⏰ 5 p.m.
📍 Anaheim City Hall, First Floor, 200 S. Anaheim Blvd.

CAIR-LA recently filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education against UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine for the discriminatory treatment of its client, a Muslim Palestinian-American medical student, during a pediatrics clerkship in the fall of 2023.

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CAIR Welcomes Delta Apology for Anti-Palestinian Twitter Post - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed an apology from Delta Air Lines for a now deleted anti-Palestinian tweet agreeing with the false claim that a Palestinian flag pin worn by a flight attendant was a ....

Join CAIR-LA Executive Director Hussam Ayloush, Islamic Shura Council of Southern California Board Chair Dr. Ahmed Soboh, and Muslim Public Affairs Council - MPAC President Salam Al-Marayati for a Friday family night potluck and discussion on the power of engagement.

📅 Friday, July 26
⏰ 8 p.m.
📍 ICYL Masjid, 4382 Eureka Ave, Yorba Linda

Join us in wishing Sr. Sherrel Johnson the best in her retirement! 🎉 Thank you for over two decades of dedication and hard work at CAIR-LA building bridges of understanding and partnership with our diverse communitiesin Southern California. We will miss you!

CAIR-LA called on federal officials to ensure a fair and transparent investigation into the recent violence that broke out during a protest opposing a real estate marketing event hosted by an organization that has reportedly promoted the sale of illegally occupied Palestinian land. CAIR-LA also called on officials to ensure that the investigation addresses the violent attacks against pro-Palestinian demonstrators by pro-Israel counter-protesters.

CAIR-LA Calls on Federal Officials To Investigate Violent Attacks on Protesters Opposing the Sale of Illegally Occupied Palestinian Land Photo Credit: David Swanson/AFP (LOS ANGELES, CA – 07/8/2024) –The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today called on federal officials to ensure a fair and transparent investigation into the recent violence that broke out during a protest

🚨 Take Action: Tell elected officials to boycott Prime Minister Netanyahu's joint address to Congress on July 24!

By inviting him to give this address, Congress is endorsing Israel's illegal occupation and the ongoing genocide and ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people. Urge your elected official to do what is morally right and boycott Netanyahu's address.

Act Now: bit.ly/netanyahu-boycott

“We know that hate crimes and hate incidents targeting our communities are underreported, and these numbers do not fully capture the extent of Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian hate our community faces,” said CAIR-LA legal director Amr Shabaik, in a statement. “The report clearly shows that much more work needs to be done to address hate against vulnerable communities in California, starting with the commitment from our elected officials to the safety and well-being of their Muslim, Palestinian and Arab constituents.”

Local organizations condemn hate, as attacks against LGBTQ+, Jewish and Muslim communities rise New research shows that while overall hate crimes statewide went down, reported attacks against the LGBTQ+, Jewish and Muslim communities rose in 2023.

On Sunday, June 28, CAIR-LA Board Member Shafeeq Shamsid-Deen spoke at a tribute to Al-Hajj Naim Shah Sr. A coalition of community organizations and hundreds of faith leaders, elected officials, and community members came together to pay tribute and honor Al-Hajj Naim Shah Sr. for his service to Islam and the community for the last sixty years.

His founding organization, Dawah 2000, touched thousands of lives as he worked in gang intervention, prison outreach, feeding and clothing those struggling with homelessness, and mentoring thousands of youth throughout Southern California and the U.S. He received honors and awards from the City of Compton, Umma Clinic, and many other organizations as hundreds of community members gave him a standing ovation.

🎫 Tickets for CAIR-LA's 28th Annual Gala are on sale now!

Join us at the Anaheim Marriott on Saturday, Oct. 12, for a night of entertaining performances, delicious food, and inspiring stories of strength and resilience from the American Muslim community—all for a great cause. Your presence and support are crucial in helping us make a positive impact in our community.

Swipe ➡️ to see who our event speakers will be!

Early bird ticket sales end Sept. 12. Visit cairla.org/gala to get your tickets today!

CAIR-LA recently sent a letter to L.A. City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto and Assistant City Attorney Arturo Martinez urging them not to file criminal charges against the more than 200 peaceful student, faculty, alumni, and community protesters who were arrested at UCLA on May 2.

The individuals arrested were participating in UCLA’s Gaza Solidarity Encampment to protest the university’s investment in weapons manufacturers and other entities that are directly arming Israel’s military and enabling further death and destruction in Gaza and the other Palestinian territories.

Visit bit.ly/city-attorney-letter to read the full statement.

Recently, 269 members of Congress—including at least 23 representatives from California—voted in favor of an amendment that would bar the State Department from using the Gaza Health Ministry’s data on the death toll and enable the U.S. to further become complicit in Israel's genocide and ethnic cleansing in Gaza.

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🚨URGENT CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT: Tell the City of Los Angeles City Council to vote 'no' on spending $1 million of public funding on anti-Palestinian armed private security forces!

The LA City Council will vote tomorrow, July 2, on a motion that would allocate $1 million of public funding to three specific organizations to patrol Jewish neighborhoods and institutions—including a pro-Israel private security firm that employs former Israeli military personnel and harmfully labels pro-Palestinian protesters as “pro-Hamas.”

CAIR-LA is encouraging the community to make a public comment and tell the City Council to vote 'no' on the motion!

Swipe ➡️ to learn how to make a public comment and to see the talking points.

📅 Tomorrow, Tuesday, June 2
⏰ 10 a.m.
📍 LA City Hall, John Ferraro Council Chamber, Room 340, 200 N. Spring St.

Photo Credit: Ursula Vari

Join CAIR-LA and our partners, the California Civil Rights Department and the American Muslim Community Foundation, on Wednesday, Jan. 10, at 12 p.m. for an online webinar. Learn how to report acts of hate and get support.

Register today: bit.ly/report-hate-webinar

CAIR-CA today expressed deep concern and opposition to recent initiatives taken by California State legislators that deliberately ignore the suffering of the Palestinian people under the Israeli government's indiscriminate attacks.

While both ACR 119 and the letter from the Jewish Caucus rightfully condemn terrorism and antisemitism and call for the return of civilian hostages, both notably omit how the Israeli government's ongoing violence and indiscriminate bombing in Gaza has killed over 22,000 Palestinian civilians and caused a life-threatening humanitarian crisis. Additionally, both contain claims that have been proven inaccurate and have been used to dehumanize Palestinians and justify the unfolding genocide and war crimes against them.

CAIR-CA asserts that selective actions or statements made by a legislative body of representatives regarding the suffering of only Israeli civilians that ignore or justify the suffering of Palestinians who have experienced an egregious humanitarian crisis, dispossession, occupation, ethnic cleansing, apartheid, and daily abuse and murder—not only over the last three months but over the past 75 years—are irresponsible, morally wrong, exacerbate Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian hate, and is in direct conflict with lawmakers' commitments to irrevocably condemn all forms of violence.

To learn more, visit bit.ly/cairca-opposes