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CAIR-Texas Welcomes Guilty Verdict for Killing of Adil Dghoughi

CAIR-Texas Welcomes Guilty Verdict for Killing of Adil Dghoughi

(HOUSTON, TX – 11/3/2023) – The combined Texas chapters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston) welcomed the conviction of a man who shot 31-year-old Adil Dghoughi to death in Martindale, Texas, on Oct. 11, 2021  A Caldwell County jury found Terry...

CAIR-Houston to Hold Interfaith Press Conference on Bombing of Gaza

CAIR-Houston to Hold Interfaith Press Conference on Bombing of Gaza

(HOUSTON, TX – 10/10/2023) – On Wednesday, October 11, the Houston chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston) plans to hold an interfaith press conference to condemn the violence of the ongoing bombardment of Gaza.     The press conference...

CAIR-Houston Elects Rawan Harirah as New Board Chair, President

CAIR-Houston Elects Rawan Harirah as New Board Chair, President

(Houston, Texas, 05/10/2023) – The Houston chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights group, today announced the election of Rawan Harirah as its new board chair and president of the board...

CAIR-Houston Congratulates Muslims Elected to Fort Bend County MUD

CAIR-Houston Congratulates Muslims Elected to Fort Bend County MUD

(SUGAR LAND, TX, 5/9/2023) – The Houston chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston), a chapter of the nation’s largest civil rights and advocacy organization, today congratulated three Muslim community members elected to serve as part of...

Mar. 7: CAIR-Texas to Hold 20th Annual Muslim Capitol Day

Mar. 7: CAIR-Texas to Hold 20th Annual Muslim Capitol Day

(HOUSTON, TX, 3/1/2023) – On Tuesday, March 7, the Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-TX) plans to hold its 20th annual Muslim Capitol Day. The deadline to register for the event is Saturday, March 4.  Texas Muslim Capitol Day is an...

CAIR-Texas 20th Annual Muslim Capitol Day Postponed Due to Storm

CAIR-Texas 20th Annual Muslim Capitol Day Postponed Due to Storm

(AUSTIN, TX, 1/30/2023) – The Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-TX) today announced that its 20th annual Texas Muslim Capitol Day (TMCD), previously scheduled for Jan. 31, has been postponed due to weather conditions. A new date will be...

CAIR to Deliver Oral Argument in Texas Free Speech Anti-BDS Case

CAIR to Deliver Oral Argument in Texas Free Speech Anti-BDS Case

(WASHINGTON, DC, 11/4/2022) – On Monday, Nov. 7, an attorney with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is scheduled to deliver oral arguments in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in...

CAIR-Houston Welcomes Harris County’s Eid Al-Adha 2021 Resolution

CAIR-Houston Welcomes Harris County’s Eid Al-Adha 2021 Resolution

(HOUSTON, TX, 7/20/2021) — The Houston, Texas, chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston) today welcomed a resolution recognizing the cultural and religious significance of Eid al-Adha as well as the Muslim community’s contributions...

CAIR, CAIR-Houston Mark Juneteenth with Online Educational Program

CAIR, CAIR-Houston Mark Juneteenth with Online Educational Program

(WASHINGTON, DC, 6/15/2021) – Today, Tuesday, June 15, the National and Houston (CAIR-Houston) offices of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will host the first of two programs in honor of Juneteenth. CAIR on Air’s “What is Juneteenth” program will offer...