(ATLANTA, GA - 6/18/2019) The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today presented at Ebenzer Baptist Church’s 'Ending Mass Incarceration' conference in Atlanta. 

During the June 18th presentation, CAIR Georgia discussed the unique impact of mass incarceration on the American Muslim community. 

SEE: Facebook Live: Full Video of Presentation

“A main interest of ours is criminal justice reform. It is an interest of ours because as Muslims, we are not only interested in defeating Islamophobia and protecting Muslim civil rights. As Muslims, we believe in justice for all people and fighting for justice for all people,” said Edward Ahmed Mitchell, Executive Director of CAIR Georgia. 

(ATLANTA, GA - 6/13/2019) The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today encouraged people of all faiths and backgrounds to join "Ending Mass Incarceration: Let My People Go," an interfaith conference scheduled for June 17-19 at Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church, the historic church of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

SEE: Register for Ending Mass Incarceration - Let My People Go

In a statement, CAIR-Georgia Executive Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell said:

"We thank Rev. Dr. Raphael Warnock and Auburn Seminary for bringing together a diverse collection of faith groups to strategize the next steps in the struggle against mass incarceration. 

"Unduly harsh and unfairly applied criminal punishments, among many other problems with our criminal justice system, have contributed to a self-sustaining cycle of poverty, broken families, and crime that impacts our entire society, especially people of color and people without means.

"Faith communities have played a major role in every struggle for justice in our nation, from advocating for civil rights to standing up against unjust wars. Christians, Muslims, Jews, and people of other faiths must once again come together to turn the tide against mass incarceration."

(ATLANTA, GA, 5/20/2019) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) today announced that its public petition calling on Governor Brian Kemp to overturn the Georgia Department of Corrections' ban on hijabs has received over 5,400 signatures and counting in just three days.

SEE: Petition - Ask Governor Kemp To Overturn State Agency's Hijab Ban

Last Monday, May 13th, CAIR Georgia filed a discrimination complaint against GDC on behalf of correctional officer Jalanda Calhoun, who has been banned from exercising her constitutional right to wear a hijab in the workplace.