FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT), joined 30 other national and local civil rights organizations,* including the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), in condemning Southwest Airlines’ treatment of a pregnant Muslim-American professor, Anila Daulatzai, in September. In … Continue reading →
Since January 27th, 2017, countless families have been separated, detained, and refused fair treatment under the Muslim Ban – but as of yesterday, hope and justice feel nearer, as President Biden has signed an executive order to end the Ban, … Continue reading →
If you’re a student on an F1 visa, here are some resources that can help you right now: If you’re looking for legal support, ADC is providing legal assistance here, and CAIR-SF Bay Area is providing assistance here. On 6/9 at 10PM EST, the South Asian Bar Association and the North … Continue reading →
Washington, DC., May 25, 2020: On Monday, May 25, a white police officer named Derek Chauvin held his knee down on George Floyd’s neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds. Three other police officers stood by, doing nothing to stop Floyd’s … Continue reading →
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 22, 2019 SAALT joins Sadhana, CAIR, and faith based allies in calling for the NYPD to investigate the attack on Swami Ji Harish Chander Puri in Queens, NY as a hate crime. Swami Ji Harish Chander Puri was … Continue reading →
May 8, 2019 Dear Chairman Thompson and Ranking Member Rogers: As civil liberties and community-based organizations, we submit this statement for the record in response to the hearing on domestic terrorism in order to share our concerns about the rise of … Continue reading →
April 8, 2019 Dear Chairman Nadler and Ranking Member Collins, We write to share our concerns with you and members of the House Judiciary Committee regarding the April 9 hearing on Hate Crimes and The Rise of White Nationalism. We believe … Continue reading →
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Join us to learn about how we can all build The Future for South Asians in the U.S. on Saturday, October 6th in Niles, Illinois. South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) will be partnering with Chicagoland community organizations to host this critical … Continue reading →
The Muslim Bans are a series of discriminatory executive orders and proclamations that the Trump administration has implemented. While the first version, Muslim Ban 1.0, was signed and went into effect on 1/27/2017, within a day of being signed, thousands … Continue reading →
Prepared by Radha Modi As of November 1, 2017, there have been 199 documented incidents of hate violence against those who identify or are perceived as Muslim, Sikh, Hindu, South Asian, Arab, or Middle Eastern. Most notably, hate violence this year … Continue reading →