CAIR Marks National Bullying Prevention Month with Release of Anti-Bullying Guide for Muslim Families

Civil rights organization offers ‘Know Your Rights" materials for Muslim students in Arabic, Bengali, Bosnian, Farsi, Somali, and Urdu

 (WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/7/19) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today MARKED National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month with the release of an anti-bullying guide for Muslim parents and students.

CAIR’s guide, titled “Bullying and Bias: Addressing Islamophobia in Schools," provides key recommendations for families and communities to help stop the spread of bigotry, hate and Islamophobia in schools. The Washington-based civil rights organization’s guide also offers a five-step checklist for “What to Do If You Are Bullied at School” and "Know Your Rights" materials for Muslim students in Arabic, Bengali, Bosnian, Farsi, Somali, and Urdu.

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Anti-Bullying Guide

CAIR's anti-bullying guide for parents and community members, "Bias and Bullying: Empowering Muslim Children in the Age of Islamophobia" can be downloaded below. It provides key recommendations for families and communities who seek to stop the spread of bigotry, hate, and Islamophobia in schools.

SEE | Download: #CAIR Anti-Bullying Guide (w/ CAIR-Florida contact information)

CAIR AntiBullying Guide

Anti-Bullying Guide

SEE | Download: "Know Your Rights" as a Student (*various languages)

Knowing your rights as a student is especially important to protect yourself and others from religion-based bullying. The material is available in various languages in the links below.

<Download Arabic Student KYR>  

<Download Bengali Student KYR>

<Download Bosnian Student KYR>

<Download English Student KYR>

<Download Farsi Student KYR>

<Download Somali Student KYR>

<Download Urdu Student KYR>