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CAIR-OHIO WINS PRAYER ACCOMMODATION FOR HOTEL EMPLOYEE

(CINCINNATI, OH, 12/14/06) - CAIR-Ohio's Cincinnati office announced today that a claim of discrimination by a Muslim employee at an international hotel chain has been resolved successfully.

Following intervention by CAIR-Ohio, the female Muslim employee will be allowed to perform her daily prayers during break periods after initially being denied that religious accommodation.

Muslims pray five times each day and each prayer typically takes 5-7 minutes. Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of color, national origin or religion and requires employers to make reasonable accommodation for employee's religious practices.

CONTACT: CAIR-Ohio Cincinnati Director Karen Dabdoub, 513-281-8200, E-Mail: karen@cair-ohio.com

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CAIR-OH (Cincinnati) NOW ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2007 I-CAIR AWARDS

The Cincinnati office of CAIR-Ohio is pleased to announce that it is accepting nominations for four awards this year to honor the many Ohioans who have strived to enhance and protect the rights of Ohio’s Muslim community. These four awards are called the I-CAIR awards, and they will be presented at the CAIR-Ohio Cincinnati Annual Dinner on Saturday, March 10, 2007

At the present time, we are seeking nominees. If you know of anyone who deserves to be honored for his or her service to the Muslim community, please contact CAIR-Ohio at (513) 281-8200 or karen@cair-ohio.com.  Please include the reasons for the nomination.  DEADLINE: February 10, 2007

Click here for a description of the four categories of I-CAIR Awards.

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