The below items were all taken from the website of the Houston office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). If you have ANY issues in your schools we highly recomend you call their office at (713) 838-CAIR. It is only through reporting violations of your constitutional rights that your rights can actually be protected. For more information on CAIR-Houston please visit their website at www.cairhouston.org.

1. You have the right to inform others about your religion. You have the right to pass out literature or speak to others about Islam, as long as it is not done in a disruptive manner.
   
   
2. You have the right to wear religious clothing. You also have the right to wear clothing with a religious message, as long as other clothes with messages are allowed.
   
   
3. You have the right to organize student-led prayer on campus, as long as the service is not disruptive.
   
   
4. You may have the right to attend Friday prayer. The Supreme Court has upheld the right of states to allow students “release time” to attend religious classes or services.
   
   
5. You have the right to be excused from school for religious holidays. You should inform the school that you will be absent.
   
   
6. You have the right to be excused from class discussions or activities that you find religiously objectionable.
   
   
7. You have the right to form an extracurricular Muslim student group

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO KEEP A BEARD IN SCHOOL!

As a Muslim attending school in this country, regardless of your immigration status, you have the constitutional RIGHT to keep a beard while going to school REGARDLESS of the dress code. Unless you demand your right, other Muslims will be forced to shave their beard.

As it relates to legal code, the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution, as well as Titles IV and IX of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protect prayer, religious speech, and other customs in Islam including the beard.

NEED A LETTER FOR YOUR BEARD? Download it here.

NEED A CUSTOM LETTER WITH YOUR NAME? Contact the CAIR-Houston office immediately at (713) 838-CAIR and email them at info@cairhouston.org.