CAIR Op Eds
CAIR-LA OP-ED: We, the American People, Have Had Enough of Endless Wars
Congress, especially those members who claim to oppose endless wars, must continue pursuing every available avenue to reassert its authority and prevent further escalation; the stakes are far too high for elected officials to remain silent. The American people do not want this war. It is time for our government to serve them, not the agenda of a foreign leader desperate to cling to power and evade accountability. Hussam Ayloush is CEO of the Council
OP-ED: Ramadan observances come as war rages in Iran and anti-Muslim hate rises in America
The sharia hysteria of the past couple of months is just the latest in a seemingly never-ending wave of bigoted frenzies targeting American Muslims, from the attacks on the Somali American community to the smears against Muslim students speaking up for Palestinian human rights on college campuses. It seems once the Islamophobia industry exhausts one invented narrative, it shifts to another. Such hate also has real-world consequences. Zahra Billoo is executive director of the San Francisco Bay
CAIR Op-Ed: Somali-American Day-Care Hysteria Is Latest Attempt To Distract Americans with Hate
It’s 2025. No one should have to point out how evil and irrational it is for elected officials to smear an entire race or ethnic group because of the alleged criminals among them. Edward Ahmed Mitchell is a civil rights attorney who serves as the national deputy executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States. READ THE FULL OP-ED AT COMMONDREAMS.ORG
CAIR Op-Ed: Anti-Palestinian Billionaires Can Now Control What TikTok Users See
TikTok played an important role in the sea change of U.S. opinion about Israel, particularly among young people. It’s why the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, the organization I work for, condemned the sale as a “desperate” attempt to silence young Americans. READ THE FULL OP-ED AT THE INTERCEPT
CAIR: Senator Tuberville casts George Wallace’s shadow over Alabama Muslims: op-ed – AL.com
Click here to read this editorial by CAIR Research and Advocacy Director Corey Saylor, “Senator Tuberville casts George Wallace’s shadow over Alabama Muslims,” on AL.com
CAIR Op-Ed: Abbott’s attacks on Muslims draw on an old religious bigotry playbook
Gov. Greg Abbott’s sweeping assault on Texas Muslims deploys a familiar methodology once used against Jews and Catholics. The targets have changed, but the pattern remains: Portray a religious minority as an alien threat seeking to create a “state within a state.” Sadly, Abbott’s recent actions against our Muslim organization echo those older bigotries. CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL OP-ED AT THE AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Corey Saylor is the research and advocacy director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations