CAIR: Republicans are ramping up attacks on Muslims — and getting rewarded – Washington Post
More than 4 million Muslims live in the U.S., but they are a small minority, making up about 1 percent of the population. Corey Saylor, the research and advocacy director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations — the group some GOP officials have declared a terrorist organization, over its denials — lamented that there is rarely a political cost to Islamophobia.
“It works, politically,” Saylor said.
CAIR: Islamic private schools that sued state officials have now been accepted to Texas’ voucher program – Houston Public Media
CAIR-AZ: ‘A’ Mountain Ramadan crescent moon display destroyed in ‘act of hate’ – Arizona Republic
CAIR-AZ: Ramadan crescent moon display destroyed on ‘A’ Mountain – The Arizona State Press
Martín Quezada, the attorney and civil rights director for the Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said it was devastating to hear of any violence occurring against the Muslim community, especially during Ramadan.
Quezada said CAIR-AZ is in constant contact with the ICC and mosques across the state about ways to increase security and work with local law enforcement agencies to protect worshipers during the holy month.
“We are going to be engaging in more meetings with the community, there in Tempe, to figure out ways that we can step up those efforts and to respond to what happened,” Quezada said.
CAIR-AZ: Crescent moon symbol representing Ramadan destroyed on ‘A’ Mountain in Tempe – KTAR News
CAIR-MI: Stateside: Wednesday, March 18, 2026 – Michigan Public
Following last week’s attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and other lawmakers have pushed for heightened measures to combat anti-semitism. Imam Dawud Walid discussed what this could mean for Muslim communities already very familiar with intense attention from police.
CAIR: Trump religious liberty commissioner says Israel views got her fired – USA Today
The Council on American-Islamic Relations commended both Prejean Boller and Munshi for what it described as their courage in the face of perceived political pressure by the Religious Liberty Commission.
“The Trump administration has repeatedly paid lip service to free speech and religious freedom while obsessively trying to smear and silence Americans who dare to criticize a foreign government, especially American Muslims and even American Catholics like Carrie Prejean Boller,” the council’s March 13 statement read. “The commission is now clearly meant to protect Israel from criticism, not to protect religious freedom for the American people.”
CAIR-Texas: Further Investigation Into Death of Richardson ICE Detainee Demanded – Dallas Observer