CAIR Action Alert: Tell Congress to Support Bill Taking Action Against Internment of Uyghur Muslims ahead of Critical Wednesday Markup
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/29/19) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on all Americans who support human rights and religious freedom to contact their elected Representative in the House and urge them to support critical legislation taking action against the internment of more than a […]
ACTION ALERT: Texas Anti-BDS Law Plaintiff Bahia Amawi to Receive CAIR ‘American Muslim of the Year’ Award
There are only a few days left to reserve your tickets for CAIR’s 25th anniversary gala to be held Saturday, November 9, at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C. At the gala, Bahia Amawi will receive CAIR’s 2019 “American Muslim of the Year” award. Earlier this year, CAIR welcomed a landmark victory in our First Amendment […]
CAIR-NY Urges Transparent Investigations for Excessive Force on Brooklyn Subway Trains, Civil Rights Group Calls for NYPD Accountability
(New York, N.Y. 10/28/10) – The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) called for transparent investigations into NYPD’s apparent excessive force used during two Brooklyn subway trains on Friday and Saturday. CAIR-NY also called for officers involved in the incidents to be held accountable. In one incident that took place at […]
CAIR Files Recommendations with Federal Judge for Fixing Unconstitutional Terror Watchlist
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/28/19) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, on Friday filed its arguments on how to fix the terror watchlist after a federal judge ruled that list unconstitutional last month. In September, Judge Anthony Trenga of the Eastern District of Virginia ruled that the government has […]
CAIR-Missouri Names Mojda ‘Moji’ Sidiqi as New Executive Director
(ST. LOUIS, M0, 10/25/2019) – The Missouri chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Missouri) today announced that Mojda “Moji” Sidiqi has been named as the new executive director of the Muslim civil rights organization. Sidiqi replaces outgoing director Faizan Syed, who recently became executive director of CAIR’s Dallas-Fort Worth chapter. Sidiqi previously served as CAIR-Missouri’s […]
CAIR-DFW to Join Rally Against India’s Oppression of Kashmir
(DALLAS, TX, 10/26/2019) – On Sunday, Oct. 27, the Dallas/Fort Worth chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-DFW) will join DFW Kashmir Unity Forum, Friends of Kashmir, the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), and a number of local Islamic Centers for a rally at the John F Kennedy Memorial Plaza to oppose the Indian […]
CAIR Submits Statement on Kashmir for House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Hearing
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/23/19) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, yesterday submitted a written statement to the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation’s hearing on “Human Rights in South Asia: Views from the State Department and the Region.” CAIR’s statement focuses on Kashmir […]
CAIR-MI to Hold Community Discussion Marking 10 Years After the FBI-Shooting of Imam Luqman
(FARMINGTON HILLS, MI, 10/23/19) – On Saturday, October 26, the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will hold a community discussion marking 10 years since the shooting death of Imam Luqman Abdullah during an FBI-coordinated raid on October 28, 2009 […]
CAIR Condemns Trump’s Racist False Equivalence of Impeachment Inquiry to ‘Lynching’
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/22/19) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned President Donald Trump’s misuse of the term “lynching” to describe the House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry. That term is historically associated with white supremacist terrorism and the murder of African-Americans. In a statement, CAIR National […]
Federal Court Rules That Anti-Muslim Activist Laura Loomer Fraudulently Joined CAIR-Florida in Lawsuit
(MIAMI, FL, 10/22/19) – The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida), the state’s largest Muslim civil rights advocacy organization, today welcomed the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida’s order dismissing a lawsuit filed by anti-Muslim right-wing activist Laura Loomer against CAIR-Florida. The court determined that the Florida civil rights organization was fraudulently […]