CAIR Commends 27 Senators Who Voted to Block Weapons for Israel’s Genocide, Calls Vote ‘Historic Sign of Progress’
Muslim civil rights group urges public to thank supporters and hold opponents accountable for arming genocide The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today commended the 27 U.S. senators who voted to block offensive arms shipments to the Israeli government and called the vote a “historic sign […]
CAIR-Connecticut Facilitates Meeting Between Sen. Murphy’s Office, Family of Sayfullah Musallat, Killed by Israeli Settlers
Muslim civil rights group calls for U.S.-led Investigation and Urges Senator Murphy to Support Sanders Resolutions Blocking Arms Transfers The Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CT) organized an emotional and urgent meeting earlier today between the family of Sayfullah Musallat—a 20-year-old Palestinian-American citizen brutally killed by Israeli settlers in the occupied West […]
CAIR-LA Raises Deep Concerns Regarding UC Settlement in Case Perpetuating False Narrative That UCLA Anti-Genocide Encampment Was Antisemitic
The Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today raised concerns regarding a recent announcement by the University of California that it will pay to settle a federal lawsuit that stemmed from the false narrative that the student-led anti-genocide encampment at the UC Los Angeles (UCLA) created a “Jew Exclusion Zone,” […]
CAIR-New Jersey, Palestinian Families Urge US Intervention in Israel’s Deliberate Starvation in Gaza
The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today joined Palestinian American families and community leaders to call on U.S. officials to intervene and allow aid to enter Gaza as the death toll from the Israeli-driven starvation mounts. During a press conference Wednesday, several Palestinian families with relatives and loved ones suffering […]
CAIR Welcomes First GOP Recognition of Israel’s War Crimes in Gaza as Genocide
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s recognition that the Israeli government’s war crimes in Gaza – including the deliberate starvation of civilians – constitutes genocide. CAIR also today called on other Republican elected officials to put America first by acknowledging the […]
CAIR-LA Welcomes Swift Response to Racist Incidents at Knott’s Berry Farms
The Los Angeles office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today welcomed Knott’s Berry Farm’s swift response to two separate recent racist incidents at the theme park in Buena Park, California. SEE: A widely circulated video posted to TikTok from July 12 shows a man at Knott’s Berry Farm allegedly shouting a racial slur targeting Latinos after […]
CAIR-Michigan Welcomes Hate Crime Charge for Racist Confrontation
The Michigan chapter of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a local chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed hate crime charges for an alleged racist confrontation in Eaton County. SEE: Eaton County man charged with hate crime after allegedly using racial slur, spitting on neighbor Robert Burley, 38, from Eaton Rapids, […]
CAIR ACTION ALERT: Tell the Senate to Vote YES on Sanders’ Resolutions to Block U.S. Bombs and Guns for Genocide in Gaza
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling on all Americans to immediately contact their U.S. senators and demand they VOTE YES on two urgent resolutions introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders to stop the Trump administration from sending more weapons to the Israeli government. ACT NOW: Tell the […]
CAIR Reiterates Call for Firing of Anti-Muslim Extremist Shaun Maguire After He Denigrates U.S. Veteran Exposing War Crimes in Gaza
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today reiterated its call for the firing of Sequoia Capital partner Shaun Maguire after he accused a US veteran of lying about Israeli forces killing a child in front of him. In a video, Green Beret veteran Anthony Aguilar recounted […]
CAIR Welcomes Senate Reintroduction of John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL) reintroduction of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act in both the U.S. Senate and urged Muslim voters to advocate for its passage during the August congressional recess. CAIR staff and […]