CAIR Demands Release of North Carolina Asylum Seeker Abducted By ICE in Apparent Case of Mistaken Identity
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil-rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the abduction of longtime North Carolina resident, father of five and Libyan asylum-seeker Mohamed Ali Aboubaker Naser, who was taken into custody by ICE agents who reportedly misidentified him as an Iranian citizen. In a statement, CAIR Community Advocacy Director […]
CAIR Sends Photos of Starving Children in Gaza to Congress in Open Letter
Photo: One of two photos sent to Congress. Photo of two-year-old Yazan Abu Foul, a resident of Al-Shati Refugee Camp in western Gaza City. Photographer: AbdulHakim Abu Riash. Photo released with permission. Photos sent to every member of Congress, over 3,600 congressional staffers The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and […]
Jewish, Muslim, Civil Rights Orgs Hold News Conference and Rally at State House in Opposition to Anti-Free Speech Bill, Urge Lawmakers to Pass Immigrant Trust Act
WHAT: A coalition of civil and human rights organizations will hold a news conference and rally at the New Jersey State House and testify in opposition to Assembly Bill A3558, which is scheduled for a hearing and vote in the Assembly State and Local Government Committee on Thursday. A3558 would codify the controversial International Holocaust Remembrance Association (IHRA) definition of antisemitism into […]
CAIR Calls on Border Czar Tom Homan to Cut Ties With Anti-Muslim Hate Groups
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Trump administration’s border czar Tom Homan to cut and renounce his ties to anti-Muslim hate groups, including an extremist organization dedicated to opposing what it calls “the Satanic choke-hold of Islam” in America. Earlier this month, CAIR exposed Homan’s relationship to anti-Muslim hate groups, […]
CAIR-NY Condemns Columbia Decision to Expel and Suspend Students for Butler Library Protest
The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the decision by Columbia University to expel and suspend students tied to a protest in Butler Library earlier this year in May. SEE: Columbia University expels, suspends about 80 students in […]
Ohio Coalition Launches Hunger Strike to End Gaza Starvation
(COLUMBUS, OH – 7/22/2025) — On Wednesday, July 23, the Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) in Columbus, Cincinnati and Dayton, alongside local and national interfaith and civic organizations, plan to hold a press conference launching #HungerStrikeForGaza, a campaign demanding an end to Israel’s blockade that is causing mass starvation in Gaza. […]
COMMUNITY ALERT: CAIR 31st Anniversary Banquet & National Policy Conference Sep. 19th – 20th in DC
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today invited the public to register for CAIR Impact Weekend, a two-day event on Sep. 19th and Sep. 20th, 2025, in Washington, DC starting with a National Policy & Leadership Conference and culminating with CAIR’s 31st anniversary banquet. REGISTER NOW! […]
CAIR Condemns Israeli Slaughter of 63 Palestinians in Gaza, Use of Starvation as Weapon of War
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the slaughter of 63 Palestinians in Gaza by Israeli forces and the Israeli government’s use of starvation as a weapon of war. Israeli forces have killed at least 63 Palestinians, including 26 aid seekers, in attacks across Gaza […]
CAIR-LA Joins LA vs Hate, MPAC for Unveiling of Mural Celebrating the Muslim Community
The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) recently joined partner organizations LA vs Hate and the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) to cohost the unveiling of a new mural by Palestinian American artist Saj Issa at the Islamic Center of Southern California (ICSC). The event was attended by community […]
CAIR Action Alert: Act Now to Demand Maryland Dept. of Education Restore Palestine Context, History in Statewide Curriculum
The IMAN Network and the Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today urged the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) to reverse recent changes to the statewide social studies curriculum that the organization described as “biased, racist, and exclusionary.” CAIR condemned the removal […]