CAIR-Minnesota Director to Join Instagram Event on Impact of Trump’s New Travel Ban
On Thursday, June 26, Jaylani Hussein, executive director of the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Minnesota) will join a live Instagram event, “Trump’s travel ban: What it means for Minnesotans,” discussing the impact of President Trump’s new travel ban barring nationals of 12 countries from entering the U.S. and partially restricting those from another […]
CAIR‑NJ, Allies Rally Against NJ Bill Chilling Free Speech on Criticism of Israel’s Genocide in Gaza
The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American‑Islamic Relations (CAIR‑NJ), along with a diverse coalition of civil rights advocates, including faith and minority rights-focused groups, today rallied in opposition to the new draft of Assembly Bill A3558, which seeks to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism into state law thereby […]
CAIR Condemns ‘Cowardly, Horrific’ Bombing of Syrian Church, Welcomes Syria’s Efforts to Counter Extremism
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the “cowardly, horrific and unacceptable” bombing of a church in Syria and expressed support for the Syrian government’s efforts to counter such extremists. According to the Syrian Interior Ministry, someone opened fire on Sunday inside Mar Elias Church […]
CAIR Calls on U.S., Muslim World to Demand Israel Lift Ban on Entry into Al Aqsa Mosque
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the Israeli government’s closure of the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, one of Islam’s holiest sites, as its latest attack on Islam and Palestinian human rights. CAIR also called on the United States and Muslim-majority nations to demand […]
CAIR-MI to Join Imams Council to Condemn Aggression Against Iran, Continued Slaughter in Gaza
On Tuesday, June 24, 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, will join the Imams Council of Michigan to condemn recent military aggression against Iran and the continued Israeli slaughter of innocent Gazans. The Imams Council of Michigan stated, “President Trump’s decision […]
CAIR Welcomes Federal Judge’s Reaffirmation of Due Process in Kilmar Abrego Garcia Case
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a federal judge’s recent decision to uphold constitutional due process in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia—a man who was previously deported in violation of court orders and held without charge. CAIR urged the […]
CAIR Calls Gaza ‘Graveyard for Myth of Human Rights’ as Israel Continues to Slaughter Starving Palestinians Seeking Food
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called Gaza “the graveyard for the myth of human rights” after yet another Israeli massacre of starving Palestinians forced to seek food at U.S.-back concentration sites in Gaza. Israeli forces slaughtered at least 10 people near a concentration site northwest […]
CAIR Condemns U.S. Attack on Iran as ‘Illegal and Unjustified’ Act of War That Prioritizes Netanyahu Over American People
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned President Trump’s attack on Iran as an “illegal and unjustified act of war” that prioritizes the wishes of Benjamin Netanyahu over the American people and threatens to drag our nation into a wider war in the region. US […]
CAIR-Houston Calls for Hate Crime Charges for Attempted Racist Vehicular Assault
The Houston chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston) today called for hate crime charges against a man who allegedly attempted to run over a neighbor after calling him racial slurs. A west Houston man was arrested after police say he shouted the n-word at one of his neighbors and tried to run him […]
CAIR Again Calls on Trump to Drop Poison Pill ‘Zero Enrichment’ Demand, Make Deal with Iran
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on President Trump to avert an “unnecessary and disastrous” all-out U.S. war with Iran by dropping Israel’s “poison pill” zero enrichment demand meant to doom nuclear negotiations. In a statement, CAIR said: “The American people do not want our […]