Community Advisory: CAIR Releases ‘Understanding the Trump Administration’s New Muslim/African Travel Ban’ Guidance
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released “Understanding the Trump Administration’s New Muslim/African Travel Ban” guidance following the Trump administration’s recent proclamation announcing a new and expanded travel ban, targeting 19 mostly Muslim and African nations. SEE: Understanding the Trump Administration’s New Muslim/African Travel Ban’ The […]
OP-ED: With the Arkansas Judea and Samaria Act, anti-Palestinian racism has infiltrated US laws
Now is the time for conscience. Now is the time for moral clarity. Every state must reject the Palestine Erasure Act — and any effort to make complicity the law of the land. People of conscience in Arkansas and anywhere else this legislation pops up should write their state lawmakers demanding they oppose it, and […]
MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Local Resident Returning to SFO Following March to Gaza
Later today, the San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR‑SFBA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, plans to hold a media availability welcoming home Adil Jakvani, a local Bay Area resident returning from Egypt after participating in the Global March to Gaza. The Global March to Gaza […]
CAIR Calls Gaza Concentration Sites ‘Human Slaughterhouses’ After Israel Murders 59 Starving People Seeking Food
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said Israeli food concentration sites in Gaza are in fact “human slaughterhouses” after Israeli tanks fired into a crowd trying to get aid from trucks, killing at least 59 people. Reuters said Israeli tanks fired at a crowd of thousands who […]
CAIR to Announce Lawsuit Against Maryland County BOE, School Officials for Violating First Amendment with Palestine Flag Ban
On Wednesday, June 18, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, plans to hold a news conference in front of the Montgomery County Board of Education in Rockville, Maryland, to announce the filing of a complaint challenging Sligo Middle School’s rule prohibiting teachers from displaying the Palestinian […]
CAIR Welcomes Senator Kaine’s Resolution Forbidding Unauthorized U.S. War on Iran
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the introduction of a joint resolution (S.J.Res.59)by Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) to prevent the Trump administration from involving U.S. armed forces in a war with Iran that Congress has not authorized. Senator Kaine’s resolution invokes the War Powers Resolution […]
CAIR Condemns Israel’s Increasing Slaughter of Palestinians at Food Concentration Points as ‘Sociopathic’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the Israeli occupation’s slaughter of 34 more Palestinians near food concentration points as “sociopathic.” At least 34 Palestinians were killed today by Israeli forces on the roads leading to Israeli- and U.S.-supported food distribution centers in the Gaza […]
CAIR-Austin, Community Leaders To Honor Dr. Qusay Hussein (1988-2025) And His Legacy
The Austin chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Austin), along with the University of Texas Professors and the Interfaith community, today mourned Dr. Qusay Hussein (1988-2025) who passed away on June 14th , 2025, at the age of 36, leaving a great legacy of resilience, service, and advocacy, and invited everyone to his memorial […]
CAIR Responds to Israeli Strikes on Iran, Demands Trump Halt U.S. Weapons Transfers Enabling Netanyahu’s Expanding War
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned Israel’s unilateral offensive strikes on Iran and called on the Trump administration to immediately halt all U.S. weapons transfers and military aid to the Netanyahu government. The strikes mark a dangerous escalation in a year-long campaign of unrestrained […]
CAIR-DFW to Hold Emergency News Conference About Palestinian Newlywed Facing Deportation Tonight to Undisclosed Location
Later this afternoon, the Dallas–Fort Worth chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-DFW) will hold an emergency press conference (Thursday, June 12, at 4 p.m. CT) to address U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) apparent plan to deport Ward Sakeik to an undisclosed location as early as tonight. Sakeik is a Stateless Palestinian who arrived in the US lawfully […]