DONATE

Author: Ismail Allison

CAIR-MI Calls for Stepped-Up Protection for Mosques After ‘I’m Going to Burn It Down’ Threat to Islamic Institution

The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil right and advocacy organization, today called for stepped-up police protection for mosques and Islamic institutions in that state after law enforcement authorities identified a person of interest from Texas who allegedly made threatening calls to the Islamic […]

CAIR Welcomes Ruling that Trump Admin Violated Rights of Pro-Palestinian, Anti-Genocide Students

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a ruling by a federal judge that government officials unconstitutionally violated the free speech rights of pro-Palestinian students as they sought to deport international students and scholars, including Mahmoud Khalil and Tufts University’s Rumeysa Ozturk, for expressing pro-Palestinian, anti-genocide views. U.S. District Court Judge […]

CAIR-MI Welcomes Terror Charge for Va. White Supremacist’s Alleged Threat to ‘Kill Muslims’ at Dearborn Mosque

The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) today welcomed a terror charge for a Virginia white supremacist facing terrorism charges for allegedly threatening to “kill Muslims” at a mosque in Michigan. Macin Horstemeyer, 32, is being held without bond at the Blue Ridge Regional Jail for allegedly threatening the public, making threats online, soliciting […]

CAIR Submits Statement for the Record at Senate Hearing on TSA’s Quiet Skies Program, Urges Greater Congressional Oversight of Federal Watchlists

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced that it has submitted a formal statement for the record in connection with today’s U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing titled “Examining the Weaponization of the Quiet Skies Program.” Click Here: Read CAIR’s Comments  […]

Community Advisory: CAIR Shares Guidance on New U.S. Passport Hijab Photo Requirements

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released guidance for the American Muslim community regarding how to respond to new, more invasive demands that the U.S. Department of State has made to applicants who wear an Islamic headscarf, or hijab, in photographs submitted with their applications. READ: Understanding the […]

CAIR Calls on Pentagon to Affirm Religious Rights of Military Personnel After Sec. Hegseth Announces ‘No Beards’ Policy

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Pentagon to affirm that it will protect the religious rights of all military personnel by maintaining religious accommodations for Sikhs, Muslims, Jews, and others in the wake of a “no beards” policy announced today by Defense […]

CAIR Files Ethics Complaint Against State Legislators Over ‘50 States One Israel’ Trip

Constituents of diverse faiths and backgrounds sent over 3,100 letters to demand accountability The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced that it has filed a formal ethics complaint with the Maryland General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics (JCLE) against four […]