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CAIR-Minnesota Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Threatening Message Left at Office of Muslim State Senator
The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Minnesota) today called on local, state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate a threatening message left at an office of Minnesota state Senator Omar Fateh as a hate crime. A threatening message reportedly left at the scene stated: “Somali Muslim — this warning is no joke.” “We […]
CAIR Welcomes Slovenia’s Travel Ban on Netanyahu Over Gaza Genocide
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed Slovenia’s decision to impose a travel ban on indicted war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu over his government’s ongoing genocide in Gaza. In a statement, Washington, D.C.-based CAIR said: “We commend Slovenia for taking a principled stand in support of international law and human […]
CAIR Welcomes Charges for ‘Hail Satan’ Threat to Tennessee Mosque
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed charges brought against a Tennessee man who allegedly threatened a mosque in that state. Robert William Miller, 50, pleaded not guilty yesterday in federal court to making a threat against the Islamic Society of Greater Chattanooga. Miller allegedly sent […]
CAIR Backs UEFA Move to Vote on Suspending Israel Over Genocide in Gaza
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed support for a move by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to vote on suspending Israel’s membership due to its ongoing genocide in Gaza. UEFA’s executive committee is expected to support any vote in favor of suspending […]
CAIR-NJ to Join Press Conference, Rally in Trenton Calling for End to New Jersey’s $30 Million Investment in Israel Bonds
On Thursday, September 25, at 12 p.m. ET, the New Jersey chapter of the Council on Islamic-Relations will join allied organizations at a press conference and rally outside the New Jersey Division of Investment to demand that the state government divest from $30 million in Israel Bonds purchased with state workers’ pensions and general funds due to […]
CAIR Action Alert: Tell Congress to Condemn Israeli Terror Bombing of Gaza Aid Flotilla Carrying U.S. Citizens, Demand Safe Passage
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Trump administration and Congress to condemn the overnight Israeli terror bombing of the new Gaza humanitarian aid flotilla carrying U.S. citizens and to demand its safe passage to bring supplies to the forcibly-starved people of Gaza. Americans from […]
CAIR-MI Calls on State Officials to Speak Out, Take Action After Israel Murders Family in Lebanon with Relatives in Dearborn
The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) today called on elected officials in Michigan to publicly condemn and take action in response to the murder of five civilians—including three children and their father—by Israeli forces in southern Lebanon. The sister of the man who was killed in the strike lives in Dearborn, […]
CAIR-San Diego Condemns Hate Vandalism Targeting Churches, Calls on Community Leaders to Speak Out Against Bigotry
The San Diego office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-San Diego) today condemned a series of hate crime vandalism incidents in several San Diego neighborhoods and urged community leaders to speak out against rising bigotry nationwide. The vandalism included graffiti containing slurs targeting specific religions on churches and religious shrines of different faiths. In a statement, CAIR-San […]
CAIR-Arizona Welcomes Guilty Plea for Threats Targeting Mosque
The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a guilty plea by a man charged with making anti-Muslim threats targeting a Maricopa, Arizona, mosque. Mark Martinez, 36, is charged with making the threats in a phone call to Masjid Bilal ibn Rabah in August, […]