CAIR-AZ Welcomes Governor’s Veto of Anti-Free Speech Bill Targeting Teachers
The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ) today welcomed Governor Katie Hobbs’ veto of an anti-free speech bill that would allow students and their parents to sue teachers over allegations of antisemitism. In her veto statement, Governor Hobbs said that the bill is “not about antisemitism,” but rather about “attacking our teachers.” […]
CAIR-AZ Calls on Governor to Veto Anti-Free Speech Bill
The Council on American-Islamic Relations of Arizona (CAIR-AZ), the state chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, strongly condemns Arizona House Bill 2867 (HB2867) as a dangerous attack on free speech and academic freedom and calls on Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs to veto the bill. HB2867 seeks to punish students and […]
CAIR-Philadelphia, Lower Merion Alliance for Free Speech on Palestine Condemn School District for Censoring Palestinian Keffiyeh, Subjecting Student to Police Surveillance and Search at Graduation
The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia) and Lower Merion Alliance for Free Speech on Palestine (LM AFSP) today strongly condemned the actions of the Lower Merion School District (LMSD) after a high school student was reportedly forced to remove a Palestinian keffiyeh-patterned headscarf at their graduation ceremony, subjected to a search, […]
CAIR-Austin Calls on Randalls to Probe Incident in Which Asst. Manager Allegedly Profiled Muslim Senior
The Austin chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Austin), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on Randalls and its parent company, Albertsons Companies, to launch an immediate investigation and take appropriate disciplinary action against a store assistant manager accused of targeting a Muslim senior with false theft allegations and […]
CAIR Action Alert: Urge Congress to Pass the NO BAN Act and Access to Counsel Act to Stop Discriminatory Travel Bans
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling on all Americans to urge their Members of Congress to pass two urgently needed bills: the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants (NO BAN) Act, sponsored by Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) and Sen. Chris Coons (DE), and the Access to Counsel Act, […]
CAIR-LA, Partners Protest Trump’s New Expanded Travel Ban at Los Angeles International Airport
The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA), along with other civil rights advocacy and immigrant-serving organizations and community members, yesterday gathered at the Los Angeles International Airport to protest President Donald Trump’s new expanded travel ban targeting 19 primarily Muslim-majority, African, and Caribbean countries. WATCH: ABC7: CAIR-LA, Partners Protest Trump’s […]
CAIR-MI Welcomes Cancellation of Undercover Surveillance, Harassment of U. Michigan Anti-Genocide Groups
The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a chapter of the nations largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the University of Michigan’s cancellation of undercover surveillance of anti-genocide student groups—but emphasized that this is only one of many necessary steps to address the university’s systemic suppression of pro-Palestinian advocacy […]
CAIR Designates Florida Rep. Randy Fine as ‘Anti-Muslim Extremist’ Following ‘Unceasingly Violent’ Rhetoric
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today designated Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) as an “anti-Muslim extremist” on its Islamophobia hate list following his unceasingly violent rhetoric directed at Muslims and Palestinians. SEE: Islamophobic Individual: Randy Fine CAIR’s designation states in part: “For years, [Rep. Fine] has invoked Islamophobic […]
CAIR-MI Calls for Probe of Undercover Surveillance, Harassment of U. Michigan Anti-Genocide Groups
The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for an independent and transparent investigation of reported undercover surveillance and harassment of anti-genocide groups at the University of Michigan. According to the Guardian: “The University of Michigan is using private, undercover investigators to […]
VIDEO: CAIR Holds Community Webinar on New Travel Ban
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, yesterday held a community webinar on the Trump administration’s newly expanded travel ban. The webinar discussed who is impacted by the ban, what exceptions apply, and how community members can protect themselves and their families. WATCH A RECORDING OF THE […]