CAIR Calls on Senators to Speak Out After Israel’s Bombing of School Shelter Produces This Generation’s ‘Napalm Girl’ Photo
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, yesterday sent a letter to every U.S. Senate office urging them to speak out against the Israeli government’s genocide in Gaza. The letter was prompted by the now-iconic image of five-year-old Ward al-Sheikh, who was filmed crying out for her […]
CAIR Calls on U. of Baltimore to Investigate Allegations of Religious Discrimination Against Muslim Graduate
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling on the University of Baltimore to launch an independent investigation into serious allegations of Islamophobic discrimination, retaliation, and institutional negligence reported by a former Muslim student. The former student, who is a visible and […]
CAIR-NJ Condemns Firing of Nurse Imam Over Expressing Anti-Genocide Views, Support for Palestine
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, New Jersey (CAIR-NJ), strongly condemns the unjust termination of Imam Khalil Adem, a respected religious leader and healthcare professional, by Hackensack Meridian Health. Imam Adem, who was wrongfully fired after exercising his First Amendment rights by expressing his views on the ongoing genocide in Palestine, has filed a civil rights lawsuit […]
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CAIR-HOUSTON Director of Operations TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Full-time, Salaried, Benefits-Eligible LOCATION: Houston, TX BACKGROUND Founded in 2001, The Houston Chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIRHouston) is part of America’s largest Islamic civil liberties and advocacy group, with over 35offices and chapters nationwide. Our mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, protectcivil […]
CAIR-Ohio Joins Neoworker Center to Discuss Immigrant Worker Resistance Against Recent Attacks
On Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in response to the recent attacks held against immigrant workers by the ICE raids, the criminalization of free speech, and the weaponization of immigration status, Neoworker Center hosted a solidarity session with CAIR-Ohio Executive Director-Faten Odeh, along with Director of Major Gifts, National Domestic Workers Alliance-Larisse Mondok, and Ohio Worker […]
CAIR Condemns French Government’s “Bigoted, Fascist” Targeting of European Counter-Islamophobia Group
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the French government’s targeting of a European Muslim organization dedicated to opposing anti-Muslim bigotry, the Collectif Contre l’Islamophobie en Europe (Collective Against Islamophobia in Europe, CCIE), as a baseless and fascist act of government-sanctioned Islamophobia. According to a […]
CAIR Condemns Israeli Occupation’s Massacre of 23 Refugees in Gaza Tents
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today strongly condemned the Israeli occupation’s slaughter of 23 Palestinians at the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza, its latest slaughter of civilians. An intense wave of Israeli bombings on central Gaza’s Bureij refugee camp left at least 23 killed […]
CAIR Welcomes Court Recognition that Law Used to Detain Mahmoud Khalil Likely Unconstitutional
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the recognition by a federal judge that the portion of an immigration law used by the Trump administration to detain Mahmoud Khalil is likely unconstitutional. Khalil, a recent Columbia University graduate and permanent resident, is “likely to win […]
CAIR-LA Welcomes Hate Crime Probe of Racist Harassment Targeting Family Displaying Palestinian Flag
The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today welcomed a hate crime investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department into a 2024 incident in which a man threatened and harassed residents of an Agoura Hills home for displaying a Palestinian flag. SEE: Man damaged Agoura Hills home’s door, made […]
CAIR, Maria Kari of Project TAHA to Take Part in Chicago Hearing Seeking Evacuation of Americans from Gaza
On Friday, May 30, attorneys representing the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights organization, and attorney Maria Kari of Project Taha will take part in a preliminary injunction hearing in Chicago, Illinois, about their lawsuit demanding that the U.S. Department of State compel the evacuation of Americans and their families trapped in Gaza. WHEN: Friday, […]