CAIR-NY, BAAG to Hold Muslim Legislative Advocacy Day in State Capitol
On Tuesday, May 27, the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, along with the Bangladeshi American Advocacy Group (BAAG), will hold Muslim Legislative Advocacy Day at the State Capitol. As part of the programming, CAIR-NY and BAAG will host a joint press conference addressing […]
CAIR-MI Condemns Distribution of Racist Pamphlets in Burton
The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) today condemned the distribution of racist pamphlets to homes in Burton. Police in Burton are investigating after residents reported finding plastic baggies containing racist propaganda and an unknown substance distributed across several neighborhoods. The substance was initially found to carry no immediate health risk, but […]
CAIR Urges Congress to Condemn Rep. Randy Fine’s Call to ‘Nuke Gaza,’ Cites Escalating Pattern of Genocidal and Anti-American Rhetoric
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today strongly condemned Florida Congressman Randy Fine’s latest statement calling for the nuclear annihilation of Gaza and urged both Republican and Democratic leaders to take immediate action to publicly denounce his genocidal rhetoric and remove him from all congressional committees […]
CAIR Action Alert: Urge the Senate to Keep ‘Nonprofit Killer Bill’ Out After It Was Dropped from House Tax Package
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the removal of the dangerous and unconstitutional “Nonprofit Killer Bill” provision from the final House-passed Republican tax package. CAIR is now urging all Americans to contact the U.S. Senate to ensure this provision is not revived during its […]
CAIR-MN Decries End to Oversight of Police Reforms, Responds to Chauvin Pardon Rumors
The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today expressed its opposition to the end of oversight of police reforms and responded to rumors that Derek Chauvin might be pardoned. In 2020, Minneapolis leaders began working with the federal government to implement policing reforms. Those federal efforts came to an abrupt halt Wednesday […]
CAIR Calls Political Violence ‘Completely Unacceptable’ After Deadly Attack on Israeli Embassy Staffers in DC
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned political violence as “completely unacceptable” after a deadly attack on Israeli embassy employees in Washington, D.C., and said that the crime does not reflect or represent the millions of Americans peacefully advocating for an end to U.S. support […]
CAIR-Florida Welcomes Appeals Court Ruling Granting Legal Fees for Public Records Case
The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed an appeals court ruling the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office improperly withheld public records related to a program targeting “problem people” and “at-risk youths” and is required to pay CAIR-Florida’s attorney fees for its challenge […]
CAIR Says Trump Admin Must Drop Obsession with ‘Imaginary Genocide’ in South Africa, Address Real Genocide in Gaza
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said the Trump administration should focus on stopping the real genocide in Gaza instead of obsessing over an imaginary “white genocide” in South Africa. In a statement, CAIR said: “Our government must stop obsessing over an imaginary genocide in South […]
CAIR Welcomes USPS Apology to Md. Family Denied Passport Service, Calls for Cultural Competency Training at Salisbury Location
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed an apology issued by the United States Postal Service (USPS) to a Muslim family who were denied timely passport service at the Salisbury Post Office located at 816 E Salisbury Parkway. The civil rights […]
CAIR Welcomes Senate Letter Demanding DOJ Accountability in Killing of Palestinian-American Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a letter sent by eight U.S. Senators to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding transparency and accountability for the 2022 killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank. CLICK HERE: READ THE […]