CAIR-LA Calls on Claremont McKenna College to Address Students’ Concerns Over Controversial Commencement Speaker
The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today called on Claremont McKenna College (CMC) leadership to address students’ concerns regarding the school’s 2026 Commencement Speaker, Salman Rushdie. Rushdie is an Indian-born British-American novelist who has previously made troubling statements about Islam and Palestine. On Friday, May 2, the Claremont […]
CAIR Condemns India’s Bombing of Mosques and Civilians in Pakistan, Calls on U.S. to Demand Modi Deescalate
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today strongly condemned India’s far-right and anti-Muslim Hindutva government for bombing mosques and civilians in Pakistan. On Tuesday, the Indian government launched missile attacks on numerous sites on Pakistani territory, including Pakistan-administered Kashmir. India claims its attacks were a response to a […]
CAIR Calls on State Department to Condemn RSF’s Escalating Attacks in Sudan, Make Clear Militia Will Never Receive American Recognition
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the State Department to condemn attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan and make clear that the militia will never receive American recognition. Yesterday, RSF drone strikes hit a major power station in the […]
CAIR Condemns Ban on Hijab by Province in Belgium
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a ban on hijab, or Islamic head scarves, in educational institutions in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The ban, which prohibits the wearing of items such as headscarves during educational activities, comes into effect September 1. Vlaams Belang, […]
CAIR Special Report Reveals Surging Crisis in Employment Discrimination Sparked by Anti-Palestinian Bias
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released a special report, “Terminated: Employment Discrimination at the Core of Islamophobia and Anti-Palestinian Racism,” which reveals a surging crisis in employment discrimination across the country, largely sparked by efforts to prevent employees from displaying signs of Palestinian culture or sympathy […]
CAIR-SFBA Urges Apology After Sunnyvale Censors Palestinian Culture at Arts Festival
The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced that it has sent a letter to Sunnyvale Mayor Larry Klein urging a public apology and policy changes after the City of Sunnyvale censored Palestinian cultural expression at the Hands on the […]
CAIR-MA Welcomes Guilty Plea by Man Who Ripped Palestinian Flag Off Truck
The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MA) today welcomed the guilty plea in Stoughton District Court by Nicholas Lance, who was charged with destruction of property after ripping a Palestinian flag off a truck belonging to a Palestinian American man. CAIR-MA represents the victim in the case, who wishes not to be […]
CAIR-OPED: Pro-Israel Senators Show Their Hand By Opposing Free Speech Protections in Now-Delayed Antisemitism Bill – Common Dreams
The Antisemitism Awareness Act has never been about countering antisemitism or protecting Jewish students from discrimination; it is about silencing pro-Palestine students and protecting the Israeli government from criticism… Silencing speech does not stop hate. It only deepens injustice. And we should not stand by while our government attempts to criminalize moral clarity. READ THE […]
CAIR Calls on Trump Admin to ‘Finally Speak Out’ After Top Israeli Official Says Gaza Will Soon ‘Be Completely Destroyed,’ Depopulated
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said Trump administration officials must “finally speak out” after Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich reportedly said Gaza will soon “be completely destroyed” and its population “will leave in large numbers to third countries.” SEE: Israeli minister says Gaza will be ‘entirely destroyed,’ Palestinians […]
CAIR Welcomes Dismissal of Tennessee Assistant Prosecutor Over Alleged Racist, Anti-Immigrant, Anti-Muslim Posts
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the dismissal of an assistant prosecutor in Knox County, Tennessee, over social media posts allegedly expressing racist, anti-immigrant, sexist, neo-Nazi, and anti-Muslim views. The Knox County District Attorney’s Office fired an assistant prosecutor May 5 hours after Knox […]