Community Advisory: Join May 1st Mayday Rally for Palestine in Baltimore
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations and Jewish Voice for Peace Baltimore are urging community members to join the MayDay Rally for Palestine or one of six other feeder marches convening in Baltimore on May 1st as part of a national day of protest against the Trump administration’s harmful policies and discriminatory […]
CAIR Action and Partner CAIR-Texas Urge Massive Turnout for Texas Muslim Capitol Day in Response to Anti-Muslim Hate Rally Planned by Extremist Group
CAIR Action Texas today called on Texas Muslims and allies of all faiths and backgrounds to turn out for Texas Muslim Capitol Day on April 29 after anti-Muslim extremists called on bigots to assemble outside the Texas Capitol to disrupt Muslim civic engagement and demonize Texas Muslims. Every year, hundreds of Texas Muslims visit the […]
CAIR-NY Condemns Cornell U. for Cancelling Kehlani Performance over Pro-Palestinian Stance
The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today condemned Cornell University for cancelling Kehlani’s “Slope Day” performance, citing her pro-Palestinian stance. SEE: Cornell Cancels Kehlani Performance Over Her Stance on the War in Gaza SEE ALSO: Kehlani axed from Cornell performance over ‘hateful views,’ Gaza comments Kehlani, a prominent R&B singer and social […]
CAIR Calls on World Community to Break Israel’s ‘Medieval Siege’ on Gaza That is Starving Palestinian Children
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the world community to break Israel’s “medieval siege” on Gaza that is resulting in the starvation deaths of Palestinian children. The World Food Program (WFP) said today it has depleted all its food stocks for families in Gaza because […]
CAIR-NY Calls on NYPD to Ban ‘Racist’ Training Labeling Palestinian Keffiyeh, Watermelon ‘Symbols of Hate’
Muslim civil rights and advocacy group calls on NYPD to cut ties with anti-Palestinian trainers, host corrective training for officers and affirm respect for Palestinian civil rights. The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), the nation’s leading Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the New York Police Department’s (NYPD) […]
CAIR Action Alert: Tell Congress to Reject Bill Silencing Campus Critics of Israeli Genocide
On Wednesday, April 30th, the Senate HELP Committee will consider the misleadingly titled Antisemitism Awareness Act that frames criticism of Israel on college campuses as bigotry. Join the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in urging the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), and all members of Congress to reject the misleadingly titled Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 […]
CAIR Calls on Maryland School System to Drop Israeli National Anthem From 6th Grade Music Curriculum Over Genocide Concerns
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) to stop asking 6th grade students at Dunloggin Middle School to perform or learn the Israeli government’s national anthem following concerns raised by parents and students opposed to the ongoing genocide in Gaza. CAIR, the nation’s […]
CAIR Welcomes Renaming of 2 Virginia Schools Originally Named for Racist Figures
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the renaming of two schools in Virginia’s Loudoun County previously named for racist historical figures. Loudoun County’s Mercer Middle School and Frances Hazel Reid Elementary School, named for a founding member of an organization advocating the deportation of […]
CAIR Commends Lawmakers for Visiting ICE Facility Holding Wrongfully-Detained Anti-Genocide Activists Mahmoud Khalil, Rumeysa Ozturk
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today commended Louisiana Representatives Troy Carter and Ranking Member of the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Bennie Thompson (MS) for leading a bicameral Democratic congressional delegation to conduct an oversight visit yesterday of ICE facilities in Louisiana to meet with wrongfully detained anti-genocide activists recent Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil and Tufts University Ph.D. […]
CAIR Welcomes Reduction of U.S. Forces in Syria, Calls for Complete Withdrawal
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the reported reduction of US troops in Syria to fewer than 1,000 and called on the Trump administration to withdraw completely. The Pentagon has withdrawn about 600 troops from Syria, leaving less than 1,000 in the country. The […]