CAIR-SFBA Welcomes Hate Crime Charges in Attack on Muslim Worshipers in Morgan Hill
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 welcomed hate crime charges filed by the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office against a man accused of assaulting Muslim worshipers outside the Morgan Hill Community Center in Morgan Hill last month. The suspect allegedly […]
CAIR-LA Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Racist Attack Targeting Pregnant Street Vendor in Simi Valley
The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today condemned the recent racist attack targeting a pregnant street vendor in Simi Valley, California, and called for a hate crime investigation by the Simi Valley Police Department (SVPD). SEE: Videos recording the incident showed a woman, identified as Julie Christine Sanchez, […]
CAIR Calls on President Trump to Drop Former Israeli Military Employee from NSC Role on Iran, Israel
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on President Trump to cancel the appointment of a former Israeli military employee who currently is in charge of American policy on Iran and Israel for the U.S. National Security Council (NSC). According to Drop Site News: “Merav Ceren’s appointment […]
CAIR Condemns Distribution of White Supremacist Propaganda in Missouri
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the distribution of white supremacist propaganda in Joplin, Missouri. Joplin police are investigating flyers with links to a website and references to a “known white supremacist and anti-Semitic group.” Yesterday, CAIR condemned a reported demonstration Saturday by a white supremacist neo-Nazi group, […]
CAIR Extols Pope Francis’ Legacy of Opposition to War Crimes, Compassion for Poor
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today offered its condolences to the Catholic community and Christians around the world on the passing of Pope Francis and commended his legacy of compassion for the poor and opposition to war crimes, including the Israeli government’s bombing in Gaza, […]
CAIR’s Maryland Office Applauds ‘Historic’ UMD College Park Vote in Support of Divestment Referendum
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today applauded a historic vote by students at the University of Maryland College Park (UMD) last evening to pass a ballot referendum in favor of the institution boycotting and divesting from entities complicit in violating Palestinian human […]
CAIR Condemns Trump Admin’s ‘Double Tap’ Slaughter of 70+ Yemenis, Including Paramedics, as ‘War Crime’
Muslim civil rights organization calls on Trump to fulfill campaign pledge to end forever wars, stop Gaza genocide The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the killing of 74 people in Yemen in a US airstrike as a war crime. US airstrikes targeting an oil […]
GA Civil Rights Orgs, Kuck Baxter Condemn International Students’ Visa Revocations, Seek Temporary Restraining Order
Georgia civil rights organizations—CAIR-Georgia, Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta and American Civil Liberties Union-Georgia—today held a press conference with Kuck Baxter Immigration, a private immigration law firm, condemning the visa revocations of international students at Kennesaw State University, Georgia Tech, Emory University, University of Georgia and other Georgia colleges. The press conference followed an emergency Temporary […]
CAIR-NJ Calls on Gov. Murphy to Veto Bill Designed to Place Vague Restrictions on First Amendment Rights
The Council on American-Islamic Relations of New Jersey (CAIR-NJ) today calls on Gov. Phil Murphy to veto Bill A4652 / S3507, a deeply flawed piece of legislation that threatens the fundamental democratic rights of free speech and peaceful assembly. The bill passed by the New Jersey legislature on March 24, 2025, and is on Governor Murphy’s […]
CAIR Welcomes Dismissal of 2 Delaware Firefighters Charged with Hate Crime
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the dismissal of two Delaware firefighters charged with a hate crime for allegedly chasing another employee with a noose. Two men who worked with the Millville Volunteer Fire Company were fired and charged with a hate crime after […]