CAIR, CAIR Action to Release 2025 August Recess Advocacy Toolkit and Host Webinar on Thursday, July 24 at 6 PM ET
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and CAIR Action, will release the 2025 August Recess Toolkit and host an advocacy webinar on Thursday, July 24, at 6 PM ET to prepare American Muslims and allies to engage members of Congress during the upcoming August recess. From August 2 to September 2, Congress will be back in their home districts meeting with constituents. […]
CAIR-Chicago and Community to Join Bosnian-Muslim Community to Honor Srebrenica Genocide Remembrance Day—Friday July 11, 3pm at Daley Plaza
On Friday, July 11, the Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago), in partnership with SABAH, Bosniak Brotherhood of Genocide Survivors (BBGS), Muslim Civic Coalition and other community allies, will host a public press conference and commemoration for “Srebrenica Genocide Remembrance Day.” The program will include lowering the flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina to half-staff, the National anthem, […]
CAIR Condemns Trump Admin Sanctions on Anti-Genocide U.N. Human Rights Official Francesca Albanese
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the Trump administration’s decision to impose sanctions on U.N. Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese for her criticism of Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza. Albanese recently exposed dozens of companies that are profiting from Israel’s genocide in Gaza. SEE: Top Economists Back […]
CAIR-NJ Calls on State Board of Education to Sever Ties with ADL After NEA Vote
CAIR-NJ Calls on State Board of Education to Sever Ties with ADL After NEA Vote (NEWARK, NJ – 7/9/2025) – The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today urged the State Board of Education to sever its relationship with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) after the National Education Association (NEA), the nation’s largest […]
CAIR‑Philadelphia Welcomes City’s Apology to Muslim Lifeguard, Steps Taken for Religious Accommodation
The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia) today welcomed the formal apology issued to Sa’diyah S, a 16-year-old Black Muslim-American lifeguard, and the steps taken by officials of the City of Philadelphia when she faced problems with her modest swimwear at a Philadelphia pool where she was hired to work as a […]
CAIR Exposes Trump Border Czar Tom Homan’s Active Collaboration with Anti-Muslim Hate Groups
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released a new report exposing Trump administration border czar Tom Homan’s associations with anti-Muslim hate groups, including an extremist organization dedicated to opposing what it calls “the Satanic choke-hold of Islam” in America and another that declares that any practicing American […]
CAIR Condemns Delivery of U.S. Bulldozers for Use in Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza, West Bank
Muslim civil rights group calls bulldozers ‘tools of destruction, dispossession, ethnic cleansing, and apartheid’ The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the reported delivery of dozens of U.S. bulldozers to the Israeli military for use in its ethnic cleansing of Gaza and the illegally-occupied West Bank. CAIR called […]
CAIR-NY Welcomes Passage of Bill Decriminalizing Street Vending in New York City
The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the New York City Council’s passage of Intro 47, which removes criminal misdemeanor penalties and reduces criminal liability for street vendors across the city. SEE: Instagram Post SEE: Street Vendors Celebrate Bill […]
CAIR-CA Welcomes Delay of Controversial Anti-Education Bill AB 715, Calls on Senate to Reject Bill Entirely
The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the pulling of Assembly Bill 715 (AB 715)—a deeply troubling bill that threatens academic freedom and targets educators who speak about Palestine—from tomorrow’s scheduled Senate Education Committee hearing agenda. The delay comes after weeks […]
CAIR Announces Maryam Fakhruddin as #MYLS2025 Keynote Speaker, Encourages Students to Register Soon
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today announced that the keynote speaker for its 10th annual Muslim Youth Leadership Symposium (MYLS) is Maryam Fakhruddin, a local DMV mental health therapist. This year’s event will be held on Friday, July 25 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Open to students ages 13 to 19, #MYLS2025 is themed “Voices Unshaken: […]