TODAY: CAIR-CT, Muslim Community Leaders, and Civic Leaders to Hold Press Conference Demanding Safe Schools for Muslim Students in Waterbury
Later today, the Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CT) will hold a press conference (Tuesday, March 12, at 12 PM) in front of Waterbury Public Schools headquarters to demand immediate action to ensure the safety of two 14-year-old Muslim students who were reportedly assaulted by fellow students due to their Arab origin and Islamic faith. […]
CAIR-Minnesota Responds to National Report Indicating Minnesota Leads the Nation in Incidents Targeting Mosques
CAIR Executive Available for Media TODAY, 1-3 PM at CAIR-MN Office : 1821 University Avenue W, #306 St. Paul, MN 55104 CAIR’s Civil Rights Report Shows Islamophobia at All-Time High, with Viewpoint Discrimination a Key Factor The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today responded to CAIR’s newly released 2025 Civil Rights Report, […]
CAIR’s Civil Rights Report Shows Islamophobia Complaints at All-Time High, Viewpoint Discrimination Key Factor
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/11/25) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released its 2025 Civil Rights Report “Unconstitutional Crackdowns,” which reveals that Islamophobia continues to be at an all-time high across the country. WATCH CAIR’S WASHINGTON, D.C., NEWS CONFERENCE. CAIR said viewpoint discrimination against those speaking out against […]
CAIR-AZ Calls Federal Probe of ASU a Violation of Students’ First Amendment Rights
The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ) today expressed deep concern that a federal investigation of Arizona State University (ASU) will violate students’ First amendment rights and set a dangerous precedent for silencing political speech on college campuses. This federal scrutiny follows a broader trend of targeting pro-Palestinian, anti-genocide activism, a move […]
Media Availability: CAIR to Join Partners Testifying in Favor of Md. Bill Restoring Right to Boycott Foreign Countries
On Tuesday, March 11th, the Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will be available to answer questions regarding House Bill 1460 Boycott of Foreign Countries, which it is joining interfaith coalition partners to testify in favor of at a bill hearing beginning at […]
CAIR-NY Condemns Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, Calls for Immediate Release
The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today strongly condemned the recent arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate, by federal immigration authorities. Khalil, a lawful permanent resident of the United States, was detained at his university-owned residence by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to revoke his […]
Free Mahmoud Khalil: Tell Your Members of Congress to Demand His Release!
Join the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in urging your members of Congress to demand that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) immediately release anti-genocide activist Mahmoud Khalil. Take Action: Time is Running Out—Contact Your Members of Congress Now! A recent Columbia University graduate and lawful permanent resident of Palestinian heritage, Khalil was […]
Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of CAIR-NY, Protesters Assaulted by NYPD Officers
Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel LLP (ECBAWM) filed a federal civil rights lawsuit today against the City of New York and individual New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers on behalf of the Council on American-Islamic Relations New York (CAIR-NY), as well as Zarmeen Azam and Shajnin Howlader—two individuals who were brutally assaulted, including being strangled, and had […]
CAIR-SFBA Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Anti-Palestinian Hate Attack on Muslim Worshipers
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 called for a hate crime investigation of an alleged hate assault targeting an elderly Muslim man and his daughter following Taraweeh (a night prayer performed by Muslims during Ramadan) in Morgan Hill. This incident marks the […]
CAIR-CT Welcomes Charges for Antisemitic Vandalism of Menorah in Guilford Town Green
The Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CT) today welcomed charges against two suspects in the antisemitic vandalism of a menorah in Guilford Town Green. Two brothers are facing multiple charges for allegedly knocking down and stomping on a menorah display in Guilford Town Green in January. SEE: Brothers accused of intentionally damaging menorah […]