200+ Join CAIR, UMMC, Community Partners at 2025 Md. Muslim Lobby Day
Today, CAIR thanked its community partners and attendees who helped make this year’s Muslim Lobby Day in Annapolis a success. More than 200 community members registered and participated for the annual event held at the House of Delegates in the state capital of Annapolis. Lobby Day partners included the United Maryland Muslim Council and the […]
CAIR-LA To Host Second Annual Muslim Community Action Network Civic Engagement Event
On Sunday, Feb. 23, the Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) will host its second annual Muslim Community Action Network (MCAN) civic engagement event to recap 2024, discuss its plans for 2025, and analyze what a second Trump term means for the American Muslim community. The event will feature Muslim American […]
CAIR-CA Releases Guidance for Muslim Employees, Students, and Community Members on Navigating Religious Accommodations During Ramadan
The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) recently released a resource guide to support Muslim employees, students, and community members in navigating workplace and school accommodations during the month of Ramadan. SEE: How To Request a Religious Accommodation for Ramadan and Eid Ramadan is a sacred month for Muslims around the world, […]
CAIR-NJ Welcomes SJP Reinstatement at Rowan University, Reaffirms Support for Free Speech Rights
The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today welcomed the reinstatement of the group Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at Rowan University, emphasizing the fundamental importance of protecting free speech and upholding First Amendment rights on college campuses. SEE: N.J. university suspends student Palestinian group after thousands of complaints about poster In […]
CAIR, CAIR-SFBA to Designate Stanford University a ‘Hostile Campus’ for Targeting Anti-Genocide Student Protestors
On Wednesday, Feb. 19, the San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA) will hold a press conference to announce CAIR’s official designation of Stanford University as a hostile campus due to its ongoing suppression of Palestinian advocacy, crackdown on student protests and retaliation against faculty addressing Palestinian human rights. Despite its stated commitment to free […]
CAIR Action Alert: Urge Independent School Group to Reject Islamophobia, Anti-Palestinian Racism
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) wrongly says applying the term ‘genocide’ to Israel’s BRUTAL actions in Gaza is hurtful, divisive Join the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, in calling on the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) to reject Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian racism. According to […]
CAIR Calls for Rejection of France’s Proposed Ban on Hijab, Other Religious Attire in Sports
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on French lawmakers to reject proposed legislation that would ban the wearing of religiously-mandated attire in sports. French lawmakers are debating a ban on “ostensibly religious” clothing and symbols in French sporting competitions. If passed, the ban would prevent the […]
CAIR Condemns Recruiting Effort by White Supremacist Group in Mississippi
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a recruitment effort by a white supremacist group in Mississippi. According to police officials in Magee, Mississippi, stickers promoting a group called Patriot Front have been placed on gas pumps in the city. “According to the FBI, Patriot Front is […]
CAIR, Tayba Foundation Remind Correctional Facilities to Provide Ramadan Accommodations
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, and Tayba Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to serving individuals and families impacted by incarceration, today issued a reminder to correctional facilities nationwide that they must provide religious accommodations for Muslim inmates during the holy month of Ramadan. Ramadan is […]
CAIR-Houston Calls on Houston ISD to Reinstate Eid as a School Holiday for the 2025-2026 Academic Year
The Houston chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston) is calling on the Houston Independent School District (HISD) to reinstate Eid al-Fitr as an official school holiday for the 2025-2026 academic calendar. Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, is one of the most significant holidays in Islam, observed by thousands of Muslim […]