CAIR Condemns Neo-Nazi Vandalism Targeting Family of ‘Middle Eastern’ Descent in West Virginia
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned reported neo-Nazi vandalism targeting the property of a family of “Middle Eastern” descent in West Virginia. That family said two Nazi swastikas were spray-painted on the front of their property. Law enforcement authorities are calling the incident “an […]
CAIR-AZ Works with Arizona Senate, House to Pass Proclamation Honoring Lives Lost in Palestine, Sudan, Lebanon, and the Congo
The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ) today announced that after weeks of collaboration with the Arizona Senate and House of Representatives, a proclamation honoring the innocent lives lost in Palestine, Sudan, Lebanon, and the Congo was officially read on the Senate floor yesterday, February 11, 2025. SEE: Month of remembrance; lives lost […]
CAIR Welcomes Hate Crime Penalty Enhancements for Assault on Muslim Woman in Utah
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/12/25) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed hate crime penalty enhancements to charges brought against a man in Utah who allegedly assaulted a Muslim woman last week. Zachary Cole Holman, 39, was charged with attempted rape, a first-degree felony; forcible sexual abuse, […]
CAIR-CT Calls on Connecticut Dept. of Correction to Ensure Religious Accommodations for Muslim Inmates During Ramadan
Today, the Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CT), a leading Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, issued a letter to the Connecticut Department of Correction and facility administrators across the state, urging them to ensure religious accommodations for incarcerated Muslims during the holy month of Ramadan. “We call on Connecticut correctional facilities […]
CAIR Condemns Baltimore Co. Teacher’s Alleged Targeting of Hispanic Students, Calls for Support, Protections for Those Targeted
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the alleged actions of a Baltimore County teacher who reportedly used social media to target Hispanic students by tagging U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and offering their names for investigation. CAIR Maryland said such alleged […]
CAIR-GA, Emory Faculty and Students Call on Emory School of Medicine to Reinstate Wrongfully Suspended Palestinian-American Student
The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA), the local chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group (CAIR), today called on Emory University to reinstate and drop the charges against Umaymah Mohammad, a Palestinian Emory MD/PhD student. CAIR-GA was joined by suspended medical student Umaymah Mohammad, Emory Faculty members Professor Noëlle […]
CAIR Welcomes Sentencing of California Man Who Threatened Florida Mosque
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the sentencing of a California man who threatened a mass shooting in 2023 at a Florida mosque Alan Winston Filion, 18, of Lancaster, California, admitted in federal court to making the threat against Masjid Al Hayy Mosque in Florda’s […]
CAIR Maryland Announces 2025 Legislative Priorities, Reminds Community Members to Register for Muslim Lobby Day in Annapolis
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced the legislative priorities for the 2025 session of the Maryland General Assembly and reminded community members to register to attend this year’s annual Muslim Lobby Day in Annapolis next Monday. Scheduled to be held on […]
CAIR Marks 10th Anniversary of Hate Crime Murders of “Our Three Winners” in North Carolina
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today marked the 10th anniversary of the hate crime murders of Deah Shaddy Barakat, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. On February 10, 2015, Deah Shaddy Barakat, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha […]
CAIR Calls on Md. Dept. of Public Safety and Correctional Services to Ensure Religious Accommodations for Muslim Inmates During Ramadan
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today issued a letter to the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and dozens of directors, wardens and assistant wardens at correctional facilities across the state, seeking religious accommodations for incarcerated Muslims during the […]