CAIR-SFBA Urges Apology After Sunnyvale Censors Palestinian Culture at Arts Festival
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 announced that it has sent a letter to Sunnyvale Mayor Larry Klein urging a public apology and policy changes after the City of Sunnyvale censored Palestinian cultural expression at the Hands on the […]
CAIR-MA Welcomes Guilty Plea by Man Who Ripped Palestinian Flag Off Truck
The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MA) today welcomed the guilty plea in Stoughton District Court by Nicholas Lance, who was charged with destruction of property after ripping a Palestinian flag off a truck belonging to a Palestinian American man. CAIR-MA represents the victim in the case, who wishes not to be […]
CAIR-OPED: Pro-Israel Senators Show Their Hand By Opposing Free Speech Protections in Now-Delayed Antisemitism Bill – Common Dreams
The Antisemitism Awareness Act has never been about countering antisemitism or protecting Jewish students from discrimination; it is about silencing pro-Palestine students and protecting the Israeli government from criticism… Silencing speech does not stop hate. It only deepens injustice. And we should not stand by while our government attempts to criminalize moral clarity. READ THE […]
CAIR Calls on Trump Admin to ‘Finally Speak Out’ After Top Israeli Official Says Gaza Will Soon ‘Be Completely Destroyed,’ Depopulated
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said Trump administration officials must “finally speak out” after Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich reportedly said Gaza will soon “be completely destroyed” and its population “will leave in large numbers to third countries.” SEE: Israeli minister says Gaza will be ‘entirely destroyed,’ Palestinians […]
CAIR Welcomes Dismissal of Tennessee Assistant Prosecutor Over Alleged Racist, Anti-Immigrant, Anti-Muslim Posts
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the dismissal of an assistant prosecutor in Knox County, Tennessee, over social media posts allegedly expressing racist, anti-immigrant, sexist, neo-Nazi, and anti-Muslim views. The Knox County District Attorney’s Office fired an assistant prosecutor May 5 hours after Knox […]
CAIR Urges Congress to Condemn Rep. Randy Fine’s Violently Anti-Muslim, Anti-American and Anti-Palestinian Rhetoric
Florida Republican calls fellow member of Congress a ‘Muslim terrorist,’ responds to a photo of starving Palestinian civilians with the hashtag #StarveAway The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today sent a message to every member of the U.S. House of Representatives urging them to publicly condemn […]
CAIR-Minnesota Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Racist Harassment of Muslim Child, Protection of Family and Bystanders
The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today called on law enforcement authorities to investigate the alleged racist harassment of a Muslim mother and child in Rochester, Minnesota, as a possible hate crime and to protect the alleged victim’s family and bystanders from retaliation. Video taken at a park shows a white […]
CAIR Demands Trump ‘Stop Netanyahu Regime Before It Completes Genocide in Gaza’ After New Ethnic Cleansing Plan Announced
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said President Trump “must stop the Netanyahu regime before it completes the genocide in Gaza” after Israel approved plans to occupy all of Gaza indefinitely, to ethnically cleanse most of the area and to concentrate the population in camps in the […]
CAIR-MI Welcomes Dismissal of Felony Charges Against U-M Protesters, Urges Dismissal of Remaining Misdemeanor Charges
The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the dismissal of felony charges against seven students and community members involved in the peaceful 2024 pro-Palestinian encampment protest at the University of Michigan. SEE: Felony charges against U of M pro-Palestinian […]
ACTION ALERT: Keep the Pressure Up! Continue Opposing the Dangerous Anti-Boycott Act (H.R. 867)
Good news! H.R. 867, the “International Governmental Organizations Anti-Boycott Act,” has been pulled from the House schedule this week following significant grassroots opposition. But the fight isn’t over yet: Now is the time to keep the pressure up! We must remain vigilant and proactive to ensure this bill does not return for a floor vote. Take […]