CAIR to Join USCMO 10th Annual National Muslim Advocacy Day in D.C. 4/28-29 – #MuslimHillDay
On April 28–29, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will take part in the U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations’ (USCMO) 10th Annual National Muslim Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. with the theme “Defending Rights, Shaping Policy.” REGISTER HERE: 10th National Muslim Advocacy Day On Capitol Hill – USCMO This milestone event will bring together American Muslim organizations, […]
CAIR Calls on ‘People and Institutions of Conscience’ to Refuse Engagement with Israeli Terrorist Ben-Gvir
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on “people and institutions of conscience” across America to refuse to engage with Itamar Ben-Gvir, a convicted terrorist supporter and far-right Israeli government official who has called for the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from Gaza and the destruction […]
CAIR-NJ Urges Attention to Gaza Environmental Destruction on Earth Day
The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) on today’s Earth Day highlighted the unprecedented environmental catastrophe unfolding in Gaza due to the US-backed Israeli genocide of Palestinians and the ecocide of Palestinian territories. As the global community commemorates Earth Day on April 22, CAIR-NJ is bringing urgent attention to the […]
CAIR Welcomes Philippine Law Ensuring Muslims’ Right to Islamic Funerals
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the passage of a law in the Philippines that ensures the right of Muslims to receive Islamic funeral rites. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed into law a measure that requires the proper and immediate burial of […]
CAIR Condemns ICE Refusal to Allow Mahmoud Khalil to Attend His Son’s Birth an ‘Act of Sheer Cruelty’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a refusal by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to allow Columbia University anti-genocide activist Mahmoud Khalil to attend the birth of his son as “an act of sheer cruelty.” Khalil’s wife gave birth to their son yesterday while he […]
CAIR Reiterates Condemnation of Mississippi Gov’s ‘Confederate Heritage Month,’ ‘Memorial Day’ Proclamation
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today reiterated its condemnation of Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves’ proclamation naming April as Confederate Heritage Month and April 28 as Confederate Memorial Day. Washington, D.C., based CAIR condemned similar proclamations in past years and in other states. The Mississippi Free Press notes that “neither the governor nor any other […]
CAIR-SFBA Welcomes Hate Crime Charges in Attack on Muslim Worshipers in Morgan Hill
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 welcomed hate crime charges filed by the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office against a man accused of assaulting Muslim worshipers outside the Morgan Hill Community Center in Morgan Hill last month. The suspect allegedly […]
CAIR-LA Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Racist Attack Targeting Pregnant Street Vendor in Simi Valley
The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today condemned the recent racist attack targeting a pregnant street vendor in Simi Valley, California, and called for a hate crime investigation by the Simi Valley Police Department (SVPD). SEE: Videos recording the incident showed a woman, identified as Julie Christine Sanchez, […]
CAIR Calls on President Trump to Drop Former Israeli Military Employee from NSC Role on Iran, Israel
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on President Trump to cancel the appointment of a former Israeli military employee who currently is in charge of American policy on Iran and Israel for the U.S. National Security Council (NSC). According to Drop Site News: “Merav Ceren’s appointment […]
CAIR Condemns Distribution of White Supremacist Propaganda in Missouri
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the distribution of white supremacist propaganda in Joplin, Missouri. Joplin police are investigating flyers with links to a website and references to a “known white supremacist and anti-Semitic group.” Yesterday, CAIR condemned a reported demonstration Saturday by a white supremacist neo-Nazi group, […]