CAIR-NY, Law Firm of Omar T. Mohammedi Announce Lawsuit Against City of New York, NYPD Over Marchers’ Abuse
On Thursday, January 16th, Law Firm of Omar Mohammedi, LLC and the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), the nation’s leading Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, announced the filing of a federal lawsuit against the City of New York, and the New York Police Department (NYPD). The lawsuit seeks to hold […]
CAIR Urges Pres-Elect Trump to Force Netanyahu to Uphold Ceasefire Deal
Muslim civil rights and advocacy group also condemns Israel’s “cruel surge” in deadly attacks on Gaza after ceasefire announcement The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on President-Elect Trump to demand that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stop attempting to sabotage and back out of […]
CAIR-Texas Monitors 2025 Legislative Session, Encourages Community Advocacy
The Texas Chapters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Texas), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced their commitment to monitoring legislation and advocating for the rights and concerns of the Muslim community as the 2025 Texas Legislative Session officially commenced on January 14, 2025. Since November 2024, a wave of […]
CAIR Congratulates Montgomery County Muslims on Designation of January as ‘Muslim American Heritage Month’, Calls on Governor Moore to Issue a Statewide Declaration
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today congratulated the Montgomery County Muslim community on the County Council’s official designation of January as ‘Muslim American Heritage Month.’ The civil rights group is calling on Governor Wes Moore to follow the example of states […]
CAIR-NJ Rep to Attend in Press Conference Held by the Palestinian American Community Center (PACC)
On Thursday, Jan. 16, a representative of the New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) plans to attend a press conference at the Palestinian American Community Center (PACC) in Clifton in response to the tentative Gaza ceasefire deal announced Wednesday. WHAT: Press Conference WHEN: Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025 WHERE:Palestinian […]
BREAKING: CAIR Welcomes ‘Long Overdue’ Gaza Ceasefire, Calls for Concrete Steps to End Occupation
Muslim civil rights and advocacy group commends President-Elect Trump for supporting a deal and says President Biden cost lives by refusing to force ceasefire long ago. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the “long overdue” ceasefire deal to end the genocide in Gaza. CAIR […]
CAIR-CT Commends Milford BOE for Recognizing Eid-ul-Fitr as a District-Wide Holiday
The Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CT) is proud to announce that the Milford Board of Education has officially recognized Eid as a district-wide school holiday. Eid-ul-Fitr will be observed by Milford school district starting in 2026. The BOE unanimously voted to add Eid-ul-Fitr to its school calendar at a meeting Monday […]
CAIR Letter Opposing Hegseth Nomination Entered into Senate Hearing Record
Today, the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ (CAIR) written statement in opposition to the nomination of Peter B. Hegseth for Secretary of Defense was entered into the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee’s hearing record. READ: CAIR’S OPPOSITION STATEMENT WATCH: HEGSETH’S NOMINATION HEARING Yesterday, CAIR submitted its opposition statement to all Republican and Democratic members, in addition to staff members, of […]
GOOD NEWS ALERT: CAIR Commends U. Of Maryland School of Medicine for Dropping IDF Rep. from Surgery Grand Rounds
Civil rights group thanks community for taking swift action, sending 6K+ letters opposing speaker The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today thanked community members for swiftly taking action to successfully call on the University of Maryland School of Medicine to cancel an […]
CAIR-NY Condemns NYU’s Collective Punishment of Pro-Palestine Students
The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, strongly condemns New York University (NYU) for its unprecedented and punitive campaign against students protesting genocide in Gaza. According to a press release by Faculty for Palestine, NYU has engaged in collective punishment, including one-year […]