CAIR-SFBA: Three Bay Area Cities to Honor American Muslim Appreciation and Awareness Month

Tonight, three Bay Area cities will recognize the contributions of American Muslims to their communities by officially proclaiming April as American Muslim Appreciation and Awareness Month. The cities of Berkeley, Dublin, and Milpitas will honor local Muslim community members with these proclamations at their respective city council meetings this evening. The presentations will take place […]

CAIR, CAIR-TX Urge DOJ to Reject Sen. Cornyn’s “Baseless Call for Witch Hunt” into Texas Muslim Community

Muslim civil rights and advocacy group says DOJ should investigate Texas officials for discrimination against Muslims The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, and its Dallas/Fort Worth chapter (CAIR-TX, DFW), today announced they have sent a joint letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) urging the Civil […]

CAIR Condemns RSF Massacre in Sudan, Calls on Trump Admin to Deny Group Support of Allies

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned an attack on a camp for displaced people in Sudan by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that left hundreds dead or wounded and displaced up to 400,000 people. RSF forces seized control of the Zamzam camp in North Darfur on […]

Register to Attend Online Webinar ‘Know Your Rights as a Student With ICE’ Hosted by CAIR, Student Groups

On Wednesday, April 16, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s leading Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, plans to partner with several student groups at Johns Hopkins University, University of Maryland Baltimore County and University of Maryland College Park to hold a webinar for students in higher education regarding recent student visa revocations […]

CAIR Demands Proper Medical Treatment, Religious Rights for Tufts Student Rumeysa Ozturk 

Washington Post reports State Dept. failed to find evidence tying her to antisemitism or terrorism before she was snatched from the street by masked ICE agents The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today demanded that the Trump administration provide proper medical care for Tufts University graduate […]

BREAKING: CAIR Says Louisiana Immigration Judge’s ‘Dangerous, Unconstitutional’ Ruling on Mahmoud Khalil Must Not Stand

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said a ruling by a U.S. immigration judge in Louisiana that Columbia University anti-genocide activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported for his peaceful political activities and beliefs is a “dangerous, unconstitutional” decision that must not stand. The judge gave Khalil’s attorneys until […]

Action Alert: Call on Mecklenburg County to Reopen Hate Crime Probe of Brutal Attack on 15-Year-Old Student and Release Footage of Incident

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today urged community members join in demanding justice for a 15-year-old Muslim student at Ardrey Kell High School in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, who sustained severe injuries when she was brutally beaten by a male football player who she had previously […]