CAIR Welcomes Arrest in Alleged White Supremacist Plot to Attack Nashville Energy Facility with Drone
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the arrest of a Tennessee man “dedicated to white supremacist ideology” for an alleged plot to blow up a Nashville energy facility using a drone armed with explosives. Skyler Philippi, 24, was arrested Saturday and is charged with attempted use of […]
CAIR-LA Urges UTLA to Reject Attempts to Silence Pro-Palestine Solidarity, Continue Defending Teachers’ Free Speech Rights
The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today urged the United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) to reject attempts by pro-Israel groups to suppress UTLA members’ free speech rights and silence educators who rightfully demand an end to Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. SEE: CAIR-LA, Partner Organizations Join Rank-and-File […]
CAIR-NJ Encourages Muslims to Vote on Election Day
The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today encouraged Muslims to exercise their right to vote on Election Day. The Vote for Justice campaign by CAIR-NJ provides New Jersey’s Muslim community with essential resources, including details on early voting, mail-in ballots, key election dates, and CAIR-NJ’s Congressional Scorecard. This initiative aims […]
CAIR COMMUNITY ALERT: Muslim Voter Turnout Promising But Must Be Higher. Vote on Nov. 5th!
CAIR is sending out 600,000 text messages encouraging registered Muslim voters to turn out. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is reminding every eligible American Muslim voter to turn out to vote tomorrow, Tuesday, November 5th after early voting numbers indicated that Muslim turnout is “promising, but must […]
CAIR Says Biden Must Act on ‘30-Day Threat’ as Israel Reduces Flow of Aid to Gaza to ‘Lowest in a Long Time’
Muslim civil rights group says ‘administration must force the Israeli government to stop slaughtering and starving children’ The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said President Biden must act on his administration’s “30-day threat” to restrict military aid to the far-right Israeli government as Israeli authorities […]
BREAKING NEWS: CAIR to Release Final 2024 Election Poll of Muslim Voters
On Friday, Nov. 1, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, plans to hold a virtual press conference to release the results of its latest and final poll of American Muslim voter preferences in the 2024 presidential election. This updated poll will show who American Muslim voters currently […]
CAIR-SFBA, Partners File New Title VI Complaint Against Santa Clara Unified School District
The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), National Lawyers Guild – San Francisco Bay Area, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), and Arab Resource & Organizing Center today jointly submitted a federal civil rights complaint to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) against Santa Clara Unified School […]
CAIR-WA Calls for Investigation into Alleged Attack on Muslim Political Leader
The Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today calls for investigation into the alleged attack on Riaz Khan, former Mukilteo City Councilman and current Republican candidate for the Washington State House of Representatives, 21st Legislative District. Riaz Khan, a Muslim candidate for […]
CAIR-AZ Welcomes DOJ Probe into ASU Police Hijab Removals During Protest Arrests
The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed an investigation by the Department of Justice into whether Arizona State University police violated the civil rights of four women whose hijabs were removed by officers during their arrest at a pro-Palestinian protest in […]
CAIR Designates Pomona College, U. of Michigan, U. of Georgia as ‘Institutions of Particular Concern’ Due to Mistreatment of Anti-Genocide Voices
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today designated Pomona College, the University of Michigan (U-Mich), and the University of Georgia (UGA) as “Institutions of Particular Concern” due to their reported creation of a hostile campus environment for Palestinian, Muslim, Arab, Jewish and other students, staff, and […]