CAIR Calls for Firing of Blinken and McGurk After Emails Show Biden Admin Knew About Israeli Rights Abuses Early On
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today reiterated its call for the dismissal of Secretary of State Antony Blinken and administration official Brett McGurk after the release of internal emails showing that Biden administration officials rushed weapons to the Israeli government despite knowing as far back […]
Media Availability for Bay Area Doctor Departing to Lebanon for Medical Mission
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, will coordinate media availability at San Francisco International Airport on Friday, October 4, at 2:00 p.m. to bid farewell to Dr. Mohammad Subeh, a Palestinian American and emergency room doctor at El Camino […]
CAIR Says Israel Wiping Out 902 Families in Gaza is ‘Undeniable Proof of Genocidal Intent’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said that the wiping out of 902 families in Gaza by Israeli forces over the past year is “undeniable proof of genocidal intent” on the part of the Israeli government. The Israeli military reportedly wiped 902 Palestinian families off […]
CAIR Calls Liz Cheney an Unrepentant ‘Torture Advocate, Anti-Muslim Bigot and Warmonger’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned efforts to sanitize the reputation of former congresswoman Liz Cheney, “a torture advocate, anti-Muslim bigot and warmonger who once refused to condemn racists spreading the Obama birther conspiracy.” In recent days, both President Biden and Vice President Harris […]
CAIR Says FBI Illegally Interrogating People about Social Media Posts Critical of Israel
Civil rights group sends letter to FBI declining FBI request to interrogate Ret. Lieutenant Colonel Asad Khan The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organizations, today said the FBI is illegally interrogating people about expressing themselves online, after CAIR lawyers representing Lieutenant Colonel Asad Khan (Ret.) sent a […]
CAIR-Philadelphia, Community Members, Faith Leaders Demand Probe into Forced Removal of Hijab by Philadelphia Police, Mistreatment by Temple University Police
On Wednesday, Oct. 2, the Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia), in collaboration with community leaders and civil rights advocates, held a press conference calling on Temple University, the Temple University Police Department (TUPD), Philadelphia Police Department (PPD), and the Philadelphia Office of the Mayor to immediately launch a comprehensive investigation into […]
CAIR Welcomes DHS Banning 2 Chinese Companies Over Uyghur Slave Labor
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) banning two Chinese companies over their reported use of Uyghur slave labor. Homeland Security blacklisted Chinese steel company Baowu Group Xinjiang Bayi Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., and artificial sweetener business Changzhou […]
CAIR-CA Joins California Palestine Solidarity Coalition in Expressing Disappointment in Gov. Newsom’s Passage of Three Bills That Will Chill Pro-Palestine Speech, Fail to Address Rise in Islamophobia
The California chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations California (CAIR-CA), Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) California, the Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC), and other members of the California Palestine Solidarity Coalition today expressed deep disappointment with Governor Gavin Newsom’s signing of three bills—SB 1287, SB 1277, and AB 2925—that effectively censor and […]
CAIR Condemns Biden Admin’s ‘Racist Refusal’ to Evacuate or Protect U.S. Citizens, Residents Under Threat of Israeli Attack in Lebanon
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the Biden administration’s “racist refusal” to evacuate or protect American citizens and residents in Lebanon under threat of attack under Israel’s indiscriminate bombing campaign using U.S. taxpayer-supplied weapons. While many other countries are evacuating or assisting in the […]
CAIR Reiterates Call to Designate India a ‘Country of Particular Concern’ Due to Religious Persecution After USCIRF Recommendation
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today reiterated its call on the State Department to designate India a country of particular concern due to its persecution of Muslims, Christians and other religious minorities after the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) recommended it be designated […]