CAIR, CAIR-SFBA to Designate Stanford University a ‘Hostile Campus’ for Targeting Anti-Genocide Student Protestors
On Wednesday, Feb. 19, the San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA) will hold a press conference to announce CAIR’s official designation of Stanford University as a hostile campus due to its ongoing suppression of Palestinian advocacy, crackdown on student protests and retaliation against faculty addressing Palestinian human rights. Despite its stated commitment to free […]
CAIR Action Alert: Urge Independent School Group to Reject Islamophobia, Anti-Palestinian Racism
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) wrongly says applying the term ‘genocide’ to Israel’s BRUTAL actions in Gaza is hurtful, divisive Join the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, in calling on the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) to reject Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian racism. According to […]
CAIR Calls for Rejection of France’s Proposed Ban on Hijab, Other Religious Attire in Sports
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on French lawmakers to reject proposed legislation that would ban the wearing of religiously-mandated attire in sports. French lawmakers are debating a ban on “ostensibly religious” clothing and symbols in French sporting competitions. If passed, the ban would prevent the […]
CAIR Condemns Recruiting Effort by White Supremacist Group in Mississippi
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a recruitment effort by a white supremacist group in Mississippi. According to police officials in Magee, Mississippi, stickers promoting a group called Patriot Front have been placed on gas pumps in the city. “According to the FBI, Patriot Front is […]
CAIR, Tayba Foundation Remind Correctional Facilities to Provide Ramadan Accommodations
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, and Tayba Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to serving individuals and families impacted by incarceration, today issued a reminder to correctional facilities nationwide that they must provide religious accommodations for Muslim inmates during the holy month of Ramadan. Ramadan is […]
CAIR-Houston Calls on Houston ISD to Reinstate Eid as a School Holiday for the 2025-2026 Academic Year
The Houston chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston) is calling on the Houston Independent School District (HISD) to reinstate Eid al-Fitr as an official school holiday for the 2025-2026 academic calendar. Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, is one of the most significant holidays in Islam, observed by thousands of Muslim […]
CAIR Joins Interfaith Working Group on Foreign Assistance Letter on Dismantling of USAID
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today announced that it has joined the Interfaith Working Group on Foreign Assistance, a network of Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu and Buddhist organizations to write to the House of Representatives and Senate to express their grave concerns over the sudden order to stop lifesaving foreign assistance work around the […]
CAIR Maryland Welcomes Johns Hopkins U.’s Action to Bar Violent Counter-Protestor at Anti-Genocide Rally
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR Maryland) today welcomed Johns Hopkins University’s decision to ban an individual from campus following an incident in which a peaceful demonstrator carrying a Palestinian flag was reportedly physically assaulted by him during a rally protesting the Israeli military’s genocidal campaign in Gaza. The incident, which […]
CAIR Action Alert: Support the Congressional Gold Medal for Muhammad Ali, A True Icon
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling on all Americans urge their member of Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives to support the reintroduction of Congressman Andre Carson’s Muhammad Ali Congressional Gold Medal Act. The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian award in the United States, along with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In posthumously recognizing the incomparable Muhammad Ali — an American Muslim athlete, humanitarian, and advocate whose impact reaches far beyond the boxing ring — we can solidify his status as one of the greatest athletes and recognize his pivotal role in advancing civil rights and promoting […]
Over 70 Civil Rights, Faith Groups Demand President Trump Abandon Gaza Expulsion Plans, Embrace Comprehensive Peace
Over 70 national, regional, state, and local civil rights organizations, civic groups, houses of worship, and faith-based advocacy organizations today sent a joint letter to President Donald Trump urging his administration to abandon plans to unilaterally control Gaza following the president’s repeated proposed expulsion of nearly two million Palestinians from their ancestral homeland. The letter […]