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Community Advisory: CAIR Encourages All Muslim Nonprofit Organizations and Mosques to Apply for DHS Security Grants
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today urged Muslim nonprofit organizations, mosques, and other Muslim institutions to prepare to apply for the newly announced $210 million in Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) funding. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revealed that these funds, intended to protect faith-based […]
CAIR-MI Announces Settlement with Lodi Township to Allow First Mosque in Township
The Michigan chapter of Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced that it has reached a settlement in its case against Lodi Township on behalf of Masjid Al-Farook. The settlement will allow for the establishment of the first Muslim place of worship […]
CAIR Condemns Israeli Massacre of 51 People, Including Infants, in Southern Gaza
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the killing of 51 people, including infants, in an Israeli operation in Southern Gaza. At least 51 people were reportedly killed and 82 wounded in the operation in Khan Younis that began early Wednesday. Records at the European […]
CAIR-Minnesota to Host a Prayer Event for Families Ahead of the Federal Trial for Derrick Thompson
Tomorrow, Thursday, October 3, the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) will join the families of five Muslim women killed in a June 2023 car crash, along with community members, to pray for and remember their loved ones ahead of the federal trial scheduled for Derrick Thompson next Monday, October 7. The event […]
CAIR Calls on N. Va. School District to Protect Teacher Threatened Over Critical Thinking Lesson on ‘South Africa vs. Israel at the Hague’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on Arlington Public Schools in Northern Virginia to step up protection for a teacher who has reportedly been threatened after being targeted by a smear campaign over a critical thinking lesson she assigned to students that asked them to analyze […]
CAIR-Ohio Welcomes Mayor of Solon’s Statement on Anti-Muslim Petition
The Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OH) welcomes the Mayor of Solon, Edward H. Kraus’ statement denouncing hate against the Chagrin Valley Islamic Center (CVIC). The petition was created by a Solon resident currently serving overseas in the Israeli military. The petition’s goal was to halt activities from the mosque. Mayor Kraus’ stated, “An […]
BREAKING: CAIR Condemns Biden for Enabling Israel’s Murder of American Citizen in Lebanon
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned President Biden for enabling the murder of an American citizen in an Israeli bombing attack in Lebanon. American citizen and Dearborn resident Kamel Jawad has reportedly been killed by Israeli forces during an Israeli air raid in Lebanon. In a statement, CAIR said: “We […]
Video: Federal Judge Upholds Free Speech for UMD Students: Vigil Allowed on October 7th
