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 […]
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CAIR-MI Announces Settlement in Federal Lawsuit Against CBP for Unfairly Disciplined Muslim Employee
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 employment discrimination lawsuit filed against U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on behalf of a Muslim employee who alleged he was retaliated against […]
CAIR-Philadelphia, Community Members, Faith Leaders to Demand Probe into Forced Removal of Hijab by Philadelphia Police, Mistreatment by Temple U. 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, will hold 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 […]
BREAKING: CAIR, Palestine Legal Welcome Federal Court Ruling Granting Students for Justice in Palestine at U of Md. Preliminary Injunction for Oct. 7 Interfaith Vigil
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and Palestine Legal today welcomed a ruling by the United States District Court for the District of Maryland granting the Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Maryland (UMD SJP) request for a preliminary injunction to allow the group to host an interfaith vigil on October 7, 2024. SEE: Judge clears way […]
CAIR Calls on Biden to Fire ‘Shadow President’ Brett McGurk and Other Failed Foreign Policy Advisers
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on President Biden to fire “shadow president” administration official Brett McGurk and other “notoriously orientalist and consistently wrong” foreign policy advisers who have undermined President Biden’s public calls for a ceasefire in Lebanon and Gazawhile pursuing their own […]
CAIR-Pittsburgh Condemns Distribution of KKK Material in Charleroi
The Pittsburgh chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Pittsburgh), a chapter of the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the distribution of a digital flyer promoting the racist Ku Klux Klan in Charleroi, Pennsylvania. The flyer, shared on a community Facebook page, encouraged residents to join the KKK, spread racist propaganda […]
CAIR Says Oxfam, AOAV Analysis of Israel’s Mass Killing of Palestinian Women and Children Should Be ‘Wake-Up Call’ to World
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said a new analysis by Oxfam and Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) showing that Israel has killed more women and children in Gaza in the past year than in any other conflict over the past two decades should be a “wake-up […]
CAIR Community Advisory: Join First ‘Defining Anti-Muslim Hate: A Virtual Series on Combatting Islamophobia’ Webinar on Oct. 2
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, invites community members to join the first webinar in an upcoming series, titled “Defining Anti-Muslim Hate: A Virtual Series on Combatting Islamophobia,” on October 2 from 3-4:30 p.m. ET. In the first webinar, entitled “What You Need to Know About […]
Thania Clevenger – Chief Operating Officer
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