CAIR Condemns Baltimore Co. Teacher’s Alleged Targeting of Hispanic Students, Calls for Support, Protections for Those Targeted
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the alleged actions of a Baltimore County teacher who reportedly used social media to target Hispanic students by tagging U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and offering their names for investigation. CAIR Maryland said such alleged […]
CAIR-GA, Emory Faculty and Students Call on Emory School of Medicine to Reinstate Wrongfully Suspended Palestinian-American Student
The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA), the local chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group (CAIR), today called on Emory University to reinstate and drop the charges against Umaymah Mohammad, a Palestinian Emory MD/PhD student. CAIR-GA was joined by suspended medical student Umaymah Mohammad, Emory Faculty members Professor Noëlle […]
CAIR Welcomes Sentencing of California Man Who Threatened Florida Mosque
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the sentencing of a California man who threatened a mass shooting in 2023 at a Florida mosque Alan Winston Filion, 18, of Lancaster, California, admitted in federal court to making the threat against Masjid Al Hayy Mosque in Florda’s […]
CAIR Maryland Announces 2025 Legislative Priorities, Reminds Community Members to Register for Muslim Lobby Day in Annapolis
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced the legislative priorities for the 2025 session of the Maryland General Assembly and reminded community members to register to attend this year’s annual Muslim Lobby Day in Annapolis next Monday. Scheduled to be held on […]
CAIR Marks 10th Anniversary of Hate Crime Murders of “Our Three Winners” in North Carolina
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today marked the 10th anniversary of the hate crime murders of Deah Shaddy Barakat, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. On February 10, 2015, Deah Shaddy Barakat, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha […]
CAIR Calls on Md. Dept. of Public Safety and Correctional Services to Ensure Religious Accommodations for Muslim Inmates During Ramadan
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today issued a letter to the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and dozens of directors, wardens and assistant wardens at correctional facilities across the state, seeking religious accommodations for incarcerated Muslims during the […]
CAIR-Ohio Action Alert: Stop Ohio Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) and Protect Academic Freedom
The Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) is calling on all Ohioans to contact their state legislators and urge them to oppose Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), which poses a direct threat to academic freedom, faculty rights, student activism, and the independence of Ohio’s higher education system. TAKE ACTION: Contact your state legislators today […]
CAIR-Florida Calls for Censure of Councilman for Anti-Muslim Remarks, Ties to Notorious Xenophobe Sen. Randy Fine
The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida), the state’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for the censure of Palm Bay City Councilman Chandler Langevin for his inflammatory and xenophobic anti-Muslim remarks, in which he claimed that Muslims “do not belong” in the United States. SEE: Florida politician doubles […]
CAIR-Alabama Condemns Banner Promoting White Supremacist Group in Prattville
The Alabama chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AL) today condemned the hanging of a banner promoting a white supremacist organization in Prattville. The poster, which condemned substance abuse and promoted the organization, was hung off a railroad trestle over Main Street on Saturday. Police were called and the banner was removed on the […]
CAIR Condemns Israeli Occupation for Murdering Eight-Months Pregnant Woman, ‘Moving Genocide to West Bank’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said the Israeli government is moving the genocide from Gaza to the occupied West Bank after Israeli forces drove thousands of people from their homes there, demolished entire neighborhoods, murdered an eight-months pregnant woman and her baby, and ransacked a renowned Palestinian bookstore. In a […]