CAIR-NY Condemns Nassau County Police for Arrest of Protester Wearing Keffiyeh Under New Mask Ban
Today, the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned Nassau County Police Department for arresting a protester wearing a Palestinian Keffiyeh (scarf) under their new mask ban. The protester was arrested on Sunday in Cedarhurst, Long Island while protesting the sale […]
Community Advisory: CAIR Releases Updated Corrections Officer’s Guide to Islamic Religious Practices
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released its updated Corrections Officer’s Guide to Islamic Religious Practices. The guide contains information on Islamic religious practices, dietary needs, and other aspects of free religious exercise in prison settings. From January to the end of June, CAIR received 269 […]
CAIR-MA Expands Team with New Civil Rights Attorney Hire Amid Surge in Islamophobia in Massachusetts
Mariam Aydah Joins CAIR-MA to Defend Civil Rights as Calls for Help Grow The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MA) is proud to announce the hiring of Mariam Aydah filling the role of Civil Rights Attorney (license pending.) This critical addition to the CAIR-MA legal team comes in response to a year […]
CAIR Submits Written Statement Highlighting Rise in Anti-Muslim, Anti-Palestinian Hate Crimes to Senate Judiciary Committee
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, submitted a detailed written statement for inclusion in the official record of today’s U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled “A Threat to Justice Everywhere: Stemming the Tide of Hate Crimes in America.” CLICK HERE: READ CAIR’S STATEMENT CLICK HERE: TO WATCH THE HEARING […]
CAIR-NY Condemns Hate Vandalism Targeting Long Island Hindu Temple
The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned hate vandalism targeting a Hindu temple in Long Island. Threatening anti-Hindu messages were reportedly spray-painted on the driveway and a sign at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Melville. Suffolk County police are investigating […]
CAIR-WA Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Hit-and-Run Targeting Two Muslim Women, Newborn in Stroller
The Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for hate crime charges to be brought against a driver who allegedly intentionally hit two Muslim women wearing Islamic head scarves (hijab) and a baby in a stroller on the evening of September […]
CAIR, Palestine Legal to Announce Lawsuit Against U. of Maryland for Canceling Jewish and Palestinian Student Groups’ Interfaith Vigil
On Tuesday, September 17, the Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and Palestine Legal will hold a news conference to announce the filing of a federal lawsuit challenging the University of Maryland College Park’s unlawful cancellation of an interfaith vigil organized by Muslim and Jewish student advocates for Palestine. Both groups previously called […]
CAIR Welcomes Dismissal of Louisiana Police Officers Over Alleged Racist Harassment of Colleagues
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the dismissal of two police officers in Westlake, Louisiana, due to their alleged racist remarks and harassment of colleagues. An internal investigation of two officers at the Westlake Police Department due to allegations by colleagues of racist remarks […]
CAIR-MI Offers Reward for Info on Reported Assault Targeting Jewish Teen in Ann Arbor
(CANTON, MI, 9/16/2024) – 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 offers a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who allegedly attacked a Jewish teenager in Ann Arbor, Michigan, yesterday. A 19-year-old man reported […]
CAIR Seeks Hate Crime Charges for Alleged Assault on Anti-Genocide Protester at Johns Hopkins U
(BALTIMORE, MD, 9/16/2024) – The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called for a hate crime investigation of an alleged assault on an anti-genocide protester at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore Sunday morning by a pro-Israel individual who, according to video and multiple eyewitness accounts, struck a woman wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh as an Islamic […]