CAIR-NJ Welcomes Results of U.S. DOE Probe Concluding Rutgers U. ‘Likely Operated a Hostile Environment’ for Palestinian, Arab, Muslim Students
The Council on American-Islamic Relations of New Jersey (CAIR-NJ) today welcomed the results of an investigation conducted by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) in response to a 2024 joint complaint filed by CAIR-NJ and the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) against Rutgers University. The complaint stated that the university engaged in patterned anti-Palestinian bigotry at the Newark law school […]
CORRECTED: CAIR Calls for Transparent Probe of Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Removal from Frontier Airlines Flight
Note: The original statement incorrectly stated based on initial reports that Nurmagomedov was removed from an Alaska Airlines flight. Nurmagomedov said he was removed from a Frontier Airlines flight. (WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/12/25) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on Frontier Airlines to “swiftly […]
CAIR Says Top Medical Journal’s Estimate of 64,000+ Killed in First 9 Months of Gaza War is Further Evidence of Genocide
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said that the new estimated death toll during the first nine months of Israel’s genocide in Gaza by the prestigious medical journal The Lancet is further evidence of the Israeli government’s genocide. Research published in The Lancet estimates that the death […]
CAIR-Chicago Welcomes Hate Crime Sentencing for Peoria County Man
The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, welcomed a hate crime sentencing against Charles Gathard for his racially-charged attack against his Black neighbors in Peoria County, Illinois. “Besides shouting slurs, Gathard threw sticks at his neighbors’ house, threatened to burn it down, and […]
Community Alert: Volunteer for CAIR Maryland’s MLK Day of Service on Monday, January 20th, 2025
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is inviting community volunteers to sign up to participate in its MLK Day of Service project to package and distribute brown bag lunches for 150 unhoused people in Baltimore City. Lunch will be provided for volunteers. […]
CAIR-Austin Welcomes Stepping Down of UT Austin President Hartzell, Hopes for Better Leadership
The Austin Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Austin, Texas), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the belated stepping down of the University of Texas at Austin President Hartzell and hoped for a successive leadership that prioritizes free speech, academic freedom, and the wellbeing of all students. SEE:UT President […]
CAIR-Pittsburgh Condemns Brutal Attack at Aliquippa VFW, Calls for Hate Crime Probe
The Pittsburgh chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Pittsburgh), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the allegedly brutal, unprovoked attack at a VFW in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, and calls on the district attorney’s office to ensure a comprehensive investigation, including examining whether the attack was racially motivated. […]
CAIR Welcomes Call by American Academy of Pediatrics for Sec. Blinken’s Intervention on Behalf of Top Gaza Doctor Kidnapped by Israel
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a letter from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) calling for the intervention of Secretary of State Antony Blinken in the Israeli kidnapping of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, a top Palestinian physician serving victims of Israel’s genocide in […]
CAIR-AZ Welcomes Sentencing in Hate Crime Arson of Churches
The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the sentencing of a man to 36 years in prison for the bias-motivated arson of two churches in Douglas, Arizona. Eric D. Ridenour was convicted at trial of arson and hate crimes for a […]
CAIR Welcomes Hate Crime Charge After Alleged Racist Assault in Louisiana
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the hate crime charge for a suspect who allegedly attacked a Black man after using racial slurs in Shreveport, Louisiana. The man allegedly drove his vehicle next to a Black individual’s vehicle, exited his vehicle, and shouted “I […]