CAIR-NY, CAIR Warn Columbia University of ‘Monumental Legal Exposure’ If It Gives Congress Student Disciplinary Records
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the Nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today warned Columbia University in a demand letter against turning over to Congress the disciplinary records of students organizing on campus. Those records are the constitutional equivalent of membership rolls that the U.S. Supreme Court has determined to be protected […]
CAIR Says Biden Must Respond to Amnesty Report on Systematic Israeli Destruction of Gaza
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said the Biden administration must respond to a new report by Amnesty International saying that Israel’s “wanton destruction and collective punishment” in Gaza must be investigated as a war crime. According to that report, Israel’s military is committing the […]
CAIR Welcomes Meta Oversight Board Conclusion ‘From the River to the Sea’ Slogan Is Not Hate Speech
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a decision by Meta’s (Facebook’s parent company) oversight board that the use of the phrase “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” which some activists say they use to call for Israelis and Palestinians to live […]
CAIR Welcomes Alaska Law Making Vandalism of Houses of Worship a Felony
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a new Alaska law making vandalism of houses of worship a felony. Vandalism of houses of worship and other religious sites is now a felony, under a bill that was signed into law on Tuesday by Gov. Mike […]
CAIR Calls on Apple, YouTube to Drop Podcast Celebrating Genocide of Palestinians in Gaza
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on Apple, YouTube and other media platforms to drop a weekly Israeli podcast in English celebrating the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and calling for the killing of all Palestinians. In that podcast, “Two Nice Jewish Boys,” Naor Meningher and Eytan Weinstein […]
CAIR Launches Series of Virtual Workshops on Navigating Safety and Rights in Md. Public Education, Invites Community and Students to Register
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, announced today that it is launching a 3-part series of virtual workshops on navigating safety and understanding your rights in Maryland public education, and invites students, parents, and educators to register and participate in these training […]
CAIR-SFBA Files Discrimination Complaint After Nurse Resigns Amid Harassment Over ‘Free Palestine’ Badge Reel
The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA) announced today that it has filed a formal complaint with the California Civil Rights Department on behalf of Yasmin Bishr, a former nurse at MarinHealth Medical Center in Greenbrae, who was compelled to resign from her position at the hospital on April […]
CAIR-TX Welcomes Indictment in Attempted Drowning of Palestinian-American Muslim Child
The Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-TX) today welcomed the indictment of the suspect in the attempted drowning of a 3-year-old Palestinian-American Muslim child in a public pool in Dallas. Elizabeth Wolf, the woman accused of trying to drown a Palestinian-American child at a North Texas apartment pool in May, has been indicted by […]
CAIR Condemns Illegal Israeli Settler Takeover of Ibrahimi Mosque
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the takeover of the Ibrahimi Mosque in the occupied West Bank by illegal Israeli settlers. Thousands of illegal settlers took over the prayer room in the mosque while Muslims were banned from the holy site. In 1994, an Israeli extremist massacred 29 […]
CAIR Expresses Solidarity with Haitian Community in Alabama After Racist Pushback to Immigration
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed solidarity with the Haitian community in Albertville, Alabama, after recent racist responses to Haitians moving to that city to work in a chicken processing plant. At a recent public hearing, one person reportedly said: “I’m gonna tell you something […]