CAIR Responds to Israeli Govt’s Torture of Palestinian Children, Calls on Biden to Break Silence
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the Israeli government’s systematic torture of Palestinian children in Gaza documented in a new report from a human rights organization and called on the Biden administration to break its long silence about such war crimes. Defense for Children International […]
CAIR Says China’s Sentencing of Uyghurs to a Cumulative 4.4 Million Years in Prison is Attempt to ‘Erase’ Their Culture
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said the Chinese government’s sentencing of Uyghurs in Xinjiang to a cumulative 4.4 million years in prison, as reported by Yale University’s Genocide Studies Program, is an attempt to erase Uyghur culture. That report states in part: “Ultimately, the report outlines the need […]
CAIR-LA Questions Federal Ruling Perpetuating False Narrative That UCLA Anti-Genocide Encampment was ‘Antisemitic’
The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today called into question the basis for a ruling issued on Aug. 13 by a federal judge against the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) calling on the school to ensure that Jewish students are not blocked from university buildings and facilities. […]
CAIR-LA Condemns ‘Shameful’ Behavior of Entertainment Professionals Seeking to Silence Emmy Nominee Bisan Owda for Gaza Genocide Documentary
The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today condemned the entertainment professionals who are urging the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) to rescind the Emmy nomination of Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda for her series “It’s Bisan From Gaza and I’m Still Alive” in the 2024 News […]
CAIR-NY Condemns NYPD SRG for Ripping Hijabs Off of Muslim Women Protesters, Use of Violence Against Protesters
The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), part of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the NYPD Strategic Response Group (SRG) for allegedly ripping hijabs off multiple Muslim women protesters outside a Democratic National Committee fundraiser last week. On Aug. 14, protesters were gathered at […]
CAIR Says Biden Enabling Ethnic Cleansing in West Bank by Refusing to Hold Israeli Govt Accountable for Any Crimes
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said that the Biden administration’s failure to hold the Israeli government accountable for any of its war crimes is enabling ongoing surge in ethnic cleansing targeting Palestinians in the West Bank by the Israeli government and settlers backed by […]
CAIR, Coalition Partners to Seek Accountability for Student Censorship, Protections in Maryland Public Schools
On Thursday, Aug. 22, the Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) plans to join the ACLU of Maryland, Howard County for a Free Palestine, Our Revolution HoCo and other organizations at a news conference in Ellicott City, Maryland, seeking accountability for multiple accounts of students who faced censorship and disciplinary consequences in Howard County Public […]
Community Advisory: CAIR Urges Muslim Travelers to ‘Know Your Rights’ After Receiving Uptick in Reports of Inappropriate CBP Questioning (Video)
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today alerted community members traveling internationally to know their rights and respectfully assert them if subject to inappropriate and invasive questioning during secondary screenings performed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers. In recent weeks, CAIR has received an […]
Community Advisory: With Two Weeks Left of August Congressional Recess, CAIR Reminds Muslim Voters to Meet Lawmakers
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today reminded Muslim voters and community leaders to meet with lawmakers in their home districts during the last two weeks of the August Congressional recess. CAIR is offering its 2024 August Recess Toolkit as a resource designed to empower American Muslims and allies […]
CAIR Says Biden Must Use Arms Embargo to Force Netanyahu to End Genocide
Muslim civil rights group also says Biden administration’s silence on Israeli torture of Palestinians permits abuses to continue The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said President Biden must use American leverage to force far-right Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the genocide in Gaza […]