CAIR-MA Announces Linda Sarsour as Keynote Speaker for Annual Banquet on November 16
November 13, 2024 — BOSTON, MA — The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MA) is proud to announce that renowned civil rights activist Linda Sarsour will be the keynote speaker at its Annual Banquet, taking place on November 16, 2024. The theme of this year’s banquet is Refusing to be Silenced, Refusing to […]
CAIR Action Alert: Tell Your Senator to Support Bernie Sanders’ Resolution Blocking $20 Billion in Weapons for Israel’s Genocide
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, urges you to act now and tell your senators to support a resolution proposed by Sen. Bernie Sanders that would block $20 billion in arms shipments to the Israeli government, which has expanded its indiscriminate attacks on civilians in Gaza […]
CAIR Says Top Israeli Official’s Call for Annexation of West Bank Results from U.S. Complicity with Genocide
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said a top Israeli official’s statement that land in the occupied West Bank will be annexed in the coming year is a direct result of the Biden administration’s complicity with the Gaza genocide, which empowered the far-right Netanyahu government to commit […]
CAIR-Michigan Condemns Display of Nazi Flags in Howell and Fowlerville
The Michigan chapter of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a local chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today joined community leaders in condemning the display of Nazi flags in Howell and Fowlerville Saturday night. Those flags were reportedly waved outside of an American Legion Post that was hosting a performance of […]
CAIR ACTION ALERT: Urge Your Member of Congress to Vote NO on Nonprofit Killer Bill Aimed at Silencing Palestine Activism
Today, join the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in calling on your member of Congress to “VOTE NO” on the Nonprofit Killer Bill, a proposed law that would grant unchecked power to the incoming Trump administration’s Secretary of the Treasury to revoke the nonprofit tax status of any religious and advocacy organizations without evidence, charges […]
CAIR Maryland Releases Results of Online 2024 Community Election Survey
Most responding Maryland Muslim voters favored Jill Stein for president, Angela Alsobrooks for U.S. Senate and cited Gaza as top issue The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations today announced the results of its online post-election community survey of American Muslim voters in Maryland. SEE: 2024 Online Exit Poll of Maryland Muslim Voters The […]
CAIR Good News Alerts: CAIR Secures Religious Accommodations for Elementary School Students
ACTION REQUESTED: If you, or anyone you know, has been subjected to discrimination, please file a report at: https://www.cair.com/report/ LOUISIANA – CAIR’s Community Advocacy Department successfully helped a Muslim family whose children’s school had initially refused to excuse them from classes to attend Friday congregational prayers. A school administrator reportedly refused to excuse the absences because, based on […]
CAIR Says Biden Admin Must End Complicity with Genocide as UN Report says 70% of Dead in Gaza are Women, Children
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said the Biden administration must end its complicity with the Israeli government’s genocide against Palestinians after a UN report said 70 percent of the dead in Gaza are women and children. The United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) on Friday […]
CAIR Exit Poll of Muslim Voters Reveals Surge in Support for Jill Stein and Donald Trump, Steep Decline for Harris
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released the first set of results from its 2024 exit poll of 1,575 verified American Muslim voters. The national results show Green Party candidate Dr. Jill Stein received 53% of the Muslim vote, followed by President-elect Donald Trump with 21% […]
CAIR Condemns Amsterdam Violence Sparked by Israeli Soccer Hooligans Chanting Racist Slurs, Attacking Residents, Vandalizing Homes and Stores with Palestinian Flags
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned violence in Amsterdam that reportedly started when far-right Israeli soccer hooligans chanting racist and violent anti-Arab slogans attacked Arab and Muslim residents, and vandalized houses and businesses with Palestinian flags. Video footage from the scene shows that large crowd of Israeli […]