CAIR Condemns Racist Messages Sent to Black College Students in Numerous States
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned racist messages sent to Black students and others in numerous states, telling them they were selected to be enslaved and to pick cotton on a plantation. Alabama law enforcement authorities are investigating after Black college students received racist text […]
CAIR Welcomes Hate Crime Charge for North Carolina Assault
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a hate crime charge brought against a man who allegedly assaulted a woman at a sporting goods store in North Carolina. Joshua Smith, 37, was charged with assault by pointing a gun, assault on a female, second-degree trespassing and […]
CAIR Questions Biden Inaction After Israel Confirms Ethnic Cleansing of Northern Gaza
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today questioned the Biden administration’s inaction after the far-right Israeli government reportedly confirmed its ethnic cleansing of northern Gaza. In a media briefing on Tuesday night, Israeli Brigadier General Itzik Cohen told Israeli reporters that “there is no intention of allowing the residents […]
CAIR-MA Welcomes Decision in Favor of Muslim Woman Served Bacon by McDonald’s
The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MA) announced today that the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) has issued a finding of “probable cause” in a discrimination complaint against a McDonald’s restaurant in Chicopee that allegedly served a Muslim customer pork, the consumption of which is prohibited in the Islamic faith. The case […]
CAIR-LA to Join Coalition of Immigrant Rights Organizations to Present Post-Election Vision
On Thursday, Nov. 7, the Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) will join a broad coalition of civil and immigrant rights, legal, labor, faith, and community organizations to hold a press conference and rally outside Los Angeles City Hall to present their analysis, reactions, and vision for a united and just […]
CAIR Transitions from Hilton Boycott to New Uyghur Genocide Campaign Focused on Congressional Action
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, announces that it has ended its participation in a boycott of Hilton hotels launched four years ago to protest the construction of a hotel on the site of a destroyed Uyghur mosque and is now transitioning to a new campaign aimed at convincing the […]
CAIR-LA Reaffirms Commitment to Combating Islamophobia, Xenophobia, and Racism Amid Trump Reelection, Commends California Muslim Voter Turnout
The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today reaffirmed its commitment to combating Islamophobia, xenophobia, and racism following the reelection of Donald Trump. CAIR-LA also commended California Muslims for turning out to vote in yesterday’s election despite deep frustration and disillusionment with both major parties due to their support of […]
CAIR-NJ Thanks Muslim Community For Voter Turnout, Reiterates Calls For Middle East Ceasefire
The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today thanks Muslim voters across the state for casting their ballots in this historic general election despite the community’s deep frustration with the two-party candidates. In the meantime, the Biden-Harris administration still has the power to end the genocide in Gaza and the harrowing war […]
CAIR Condemns Forced Removal of Female Prisoners’ Hijabs in Israeli Detention
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the forced removal of female prisoners’ Islamic headscarves, or hijabs, in Israeli detention. The Palestinian Commission for Prisoners and Released Prisoners Affairs confirmed that Palestinian female detainees held in Israeli prisons are facing “degrading and shocking conditions,” including […]
CAIR Congratulates New Muslim Congresswoman Lateefah Simon
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, celebrates the election of American Muslim U.S. Representative-elect Lateefah Simon (D-CA) to Congress, representing California’s District 12. Simon is a current member of the Bay Area Rapid Transit board of directors. Simon also served as the Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee […]