CAIR-CA Concludes Successful 18th Annual Muslim Youth Leadership Program
The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, proudly concluded its 18th annual Muslim Youth Leadership Program (MYLP) at the State Capitol in Sacramento, held from July 25 through July 28. The four-day intensive program brought together 39 Muslim high school students from across […]
CAIR Calls Out White House NSC for Ignoring Israel’s Weekend School Massacre, Referring to Occupied Golan Heights as ‘Northern Israel’
(WASHINGTON, D.C., July 29, 2024) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today criticized the White House National Security Council’s weekend statement on the killing of 12 children and teenagers in the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights for failing to equally condemn the Saturday Israeli missile attack that killed at least 30 Palestinians, […]
CAIR-LA Condemns Vandalism Targeting Los Angeles Synagogue, Welcomes Hate Crime Probe
The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today condemned vandalism targeting a synagogue in Los Angeles, California. SEE: LAPD investigating hate crime after Hollywood synagogue vandalized for second time in recent weeks Security video from over the weekend showed two men allegedly using an unidentified object to break the front windows […]
CAIR Calls on Biden Admin to ‘Break Its Silence’ on Israeli War Crimes After Gaza Water Reservoir Blown Up, New Reports of Detainee Torture
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Biden administration to “break it silence” on the Israeli government’s daily war crimes after the Israeli soldiers blew up a water reservoir in Gaza, and Palestinian detainees shared more reports of torture and abuse. An Israeli soldier […]
CAIR Announces Ameer Al-Khatahtbeh as #MYLS2024 Keynote Speaker, Encourages Students to Register Soon
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today announced that the keynote speaker for its 9th annual Muslim Youth Leadership Symposium (MYLYS) is founder of the Muslim publication, Ameer Al-Khatahtbeh. This year’s event will be held on Wednesday, August 14 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Open to students ages 13 to 19, #MYLS2024 is themed […]
CAIR Calls on Congressional Sergeant at Arms to Refuse Speaker Johnson’s Order to Arrest Lawmakers Over Netanyahu Speech Protest
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a threat by House Speaker Mike Johnson to arrest lawmakers who protest far-right Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress next week and urged the Congressional Sergeant at Arms to refuse to carry out the order. Johnson said: “There are […]
CAIR-NJ Demands Review of School Official Who Allegedly Threatened Retaliation Against Muslim Students Over Ramadan Iftar Event
The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today condemned threats allegedly made by an assistant principal at Edison High School against members of the Muslim Students Association when the group requested to host a joint Ramadan iftar event with area schools earlier this year but was denied the opportunity. Members […]
CAIR Welcomes ICJ Ruling That Israel’s Occupation of Palestinian Land is Unlawful, Must End
Muslim civil rights group says U.S., other nations ‘must stop excusing, ignoring or enabling Israel’s illegal actions’ The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), or World Court, that Israel’s settlement policies and exploitation of natural resources […]
CAIR Calls on Biden Admin to Condemn Knesset Vote Rejecting Palestinian Statehood
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Biden administration to condemn a vote by the Israeli Knesset rejecting the possibility of Palestinian statehood. Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, today voted overwhelmingly to reject the establishment of a Palestinian state. Of the 120-member legislative body, […]
CAIR-NJ Welcomes Sentencing of Man Who Mailed Racist, Anti-Muslim and Antisemitic Threats
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the two-year sentence imposed on a New Jersey man for sending racist, antisemitic and anti-Muslim threats to schools, synagogues and people in 2022. Nikolay Levinson, of Palisades Park, reportedly sent threatening letters to victims in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, and the greater New […]