CAIR Podcast with Sameerah Munshi Discusses Religious Freedom, Gaza Advocacy and Free Speech on Israel
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released the second episode of its podcast CAIR on AIR, a weekly program that takes the public “beyond the courtroom and behind the headlines” of the fight to advance civil rights, neutralize anti-Muslim hate and reorient American foreign policy in […]
CAIR Calls for Release of Wisconsin Journalist Shelly Kittleson Kidnapped in Iraq
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for the immediate and safe release of freelance Wisconsin journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was reportedly kidnapped by a militia group in Iraq. CAIR expressed deep concern for her safety and urged all parties involved to ensure her prompt release […]
CAIR Says Congress Must Act After Reports of Israel’s ‘Religious Cleansing’ in Lebanon
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on Congress to act after reports surfaced that Israel is conducting “religious cleansing” in Lebanon. The New York Times reports: “Over the past two weeks, Israeli military officials have called leaders of at least eight villages and told them […]
CAIR Joins Muslim Community, Civil Rights Groups’ Call for Release of Milwaukee Muslim Community Leader Detained by ICE
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today joined a coalition of Muslim community and civil rights organizations to call for the immediate release of Salah Sarsour, a Palestinian-American Muslim community leader from Milwaukee currently being detained by ICE. Sarsour, who has lived in the United States legally […]
CAIR-LA, Law Offices of Stacy Tolchin Welcome Release of Iranian Client After Federal Court Grants TRO Against Unlawful ICE Detention
The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA), along with the Law Offices of Stacy Tolchin, welcomed the recent release of its client, Aliakbar Manaie, from immigration detention after a federal court granted a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) following a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Originally from Iran, Manaie has been on parole—a discretionary release from detention that permits individuals to remain in the […]
CAIR-NY Welcomes Arrest of Suspected Perpetrator of Assault on Muslim Woman on Subway
The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today welcomed the arrest of the man suspected of assaulting a Muslim woman and destroying her phone on a Brooklyn subway platform as he shouted Islamophobic remarks. A 39-year-old was arrested on 19 charges, including robbery, assault, petit larceny and criminal mischief as hate […]
CAIR-NY Calls for Independent Criminal Probe of ‘Homicide’ of Rohingya Refugee Abandoned by Border Patrol
The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for an independent criminal investigation of the “homicide” of a nearly-blind Rohingya refugee in Buffalo, New York, after border patrol agents abandoned him miles away from his home. Last month, CAIR and […]
CAIR Md. Condemns Alleged Anti-Palestinian, Anti-Muslim Incident, Calls on MCPS to Take Action Pending Probe
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today strongly condemned alleged discriminatory conduct by a Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) teacher against a Muslim Palestinian student, and called on the school system to immediately remove her from all student contact pending the outcome […]
CAIR Welcomes Hate Crime Charge for Spitting Attack on Muslim Woman in New Mexico
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the decision by authorities in New Mexico to file a hate crime charge for an alleged spitting and battery attack on a Muslim woman in Albuquerque’s Old Town district. According to reports, a local man has been charged in connection with […]
CAIR Says Trump’s Threat to Bomb Iran Back to the Stone Age is ‘Anti-Muslim, Racist, and Dehumanizing’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, said President Trump’s Threat to bomb Iran “Back to the stone ages” is “anti-Muslim, racist, and dehumanizing.” In a statement posted on X, CAIR said: “The Trump administration allowed Israel to drag our nation into an illegal war of aggression, against the […]