CAIR-Texas Welcomes Police Call for Prosecutors to Treat Attempted Murder of Muslim Child as Hate Crime
The Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Texas), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed local law enforcement’s call for prosecutors in Tarrant County to treat the alleged murder attempt of a 3-year-old Muslim child in a public pool in Dallas as a hate crime. Elizabeth Wolf, 42, was charged with […]
CAIR-NJ Supports Response to Anti-Muslim Quiz at Wayne School, Calls for Diversity Training
The New Jersey office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today welcomed the swift response from school administrators in Wayne, where middle school students were given a quiz containing questions stemming from anti-Muslim bias. CAIR-NJ also called on administrators to implement meaningful and appropriate trainings to educate faculty and teachers about Islam and Muslims […]
CAIR-Philadelphia, Jacobs & Crumplar, P.A., to Announce Lawsuit Against U. of Delaware Over Unlawful Arrest of Former Cristina School District Student
On Tuesday, June 25, attorneys from the Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia) and Jacobs & Crumplar, P.A., will hold a press conference Wilmington, Delaware, to announce their lawsuit against the University of Delaware and its police department for the June 2023 unlawful arrest of Mohammed Sanogo, a Muslim college student who was arrested on the […]
CAIR Offers Condolences on Passing of Maryland Couple During Hajj in Saudi Arabia
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today offered its condolences to the family and friends of Alhaji Alieu Dausy and Haja Isatu Wurie, a couple from Bowie, Maryland, who tragically passed away during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia due to extreme heat conditions. Kim Syuardi, Maryland […]
CAIR Says World, American People Must Address Israeli-U.S. ‘Mass Slaughter’ After 21K Gaza Children Reported Lost, Disappeared, Detained, or in Mass Graves
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the international community and the American people to address a new report by Save the Children that up to 21,000 children are missing in the chaos of the war in Gaza, “many trapped beneath rubble, detained, buried in unmarked […]
TODAY: CAIR-MN to Speak Against Moratorium on Islamic Project at Lino Lakes City Council Meeting
Hundreds of project supporters expected to turn out for meeting Later today, representatives from the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, and diverse supporters of the Madinah Lakes Project will attend the Lino Lakes City Council meeting to speak against a proposed moratorium on site of the Madinah Lakes project with, hundreds expected to […]
CAIR Urges New York Muslims to Vote in June 25th Statewide Primary Election
Muslim civil rights group plans to launch a statewide robocall campaign targeting registered Muslim voters The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is reminding all registered New York Muslim voters to participate New York’s federal, state, and local offices primary taking place tomorrow, Tuesday, June 25. Presidential candidates will also be on the ballot. To promote […]
CAIR-SFBA Welcomes U.S. DOE’s Probe of Anti-Palestinian Racism in Berkeley Unified School District
The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the launch of an investigation by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) into the Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD). The investigation follows a federal civil rights complaint submitted by […]
Take Action: Register for CAIR’s June 26th ‘Getting Ready for August Congressional Recess’ Webinar
Join us for an evening webinar on how to: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) encourages every American Muslim and ally to become civically engaged during the upcoming August congressional recess by registering for our upcoming Wednesday night webinar training session. We will equip you with our new toolkit on how to schedule meetings with your […]
CAIR-GA Says Emory U. Must Institute Inclusive Search, Hiring Process for Muslim Chaplain, Stop Tokenizing Muslim Students
The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) today said it sent a letter to the Emory University president on behalf of Emory University’s Muslim Students Association (MSA), Graduate Muslim Student Council (GMSC), and the Muslim Student Search Committee, urging the university to honor students request to institute an inclusive search and hiring process […]