CAIR Welcomes Walkout for Netanyahu’s UN Speech as ‘Rejection of Genocide’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a mass walkout of members of the United Nations General Assembly prior to a speech by far-right Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu as symbolic of the international community’s “rejection of genocide.” In a statement, CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad said: “As the […]
CAIR-Sacramento Condemns Hate Vandalism Targeting Hindu Temple
The Sacramento Valley/Central California office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV/CC) today condemned the recent hate vandalism targeting a Hindu temple in Sacramento County and expressed solidarity with the Hindu community and all those targeted by hate. According to reports, the incident involved vandalism of the temple, with graffiti that included hate speech and Nazi swastikas, […]
CAIR Calls on Biden to Stop Acting Like a Bystander, Force Ceasefire on Netanyahu After More Massacres in Lebanon, Gaza
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on President Biden to “stop acting like a bystander” and force a ceasefire on Israel’s Netanyahu government after Israeli forces slaughtered civilians in Gaza and Lebanon. Today, rescuers in Gaza said an Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter killed […]
ACTION ALERT: Join CAIR in Supporting Sen. Sanders’ Resolution Against Arms Sales to Netanyahu’s Genocide of Palestinians
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on all Americans who stand against genocide to contact their U.S. Senators and urge them to vote YES on Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders’ Joint Resolutions of Disapproval to block more than $20 billion in illegal U.S. weapons sales to Israel. […]
CAIR-Philadelphia Calls Firing of Muhlenberg College Prof Finkelstein for Pro-Palestine Remarks an ‘Attack on Academic Freedom’
The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia) today condemned the firing of Maura Finkelstein, a respected tenured professor at Muhlenberg College, after she shared a post by Palestinian poet Remi Kanazi on her personal Instagram critical of the genocide being committed by Israel against Palestinians. The Intercept reported that Finkelstein’s termination followed sharing […]
CAIR Condemns Kazakhstan Government for Fining Actor Who Quoted Quran in Instagram Post
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the government of Kazakhstan for imposing a fine on a Kazakh actor for quoting from the Quran, Islam’s revealed text, in an Instagram post. The charges stem from allegations that actor and producer Nurtas Adambay violated Kazakhstan’s laws […]
Video: CAIR Reports Alarming Rise in Anti-Islamic and Anti-Arab Incidents
CAIR Testifies Before Md. State Board of Education Seeking Action Against Islamophobia, Anti-Palestinian Bigotry in Public Schools
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, testified yesterday before the Maryland State Board of Education on the pressing need for swift action to address the alarming rise of Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian bigotry in public schools across the state. Video: CAIR Testimony at MSBOE Hearing […]
CAIR Welcomes Rep. Adam Smith and 102 Lawmakers Urging U.S. Probe into Israel’s Killing of Aysenur Eygi
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed U.S. Representative Adam Smith (D-WA) and 102 of his Democratic colleagues from the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate congressional letter calling on the U.S. government to “independently investigate” whether the Israeli military’s murder of Turkish American Muslim Aysenur Ezgi […]
CAIR-Chicago Calls for Probe of Islamophobic Survey Targeting Muslim Candidate
The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for an investigation into Islamophobic campaign tactics targeting Suzanne Akhras, a Muslim candidate for Illinois’ District 82 State Representative. Akhras has received reports of a misleading survey implying she is associated with Islamic terrorist […]