CAIR Welcomes Guilty Plea for Hate Attack on Asian Student in Indiana
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a guilty plea by an Indiana woman who was charged last year for a bias-motivated stabbing targeting an Asian student at Indiana University. Billie Davis pleaded guilty to a violation of the Hate Crime Act and will be sentenced […]
Video: CAIR and Palestine Legal File Lawsuit Against U. of Maryland for Canceling Interfaith Vigil
Video: CAIR Offers Reward for Information on Attack Against Jewish Teen in Ann Arbor
CAIR-NY Condemns Nassau County Police for Arrest of Protester Wearing Keffiyeh Under New Mask Ban
Today, 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 condemned Nassau County Police Department for arresting a protester wearing a Palestinian Keffiyeh (scarf) under their new mask ban. The protester was arrested on Sunday in Cedarhurst, Long Island while protesting the sale […]
Community Advisory: CAIR Releases Updated Corrections Officer’s Guide to Islamic Religious Practices
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released its updated Corrections Officer’s Guide to Islamic Religious Practices. The guide contains information on Islamic religious practices, dietary needs, and other aspects of free religious exercise in prison settings. From January to the end of June, CAIR received 269 […]
CAIR-MA Expands Team with New Civil Rights Attorney Hire Amid Surge in Islamophobia in Massachusetts
Mariam Aydah Joins CAIR-MA to Defend Civil Rights as Calls for Help Grow The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MA) is proud to announce the hiring of Mariam Aydah filling the role of Civil Rights Attorney (license pending.) This critical addition to the CAIR-MA legal team comes in response to a year […]
CAIR Submits Written Statement Highlighting Rise in Anti-Muslim, Anti-Palestinian Hate Crimes to Senate Judiciary Committee
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, submitted a detailed written statement for inclusion in the official record of today’s U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled “A Threat to Justice Everywhere: Stemming the Tide of Hate Crimes in America.” CLICK HERE: READ CAIR’S STATEMENT CLICK HERE: TO WATCH THE HEARING […]
CAIR-NY Condemns Hate Vandalism Targeting Long Island Hindu Temple
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 condemned hate vandalism targeting a Hindu temple in Long Island. Threatening anti-Hindu messages were reportedly spray-painted on the driveway and a sign at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Melville. Suffolk County police are investigating […]
CAIR-WA Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Hit-and-Run Targeting Two Muslim Women, Newborn in Stroller
The Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for hate crime charges to be brought against a driver who allegedly intentionally hit two Muslim women wearing Islamic head scarves (hijab) and a baby in a stroller on the evening of September […]
CAIR, Palestine Legal to Announce Lawsuit Against U. of Maryland for Canceling Jewish and Palestinian Student Groups’ Interfaith Vigil
On Tuesday, September 17, the Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and Palestine Legal will hold a news conference to announce the filing of a federal lawsuit challenging the University of Maryland College Park’s unlawful cancellation of an interfaith vigil organized by Muslim and Jewish student advocates for Palestine. Both groups previously called […]