CAIR-TX Welcomes Indictment in Attempted Drowning of Palestinian-American Muslim Child
The Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-TX) today welcomed the indictment of the suspect in the attempted drowning of a 3-year-old Palestinian-American Muslim child in a public pool in Dallas. Elizabeth Wolf, the woman accused of trying to drown a Palestinian-American child at a North Texas apartment pool in May, has been indicted by […]
CAIR Condemns Illegal Israeli Settler Takeover of Ibrahimi Mosque
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the takeover of the Ibrahimi Mosque in the occupied West Bank by illegal Israeli settlers. Thousands of illegal settlers took over the prayer room in the mosque while Muslims were banned from the holy site. In 1994, an Israeli extremist massacred 29 […]
CAIR Expresses Solidarity with Haitian Community in Alabama After Racist Pushback to Immigration
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed solidarity with the Haitian community in Albertville, Alabama, after recent racist responses to Haitians moving to that city to work in a chicken processing plant. At a recent public hearing, one person reportedly said: “I’m gonna tell you something […]
CAIR Action Alert: Demand University Administrators Protect Academic Freedom, Free Speech on College Campuses
Join the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization in the nation, in demanding administrators of universities where Palestinian, Arab, Muslim, Jewish, African-American, and others were recently censored, silenced, or suppressed to urgently move to protect academic freedom and free speech on college campuses this academic year. CLICK HERE: TAKE ACTION […]
CAIR-PA Condemns Attack on Jewish Students Near Pitt University, Hate Crime Stabbing of Philly Park Ranger
The Pittsburgh chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Pittsburgh), a chapter of the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the attack on two Jewish students at the University of Pittsburgh, which is being investigated as a potential hate crime. CAIR-Philadelphia condemned the reportedly hate-motivated stabbing of a park ranger in Philadelphia. […]
CAIR Condemns Israel’s Systematic Destruction of West Bank Infrastructure as Part of ‘Campaign of Ethnic Cleansing’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned Israel’s systematic destruction of the civilian infrastructure in the occupied West Bank as part of the far-right Israeli government’s campaign of ethnic cleansing. Israeli bulldozers systematically destroy streets in the West Bank to make the area unlivable for Palestinians. Illegal […]
CAIR-Colorado Condemns Racist, Anti-Immigrant Signs Bolted to Denver Bus Stops
The Colorado chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CO), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemn racist and anti-immigrant signs bolted to bus stops in Denver. A Republican activist who previously wrote about shooting Latinos reportedly claimed credit for putting up the signs. “This promotion of racist and anti-immigrant hate must be repudiated […]
CAIR-Ohio Co-Hosts Congressional Town Hall in Cleveland in Preparation for the November Election
The Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) partnered with the Arab American Voter Project (AAVP) and the Arab Americans of Cleveland Young Professionals Network (AAC) to host the first Congressional Candidates Town Hall for the Muslim and Arab communities Wednesday, August 28th. The forum, held at La Villa Conference and Banquet Hall, […]
CAIR-NY Condemns Alleged Anti-Asian Attack in Brooklyn
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 an alleged anti-Asian assault in Brooklyn at the beginning of the month. Police say at around 5 a.m. on August 2, an unknown man punched a pedestrian in the head […]
CAIR-OH Expresses Solidarity with Haitian Community After Neo-Nazi March, Appearance at City Council Meeting
The Columbus office of the Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OH) today expressed solidarity with the Haitian community of Springfield after a neo-Nazi organization held a march targeting them. A neo-Nazi group held a march opposing Haitian immigrants in Springfield. The group also reportedly attended a city council meeting to express their […]