CAIR-Ohio, Partners Host Solidarity Prayer Event to Reclaim Community Space After Law Enforcement Brutality
Last Friday, the Ohio Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio), in collaboration with the Muslim Students Association (MSA) at OSU, Muslim American Society (MAS Columbus), Alpha Lambda Mu (ALM) at OSU, and local mosques, hosted a solidarity prayer event led by Dr. Yasir Qadhi aimed at reclaiming the sacred space on the Ohio State […]
Santa Clara County To Host Palestinian Cultural Day
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors and Palestinian Heritage Committee invite the community to attend Santa Clara County’s Annual Palestinian Cultural and Flag Raising Ceremony. This community celebration honors the local Palestinian community and its contributions to the county’s civic life, as well as the historical and cultural contributions of Palestinians in the diaspora. […]
CAIR to Release Report on University Anti-Genocide Protests
On Tuesday, May 14 at 11 a.m. ET the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), plans to release a new report entitled “’Hostile:’ How Universities Target Anti-Genocide Protesters While Enabling Anti-Palestinian Racism and Islamophobia.” The report documents the ways university administrators have created a hostile environment for Palestinian, Muslim, Arab, Jewish and other students, staff, and […]
CAIR-Oklahoma to Host 10th Annual Muslim Day at the Capitol
On Monday, May 13, the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will host its 10th annual Oklahoma Muslim Day at the Capitol in Oklahoma City. Highlights of the day include an opening session on the 2nd-floor rotunda from 9:30 am to 10:00 am […]
CAIR-Pennsylvania Denounces UPenn, Gov. Shapiro’s Actions Leading to Arrest of Students and Disbanding of UPenn Encampment
The Philadelphia and Pittsburgh chapters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Pennsylvania) denounced the University of Pennsylvania for violently disbanding the encampment on campus and calling on the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) to arrest student protesters opposing the ongoing genocide in Palestine. CAIR-Pennsylvania also condemned Governor Josh Shapiro for his remarks in Pittsburgh yesterday where […]
CAIR-MN, Muslim Leaders to Hold Press Conference Responding to Israeli Killing of Civilians, Invasion of Rafah
Friday, May. 10, the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Minnesota) and Minnesota Muslim Leaders will hold a press conference to call for a ceasefire in Rafah due to the recent developments and humanitarian crisis. The Israeli government has killed and continues to murder more civilians in recent attacks in Rafah. Muslim leaders […]
CAIR-Philadelphia Denounces University of Pennsylvania’s Decision to Ban 6 Student Protestors from Campus, Ongoing Threat of Police Violence on Students
The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia), the region’s only Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, denounced the University of Pennsylvania for placing 6 students on mandatory leave, banning them from being present on campus, including academic buildings and their dorms/university housing. See: Penn places six students on leave of absence due to […]
CAIR Condemns Haim Saban for “Unhinged” Anti-Muslim Message to White House, Calls on Biden to Reject and Cut Ties
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned political donor Haim Saban for a “hateful, petulant” anti-Muslim email he reportedly sent to the White House demanding that President Biden to continue sending military supplies to Israeli government even if it escalates its attacks on Rafah. CAIR […]
CAIR Welcomes Administrative Ruling Declaring UMBC Student Group Did Not Violate Code of Conduct Regarding Palestine Advocacy
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed news that the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) ruled during a recent administrative hearing that the campus group Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) did not violate the Code of Student Conduct while holding […]
CAIR-SFBA and ADC File Title VI Complaint Alleging Anti-Palestinian Discrimination Within Berkeley Unified School District
The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA) and the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) today jointly submitted a federal civil rights complaint to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR), urging an immediate investigation into the hostile environment of anti-Palestinian, anti-Arab and Islamophobic discrimination within Berkeley Unified […]