CAIR-NY Condemns Hate Assault Targeting Muslim Woman, Welcomes Hate Crime Charge in Assault on Muslim Uber Driver
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 the assault of a Muslim woman in Brooklyn. CAIR-NY also welcomed hate crime charges in an assault on a Muslim Uber driver. The NYPD is looking for the man who […]
REMINDER: Muslim Resignees to Speak on the Islamophobia & Anti-Palestinian Racism Behind Biden Administration’s Gaza Policy
Muslim former U.S. officials who resigned over the Biden administration’s Gaza stance to speak on the bigotry behind government policy On Tuesday, Aug. 27 (12:30 p.m. ET), the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) plans to host a live virtual event featuring interviews with American Muslim former government officials who resigned from the Biden administration in response to […]
CAIR-Minnesota Condemns Neo-Nazi Vandalism in Cloquet
The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today condemned the neo-Nazi vandalism of a bridge and walking path in Cloquet. Cloquet, Minnesota, police are seeking information regarding neo-Nazi and other White supremacist symbolism spray-painted on the bridge near Spafford Park and the walking path north of the St. Louis River. The graffiti […]
CAIR Responds to Israeli Govt’s Torture of Palestinian Children, Calls on Biden to Break Silence
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the Israeli government’s systematic torture of Palestinian children in Gaza documented in a new report from a human rights organization and called on the Biden administration to break its long silence about such war crimes. Defense for Children International […]
CAIR Says China’s Sentencing of Uyghurs to a Cumulative 4.4 Million Years in Prison is Attempt to ‘Erase’ Their Culture
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said the Chinese government’s sentencing of Uyghurs in Xinjiang to a cumulative 4.4 million years in prison, as reported by Yale University’s Genocide Studies Program, is an attempt to erase Uyghur culture. That report states in part: “Ultimately, the report outlines the need […]
CAIR-LA Questions Federal Ruling Perpetuating False Narrative That UCLA Anti-Genocide Encampment was ‘Antisemitic’
The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today called into question the basis for a ruling issued on Aug. 13 by a federal judge against the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) calling on the school to ensure that Jewish students are not blocked from university buildings and facilities. […]
CAIR-LA Condemns ‘Shameful’ Behavior of Entertainment Professionals Seeking to Silence Emmy Nominee Bisan Owda for Gaza Genocide Documentary
The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today condemned the entertainment professionals who are urging the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) to rescind the Emmy nomination of Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda for her series “It’s Bisan From Gaza and I’m Still Alive” in the 2024 News […]
CAIR-NY Condemns NYPD SRG for Ripping Hijabs Off of Muslim Women Protesters, Use of Violence Against Protesters
The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), part of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the NYPD Strategic Response Group (SRG) for allegedly ripping hijabs off multiple Muslim women protesters outside a Democratic National Committee fundraiser last week. On Aug. 14, protesters were gathered at […]
CAIR Says Biden Enabling Ethnic Cleansing in West Bank by Refusing to Hold Israeli Govt Accountable for Any Crimes
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said that the Biden administration’s failure to hold the Israeli government accountable for any of its war crimes is enabling ongoing surge in ethnic cleansing targeting Palestinians in the West Bank by the Israeli government and settlers backed by […]
CAIR, Coalition Partners to Seek Accountability for Student Censorship, Protections in Maryland Public Schools
On Thursday, Aug. 22, the Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) plans to join the ACLU of Maryland, Howard County for a Free Palestine, Our Revolution HoCo and other organizations at a news conference in Ellicott City, Maryland, seeking accountability for multiple accounts of students who faced censorship and disciplinary consequences in Howard County Public […]