Community Advisory: CAIR Urges Muslim Travelers to ‘Know Your Rights’ After Receiving Uptick in Reports of Inappropriate CBP Questioning (Video)
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today alerted community members traveling internationally to know their rights and respectfully assert them if subject to inappropriate and invasive questioning during secondary screenings performed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers. In recent weeks, CAIR has received an […]
Community Advisory: With Two Weeks Left of August Congressional Recess, CAIR Reminds Muslim Voters to Meet Lawmakers
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today reminded Muslim voters and community leaders to meet with lawmakers in their home districts during the last two weeks of the August Congressional recess. CAIR is offering its 2024 August Recess Toolkit as a resource designed to empower American Muslims and allies […]
CAIR Says Biden Must Use Arms Embargo to Force Netanyahu to End Genocide
Muslim civil rights group also says Biden administration’s silence on Israeli torture of Palestinians permits abuses to continue The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said President Biden must use American leverage to force far-right Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the genocide in Gaza […]
Bay Area Cities to Honor American Muslim Appreciation and Awareness Month
On Tuesday, Aug. 20, four Bay Area cities will recognize the contributions of American Muslims to their communities by issuing proclamations declaring August as American Muslim Appreciation and Awareness Month. The cities of Dublin, Milpitas, Pleasanton, and Santa Clara will honor local Muslim community members with these proclamations at their respective Aug. 20 city council […]
BREAKING: 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 Condemns Hanging of White Supremacist Banner Over Montana Highway
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, condemned the hanging of a white supremacist banner over a highway in Montana. The “White Man Zone” banner was hung by three masked men from an overpass in Butte, Montana, over the weekend. “We condemn this attempt to spread white supremacist hate […]
CAIR Joins USCMO in Condemning Smears Targeting Minnesota Muslim Community
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today joined the US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), the nation’s umbrella group of national, regional, and local Muslim organizations, in condemning a coordinated campaign of anti-Muslim attacks targeting the Minnesota Muslim community as part of politically-motivated attack on Minnesota governor Tim Walz. CAIR is a USCMO member. On […]
CAIR Condemns DNC Member for Assaulting Muslim Delegate Holding ‘Stop Arming Israel’ Sign, Calls for Criminal Charges
Muslim civil rights and advocacy group calls for individual who struck Muslim with “We Love Joe” sign to be condemned, identified and charged The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, and its Chicago chapter (CAIR-Chicago) today condemned DNC members for assaulting a Muslim woman and other delegates who were […]
CAIR-Massachusetts Releases 2024-Mid-Year Civil Rights Report Amid Rising Islamophobia
The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MA) today released a mid-year civil rights report titled “Islamophobia in Massachusetts: Rising Concerns and Needed State Initiatives.” According to the report: “Twice as many people called CAIR-MA for help in 2023 as in 2022, an all-time high.” CAIR-MA is urging state officials and community leaders […]
CAIR Good News Alert: West Virginia High School Agrees to Provide Muslim Students Adequate Space to Pray
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/20/2024) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights organization, today welcomed a West Virginia high school’s decision to agree to provide Muslim students an adequate place to pray congregational Friday prayers on campus as they had in previous years. Muslim students at Morgantown High School in Morgantown, West Virginia, have […]