CAIR Says 12 Senators “Blatantly Violating International Law” By Threatening ICC Over Possible Israel Warrants
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said several U.S. senators are “blatantly violating international law” by sending a letter to International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Karim Khan threatening to take action against him and his staff if the ICCA issues international arrest warrants against […]
CAIR-WA Calls on Officials to Speak Out Against Assault on Young Peaceful Protestor
The Washington chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA) today called on elected officials to immediately speak out against Islamophobia and hate after a violent attack on a Muslim woman at a peaceful demonstration in Bellevue this past weekend. A local group has been peacefully making Palestinian flags visible in Bellevue each weekend. For […]
135 Advocacy Groups Call on Senate to Reject “Dangerous and Orwellian” Bill That Threatens Nonprofits, Violate Due Process
Today, 135 civil liberties, human rights, community, faith, and privacy organizations have united in a letter sent to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, urging Chairman Ron Wyden and Ranking Member Mike Crapo to reject a “dangerous and Orwellian” bill H.R. 6408 and S. 4136 t that would undermine the fundamental rights of the American people by granting a single […]
CAIR Calls on Biden to Enforce ‘Red Line’ After Israel Begins Ethnically Cleansing Eastern Rafah
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on President Biden to respond to the start of the Israeli government’s ethnic cleansing of Rafah by enforcing his “red line,” suspending military aid, and demanding an end to the genocide. Yesterday, the Israeli government dropped leaflets threatening refugees […]
CAIR Condemns UVA Police for Attacking Anti-Genocide Protesters
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned University of Virginia (UVA) police for attacking anti-genocide student protesters on the university’s campus. Yesterday, UVA police raided the student protest encampment on campus, arresting 25 people. Officers in headgear and carrying shields began to clear the encampment […]
CAIR Litigation Director Lena Masri Named NY Muslim Bar Association ‘Advocate of the Year’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced that its National Litigation Director and General Counsel Lena Masri has been named Advocate of the Year by the Muslim Bar Association of New York (MuBANY). Masri focuses her practice in the area of high-impact and strategic civil rights litigation. […]
CAIR-DFW Condemns U. Texas Dallas for Having 21 Peaceful Student Protesters Arrested, Questions Denial of Bond
The Dallas/Fort Worth chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-DFW), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today denounced University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) for calling on the police in riot gear on May 1 to arrest 21 students, including three UTD professors, for staging a peaceful protest condemning the ongoing […]
Video: CAIR-Chicago Director Condemns Violence Targeting Pro-Palestine Protests
CAIR-NY Condemns U. of Buffalo, The New School, NYU, Stony Brook for Arrests of Peaceful Protesters
The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today denounced the University of Buffalo, The New School, New York University and Stony Brook University administrations for the arrests of students peacefully protesting for the end of the Palestinian genocide. CAIR-NY also called on […]
CAIR-Ohio, Partners to Join Community Prayer Led by Dr. Yasir Qadhi at Ohio State University
Later today, the Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) will join the Muslim Students Association at the Ohio State University and several local mosques to host a peaceful event to reclaim their sacred space and stand in solidarity against hate and violence after recent attacks targeting students and community members while peacefully […]