CAIR-MN Calls for Resignation of Lino Lakes City Council Member Who Said Hate-Filled, Anti-Muslim Email is ‘Best I have Ever Received’
The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for the resignation of Lino Lakes City Council Member Christopher Lyden for writing that a hate-filled, anti-Muslim email was the “best [he] ever received.” [NOTE: CAIR-MN recently condemned a vote by the Lino […]
CAIR Asks Biden Admin ‘Is There a Red Line?’ After Leaked Video Shows Israeli Soldiers Sodomizing Palestinian Detainee
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today asked the Biden administration if there is a “red line” that Israel can cross that will result in a change of American policy after a leaked video showed Israeli soldiers sexually assaulting a Palestinian. The video shows Israeli soldiers […]
CAIR Condemns U.S. Decision Not to Attend Nagasaki Bombing Memorial in Defense of Israeli Genocide
Civil rights group thanks Nagasaki for not inviting rep of a nation that does not adhere to NPT, ‘despite possessing nuclear weapons’ The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a decision by the U.S. ambassador to Japan to reject an invitation to attend Nagasaki’s annual […]
Good News Alert: CAIR-NY Celebrates Arrival of 12-year-old Yemeni Girl Reunited With Her Mother
The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today celebrated the arrival of a 12-year-old Yemeni girl reunited with her mother after her application was stalled with no explanation from the Djibouti Embassy. The young girl was separated from her mother and father […]
CAIR-NY Condemns Nassau County Mask Ban That ‘Paves the Way for Political Censorship’
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 Nassau County for passing a mask ban that CAIR-NY says “paves the way for political censorship.” This new law, yet to be signed, allows law enforcement to require individuals to remove […]
CAIR Welcomes Charges Against Man Who Allegedly Made Death Threats Targeting VP Harris, Previously Threatened Muslims
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed charges brought against a man who allegedly made death threats targeting Vice President Kamala Harris and previously made anti-Muslim threats. A Virginia man has been charged with making death threats against Vice President Kamala Harris in several posts […]
CAIR-NY Seeks Public’s Help in Hate Crime Probe of Anti-Muslim Attack
The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today called on the public to assist in identifying an assailant law authorities say committed an alleged anti-Muslim attack on a Manhattan street. A man was reportedly punched in the face by the assailant shouting anti-Muslim slurs on Monday. The alleged victim was taken […]
Video: CAIR’s Robert McCaw Says US has ‘Wide Array’ of Political Tools to Hold Israel Accountable
Alert: CAIR Joins Coalition Opposing Inclusion of Anti-Muslim Float at Upcoming New York India Day Parade
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and its New York chapter today joined in a letter by a coalition of human rights and interfaith organizations sent to New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams urging them to condemn and oppose the inclusion of an anti-Muslim float at the India Day […]
CAIR Calls for International Action After UN Experts Report ‘Escalating Use of Torture’ by Israel Against Palestinian Prisoners
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for international action after UN experts warned of “escalating use of torture” by Israel against Palestinian prisoners. Ten UN experts said: “Countless testimonies by men and women speak of detainees in cage-like enclosures, tied to beds blindfolded and in diapers, stripped […]