CAIR Leader, Morehouse Alum, Joins Students, Faculty Objecting to President Biden’s Commencement Speech
The National Deputy Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today joined other Morehouse College alumni, students, and faculty in expressing opposition to plans for President Biden to speak at the historically black college’s 2024 commencement and called on the school’s leadership to fully protect the […]
CAIR Condemns Mississippi’s ‘Racist and White Supremacist’ Confederate Memorial Day
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the scheduled celebration as an official state holiday in Mississippi of Confederate Memorial Day, honoring the racist and white supremacist legacy of the Confederacy. Confederate Memorial Day is celebrated in Mississippi on the last Monday of the month, […]
CAIR Supports International Call for Probe of Mass Graves in Gaza
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed its support for a call by the United Nations for an investigation into mass graves around two Gaza hospitals besieged by Israeli forces this year. The UN has called for independent and transparent investigation into the discovery of mass […]
CAIR-Minnesota Condemns Rep. Tom Emmer’s ‘Dangerous and Islamophobic’ Attack on Rep. Omar
The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Minnesota (CAIR-MN) today condemned anti-Muslim, Islamophobic, an dangerous tweet made by House Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) about his colleague Rep. Omar and students across American Campuses. CAIR-MN said the remarks could significantly exacerbate the issue of anti-Muslim sentiment and are against students’ freedom […]
CAIR Condemns Forcible Dismantling of 54-Day Peaceful Protest Outside Israeli Embassy
Muslim civil rights group calls for DC police and federal officials to explain actions, reverse decision The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned Washington, D.C., police and federal law enforcement for their “unjustified and unconstitutional” decision to forcibly dismantle a peaceful 54-day protest outside the […]
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CAIR Calls for Federal Hate Crime Charges in Anti-Palestinian Stabbing Near UT Austin Campus
Muslim civil rights and advocacy group reiterates call for federal charges after local grand jury indicts suspect for aggravated assault without hate crime enhancement The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for the Justice Department to file hate crime charges against the suspect who screamed […]
CAIR-CA Thanks California Representatives Who Opposed Sending Additional $17 Billion in Military Aid To Fund Israel’s Genocide in Gaza
The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) today thanked the seven California Representatives who voted against a bill that would send an additional $17 billion in security assistance to Israel to fund its genocide in Gaza. SEE: The House of Representatives voted to approve the package sending $17 billion in military aid to […]
CAIR-NY Calls on Political Leaders to Stop ‘Endangering’ Students Peacefully Protesting at Universities
The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), a leading Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, calls on political leaders and university officials to stop “endangering” Jewish, Muslim, Palestinian, and other students who have been holding sit-ins to peacefully protest the genocide in Gaza and their universities’ financial investments with the Israeli […]
CAIR Calls on Biden Admin to Act on Findings of Human Rights Report on Israel, India
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Biden administration to act on the findings of a recent State Department report detailing human rights abuses by the Israeli and Indian governments. The report’s section on Israel documents “credible reports” of more than a dozen […]