CAIR Welcomes ICJ Ruling That Israel’s Occupation of Palestinian Land is Unlawful, Must End
Muslim civil rights group says U.S., other nations ‘must stop excusing, ignoring or enabling Israel’s illegal actions’ The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), or World Court, that Israel’s settlement policies and exploitation of natural resources […]
CAIR Calls on Biden Admin to Condemn Knesset Vote Rejecting Palestinian Statehood
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Biden administration to condemn a vote by the Israeli Knesset rejecting the possibility of Palestinian statehood. Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, today voted overwhelmingly to reject the establishment of a Palestinian state. Of the 120-member legislative body, […]
CAIR-NJ Welcomes Sentencing of Man Who Mailed Racist, Anti-Muslim and Antisemitic Threats
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the two-year sentence imposed on a New Jersey man for sending racist, antisemitic and anti-Muslim threats to schools, synagogues and people in 2022. Nikolay Levinson, of Palisades Park, reportedly sent threatening letters to victims in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, and the greater New […]
CAIR-SFBA to Offer Media Availability for Dr. Mohammad Subeh After Return from 2nd Medical Mission in Gaza
The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will coordinate media availability at San Jose Mineta International Airport on Friday, July 19, at 10:00 p.m. to welcome home Dr. Mohammad Subeh, a Palestinian American and emergency room doctor at El Camino […]
CAIR-WA Joins Partners NWIRP, ACLU in Calling for End to Unlawful, Discriminatory Immigration Program
The Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today joined its partners NWIRP and ACLU in calling for an end to the Controlled Application Review and Resolution Program (CARRP), on the eve of oral arguments in NWIRP and ACLU’s class action lawsuit challenging […]
Good News Alert: CAIR Legal Defense Fund Scores Victory for Muslim Man in Virginia
ACTION REQUESTED: If you, or anyone you know, has been subjected to discrimination, please file a report at: https://www.cair.com/report/ CAIR Legal Defense Fund today announced that a Muslim security officer’s request to keep a fist-length beard has been accommodated in his workplace. The security guard contacted CAIR after his accommodation was denied and he was forced […]
CAIR Says Israeli War Crimes, Abuses ‘Becoming Too Numerous to Document Fully’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today Israeli war crimes, act of genocide and human rights abuses are “becoming too numerous to document fully” and citing: Israel has already slaughtered almost 40,000 people – mostly women and children – in Gaza. In a statement, CAIR Deputy Executive Director Edward […]
CAIR Urges Hate Crime Charge for Alleged Threats of Violence Against Md. Anti-Genocide Protesters
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office to pursue a hate crime charge against a suspect facing a criminal trial for threats of violence reported against demonstrators at an anti-genocide rally in Rockville, Maryland, last Fall. SEE: Rockville Man to Stand Trial for ‘Threat […]
Video: CAIR-MN Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Vandalism Targeting New Muslim Center in St. Anthony
CAIR-NY, Muslim Leaders, NYC Orgs, Mosques Demand Ceasefire in Gaza
Tomorrow, Thursday, July 18, the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, along with NYC4Ceasefire, community organizations, and leaders will join in a press conference demanding the NYC Council pass a ceasefire resolution. WHAT: NYC4Ceasefire Press Conference WHEN: Thursday, July 18th, 2024, 10 […]