CAIR-LA Launches New Billboard Campaign for Gaza in Barstow, California
The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) announced the launch of its newest billboard campaign for Gaza in Barstow, Calif. SEE: ‘While Veterans Struggle, We Give Israel $3.8 Billion a Year’ Billboard The billboard, which reads “While veterans struggle, we give Israel $3.8 billion a year,” highlights the billions of American […]
CAIR Offers Condolences on Passing of Islamic Scholar Dr. Muhammad Adam Al-Sheikh
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today offered its condolences on the passing of Islamic scholar and former Imam of the Dar al-Hijrah Mosque in Northern Virginia, Dr. Muhammad Adam Al-Sheikh. Born in 1945 in Sudan, Dr. Muhammad Adam al-Sheikh was educated in fiqh, or Islamic […]
60+ Muslim, Arab & Allied Groups Condemn ADL for Anti-Palestinian Hate, Call for Firing of CEO Greenblatt
Over 60 Muslim, Arab, Palestinian, and allied organizations today condemned the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) for its pattern of enabling anti-Palestinian hate and called for the termination of CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, who recently sparked an uproar by analogizing the Palestinian keffiyeh scarf to a Nazi swastika. READ THE FULL JOINT STATEMENT The joint statement reads, in part: “Hate crimes […]
CAIR-FL Applauds Swift Police Action in Fatal Shooting at Miami Gas Station
The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-FL) today applauded the swift action taken by the Miami Police Department in apprehending the suspect involved in the tragic shooting incident at a Chevron gas station in Liberty City. According to an arrest report released by Miami police, Shamun Shaukat, a 42-year-old employee of the […]
Urge Congress to Reject New Money for Israeli Crimes, Prevent U.S. Involvement in Iran War
Call on Congress to reject attempts in the U.S. House of Representatives to provide more U.S. taxpayer dollars and weapons that the Israeli government can use to fund its genocide in Gaza and attempts to start a regional war. U.S. Speaker Mike Johson and some Democratic leaders are pushing for a vote this week on […]
Video: CAIR’s Edward Ahmed Mitchell on US Support for Israeli Attacks on Embassies, Genocide
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Video: CAIR-MI Director Interviewed on Rise in Anti-Muslim Bigotry Since Start of Gaza War
CAIR Decries Renewed Effort to Restore Confederate Names to Two Virginia Schools
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today decried renewed efforts to restore the confederate names of two Virginia schools. Some Shenandoah County community members are seeking to change the names of Honey Run Elementary School and Mountain View High School to their original Confederate-themed names of Ashby Lee Elementary School […]
CAIR Says Biden Must Act After Official Warns of Famine in Gaza, Witnesses Report Israeli Massacre at Al-Shifa Hospital
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said that President Biden must take action following comments by USAID Chief Samantha Powell agreeing with the UN’s assessment that a famine is imminent in Gaza and reports of massacres committed by Israeli forces at the Al-Shifa Hospital. USAID […]