Video: CAIR Records 56% Increase in Complaints of Anti-Muslim Incidents
Video: CAIR-Austin Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Alleged Attack on UT Muslim, Friend
Video: CAIR-San Diego Holds News Conference Announcing New CAIR Report
CAIR Action Alert: Demand Congress Close Backdoor Search & Data Broker Loopholes in FISA Section 702 Reauthorization
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is calling on all Americans to demand Congress close the backdoor search and data broker loopholes before considering any reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). CAIR also calls for the rejection of efforts by the House Intelligence Committee to expand warrantless surveillance, a move that threatens […]
CAIR Condemns Secretary Austin’s ‘Dishonest and Delusional’ Denial of Israeli Genocide in Gaza
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned as “dishonest and delusional” comments by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin denying that there is evidence that the Israeli government is committing genocide in Gaza. When asked if he believed that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza during a […]
CAIR Seeks Explanation for Why Arrest Warrant for ‘Threat of Mass Violence’ in Maryland Has Not Been Executed
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today sought an explanation for why police have not served an arrest warrant for a male individual who was captured on video threatening to kill Muslims and community members peacefully demonstrating at a ceasefire rally in Rockville last Fall. In November, after a group of protesters gathered […]
CAIR-Chicago Condemns Distribution of Antisemitic Propaganda in Lincoln Park
The Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the distribution of antisemitic propaganda in bags that reportedly included a substance with the “appearance of rat poison.” Flyers, which included a website linked to the antisemitic Goyim Defense League, were reportedly distributed in Lincoln […]
CAIR Welcomes New Student Debt Plan’s Proposed Cancellation of Some ‘Runaway Interest’
(WASHINGTON, DC – 4/8/2024) The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the Biden administration’s proposal to deliver additional student debt relief by cancelling up to $20,000 of accrued unpaid interest but called on the administration to go further by waiving all interest payments and proposing […]
CAIR Action Alert: Tell Congress No More U.S. Weapons for Israel After Latest Aid Worker Killing
With the majority of Americans supporting an immediate ceasefire and a growing number of House Democrats opposing any new U.S. weapons transfers to Israel, take action with CAIR by urging your House Representative to reject any new military aid packages to Israel and support an immediate ceasefire as Congress reconvenes on Tuesday, April 9, following a two-week recess. CLICK […]
CAIR-LA Condemns Antisemitic, Nazi Graffiti Found Across Santa Monica
The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today condemned the antisemitic, Nazi graffiti found throughout Santa Monica, Calif., over the weekend. SEE: Residents reported swastikas and antisemitic messages marked on sidewalks, street signs, buildings, trees, and other areas around the city. The incident was reported to the Santa Monica […]