CAIR-MA Appoints Vincent Ware New Deputy Director Amid Team Expansion
The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Vincent Ware Sr. as the new Deputy Director, marking a significant expansion of the organization’s leadership team. This appointment comes at a pivotal time as CAIR-MA also welcomes Aneeqa Abid, an Engagement Coordinator to enhance support for Massachusetts residents affected by violence […]
CAIR-WA Calls for Justice in Murder of Afghan Teen
The Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, calls for justice in the murder of 17-year-old Hazrat Ali Rohani in Renton on June 5, 2024. Hazrat Ali was walking with friends to return an airsoft gun when the group was accosted by 51-year-old […]
CAIR Urges Senate to Reject Amendment Targeting Palestinian Immigrants
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today calls on the Senate to reject the House of Representatives’ amendment to the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 8752) Part C Amendment No. 45 that would bar funding for the implementation of a directive from President Biden to delay […]
CAIR-Texas Welcomes Rearrest of Texan Woman Charged with Attempted Murder of a 3-Year-Old Muslim Child
The Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Texas), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed local and federal law enforcements decision to rearrest Elizabeth Wolf, the alleged perpetrator in the hate crime targeting a three-year-old Muslim Palestinian girl, after she bailed herself out of the jail the next day […]
CAIR Condemns Alleged Anti-Hispanic Shooting in Nebraska
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a mass shooting allegedly targeting Hispanic people at a home in Crete, Nebraska. Seven people, including 4 children, were reportedly shot by a neighbor at the Nebraska home Friday evening, according to authorities, who said the crime could […]
CAIR-CA Welcomes Release of Attorney General’s ‘2023 Hate Crime in California’ Report
The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) today welcomed the release of California State Attorney General Rob Bonta’s statewide 2023 Annual Hate Crime report. SEE: Attorney General Bonta Releases 2023 Hate Crime Report, Highlights Continues Efforts to Combat Hate The annual Hate Crime Report presents and analyzes statistics on hate crimes reported to […]
CAIR Says Biden Admin Must Act on New Allegations of Israeli Torture of Palestinian Detainees
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Biden administration to take action following new allegations of Israeli torture of Palestinian detainees. SEE: Israel frees hospital chief with prisons ‘full’ of Gaza captives – Al Jazeera The release of the director of Al-Shifa Hospital after seven […]
CAIR Joins Call for Veto of North Carolina Anti-Free Speech Bill
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today joined calls by members of the Jewish and Muslim community in North Carolina calling for the veto of a bill that would harm the constitutional right to free speech in that state. Jewish and Muslim activists protested yesterday against a bill that would codify the controversial and widely-disputed International Holocaust […]
CAIR Welcomes State Department Report Highlighting Violence Against Religious Minorities in India
Muslim civil rights group repeats call for Country of Particular Concern designation The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a State Department report highlighting violence targeting religious minorities in India. CAIR also repeated its call for the State Department to designate India as a country […]
CAIR Condemns Neo-Nazi Vandalism Near Jewish Homes in Baltimore
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned neo-Nazi vandalism near Jewish homes in Baltimore. According to reports, Nazi swastikas were “spray painted on a street with several Jewish families” in the Glen neighborhood. SEE: Swastikas, Vulgar Graffiti Prompts Hate Crime Investigation in […]