CAIR-NY Welcomes Arrest of Suspect Who Allegedly Ripped off Teen’s Hijab
The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today welcomed the arrest of a man who allegedly harassed a Muslim teenager and ripped off her Islamic head scarf, or hijab, in April. Robert Pierpont, 40, was arrested Monday and charged with aggravated harassment. The suspect allegedly said, “You don’t need to be […]
CAIR Condemns Chinese Government’s Removal of Dome from Mosque, Crackdown on Eid Celebrations and Halal Products in Uyghur Region
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the Chinese government’s removal of a dome from a mosque in China’s Yunnan Province. CAIR also condemned the Chinese government’s crackdown on Eid al-Adha celebrations in the Uyghur region. The Chinese government removed the dome from the Grand Mosque […]
CAIR Calls on All Virginia Muslim Voters to Go to the Polls Today
The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is encouraging all eligible Muslim voters in Virginia to Vote TODAY in the Virginia Primary Election. If you’re not registered, same-day registration is available at your precinct’s polling place on primary day. One of Virginia’s two seats in the […]
CAIR-Texas Calls on UT Austin to Follow Normal Disciplinary Procedure in Probe of Anti-Genocide Protests
The Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Texas) today called University of Texas-Austin Dean of Students Office to follow the university’s standard disciplinary procedure in its investigation of April anti-genocide, student-led protests on campus. That request came after a number of students received a letter that lists accusatory questions allegedly assuming guilty findings and forcing […]
CAIR Condemns Israeli Soldier’s Malicious Destruction of Gaza Home, Starvation Death of Youth
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the malicious destruction by an Israeli soldier of a Gaza home shown in a video posted online. That Israeli soldier is shown destroying the interior of the home, reportedly in Rafah, with the caption “Renovations in Gaza.” CAIR also […]
CAIR Welcomes US Sanctions on Israeli Group Blocking Humanitarian Aid, Urges Biden Admin to Sanction Israeli Government
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed US sanctions on an Israeli extremist group that blocked humanitarian aid from being sent to Gaza and urged the Biden administration to go further and sanction the Israeli government for its forced starvation of Palestinians in Gaza and […]
CAIR Welcomes U.S. DOE Probe of Reported Assaults, Forced Hijab Removal of Maryland Muslim Student
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed news that the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has launched an official investigation following a complaint CAIR filed last month on behalf of a 12-year-old Muslim student in Cambridge, Maryland. The child, who attends Dorchester County Public Schools, reportedly endured harassment, […]
CAIR-MA Launches Survey to Track Bullying Among Muslim Youth Amid Rising Anti-Muslim Incidents in Massachusetts
(BOSTON, MA – June 14, 2024) – The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MA) today announced the launch of its biennial survey aimed at monitoring the bullying of Muslim youth in Massachusetts public schools. This survey, following the inaugural 2019 survey and its revealing 2021 report, aims to track changes over the […]
CAIR-NJ Calls State Senate Committee to Oppose Bills Crafted to Gut Free Speech
The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today once again called on the New Jersey Senate to oppose Senate Bill 1292 and Senate Bill 2937, both of which are designed to redefine antisemitism using the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition. A State Senate committee plans to conduct a remote meeting via Zoom on Monday […]
CAIR Calls Out Islamophobic and Anti-Palestinian Bigotry in Chairman Comer’s McCarthyist Letter to Palestinian American Muslim Organization
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today sent a letter to U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer, condemning the anti-Palestinian and Islamophobic bigotry in his “McCarthyist” May 29th letter addressed to American Muslims for Palestine (AMP). CAIR notes that Chair Comer’s McCarthyism-fueled investigatory letter incorrectly […]