CAIR Welcomes Federal Hate Crime Charge for ‘White Power’ Vandalism Targeting Oregon Synagogue
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a federal hate crime charge Eugene, Oregon, man who allegedly vandalized a local synagogue several times over a five-month period. Adam Edward Braun, 34, allegedly defaced Temple Beth Israel on four separate occasions between August 2023 and January 2024. During one […]
CAIR Releases 2024 Ramadan Toolkit Offering Resources for Workplace and School Accommodations
Kit contains template letters and resolutions to urge elected officials to recognize Eid and promote a Gaza ceasefire The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization in the nation, today released its 2024 Ramadan Toolkit, a comprehensive guide and resource for supporting the Muslim community during the month-long daybreak to […]
CAIR Responds to SOTU: President ‘Must Stop Playing Both Firefighter and Arsonist’ in Gaza
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today responded to President Biden’s State of the Union Address by welcoming improvement in his rhetoric about Palestinian suffering in Gaza but said that the president “must stop trying to play both firefighter and arsonist” by sending aid while enabling […]
Muslim Civic Organizations Host Muslim Advocacy Day at the Georgia Capitol
(ATLANTA, GA, 3/8/2024) – The Georgia Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia), Georgia Muslim Voter Project (GAMVP) and Inner-City Muslim Action Network-Atlanta (IMAN Atlanta) yesterday hosted Muslim Advocacy Day at the Georgia State Capitol. For the second consecutive year, this event brought together Muslim community leaders and advocates to address key issues affecting Muslims […]
CAIR-SFBA Supports East Bay 4 Ceasefire Now’s ‘Subpoena Rally’ and ‘People’s Tribunal’ Against Rep. Eric Swalwell
The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA) today announced support for the convening of a People’s Tribunal against Congressman Eric Swalwell, organized by East Bay 4 Ceasefire Now, a diverse coalition of workers, faith leaders, community members, educators, students, and parents within District 14. This process will begin with […]
CAIR-NY Calls for AG Probe into Real Estate Events Across New York State Advertising Sale of Occupied Palestinian Land
The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for an investigation into the real estate events across New York State advertising the planned sale of occupied Palestinian land. The series of events, reportedly organized by “Keller Williams” is set to occur on […]
CAIR-DFW Condemns Forced Removal of Protesters’ Hijabs After Arrests in Pro-Palestine Protest
The Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-DFW) today condemned the alleged forced removal of protesters’ Islamic headscarves, or hijabs, after they were arrested by Garland Police. Over a dozen protesters were arrested after blocking the entrances to a General Dynamics facility to stop the production of the bombs currently being used […]
CAIR Condemns Destruction of Gaza Mosque Minaret by ‘Bored’ Israeli Troops
War crime committed as U.N. official warns of Israel’s ‘starvation campaign’ in Gaza The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the reported deliberate destruction of a mosque minaret in Gaza by “bored” Israeli soldiers. An Israeli soldier reportedly posted video online of the mosque minaret’s destruction in […]
CAIR-LA Receives Reports of FBI Targeting Palestinians for Questioning About Israeli War on Gaza
The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) has received multiple complaints from members of the Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim communities in Southern California who report that FBI agents have targeted them about matters related to the Israeli war on Gaza. Federal and local law enforcement agents have allegedly approached […]
CAIR Condemns Chinese Communist Party’s Forced ‘Sinicization’ of Islam in Uyghur Region
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned comments by a Chinese Communist Party official who stated that the “sinicization” of Islam in Xinjiang Province is “inevitable.” Xinjiang is the province in which the Chinese government has been carrying out a program of genocide and mass interment of […]