CAIR Joins Coalition Seeking Update on Md. County’s Probe of Censorship, Discrimination in Public School System
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today announced that it has joined the ACLU of Maryland, Howard County for a Free Palestine and others organizations in calling on the Howard County Human Rights Commission to follow up on the status of an investigation into complaints of censorship and discrimination against students […]
CAIR Calls on Biden Admin to End Support for Starvation of Children in Gaza
UN World Health Organization says 8,000+ Gaza children diagnosed, treated for acute malnutrition The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Biden administration to stop enabling and backing the starvation of children in Gaza by the far-right Israeli government. That call came after the […]
CAIR-AZ Welcomes Indictment in Alleged Planned Atlanta Racist Mass Shooting, Targeting of ‘Blacks, Jews or Muslims’
The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the indictment of a man who allegedly planned a mass shooting targeting African Americans and other minorities at a rap concert in Atlanta. The man was indicted by a federal grand […]
CAIR-LA Submits Public Records Act Request for Irvine City Council Members’ Communications with Anti-Palestinian Groups
The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today submitted a California Public Records Act request to the City of Irvine for information regarding communications between two Irvine City Council members and organizations who have allegedly exhibited anti-Palestinian rhetoric and behaviors. SEE: Irvine Struggles to Finish City Council Meetings as Ceasefire Calls Persist […]
CAIR Urges Officials to Stand with New Maryland Mosque Facing Islamophobic Opposition
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today joined more than 30 Maryland mosques and Muslim community organizations that are part of the IMAN Network in urging the public to act now to call on officials in Harford County, Maryland, to stand in solidarity with the Harford Islamic Center (HIC)/Masjid Ibrahim. TAKE […]
CAIR Says UN Report Confirms Israeli Campaign of ‘Extermination,’ Torture, Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said a new UN report confirms that the Israeli government is carrying out a campaign of extermination, torture and ethnic cleansing in Gaza. [NOTE: This report comes as video has been released appearing to show Israeli soldiers killing unarmed Palestinians as […]
CAIR Supports NAACP Suit Over Restoration of Confederate Names to Two Virginia Schools
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed support for a lawsuit by the Virginia NAACP against the Shenandoah County School Board after the board voted to restore Confederate names to two schools. The NAACP lawsuit alleges that the school board violated the Constitution, Title VI of the […]
CAIR Seeks Probe of U.S. Soldier Fighting for Israel in Rafah Who Posted Image of Mosque with Islamophobic Graffiti
Muslim civil rights group calls on Pentagon to ban U.S. soldiers from participating in Gaza genocide The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, called on the Biden administration to investigate reports that an American soldier is taking part in the far right Israeli government’s genocide in Gaza and reportedly […]
CAIR-DFW Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Post Showing Man Urinating on Tyler Mosque Sign
The Dallas/Fort Worth chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-DFW), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on law enforcement authorities to investigate as a possible hate crime an image posted online apparently showing an individual bragging about urinating on a mosque sign. The post by “JewishBiker88” says, “Found […]
CAIR Demands Biden Admin Act as 3,000 Gaza Children Face Starvation Due to Israel’s ‘Red Line’ Offensive
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Biden administration to act after UNICEF reported that almost 3,000 children have been cut off from treatment for malnutrition in southern Gaza by Israel’s ongoing offensive, which President Biden previously called a “red line.” [NOTE: Biden had warned he […]