CAIR Calls on Biden Admin to Stop Israel Attacks on Starving Civilians in Gaza

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Biden administration to demand that Israel’s far-right government end its attacks on starving civilians in Gaza seeking humanitarian aid. Video shows Israeli forces opening fire at thousands of starving people in the southwest of Gaza City as they attempted […]

CAIR Condemns White Supremacist Rallies in Rhode Island, Kentucky

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned white supremacist rallies in Cumberland, Rhode Island, and Paducah, Kentucky.  The Cumberland Police Department said that a white supremacist group appeared to have gathered in different locations around the town on Saturday. SEE: White supremacist group reportedly gathered in […]

CAIR Encourages Michigan Muslims to Vote in Tuesday’s Presidential Primary

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today encouraged all registered Muslim voters in Michigan to participate in the upcoming primary in their state on Tuesday, Feb. 27. The state presidential primary, other upcoming primary elections and the general election present an opportunity for American Muslims to […]

CAIR Calls for Probe of Possible Bias Motive for Incident Targeting Tennessee Mosque

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for a hate crime probe of a possible bias motive for an incident targeting a mosque in Tennessee. Officials with Islamic Center of Chattanooga says they are dealing with people “being disrespectful of their property.” The mosque is offering a […]

CAIR-SFBA Commends Santa Clara’s Wilcox High School for Cancellation of Anti-Palestinian Speaker

The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA) today commended administrators at Wilcox High School in Santa Clara for their decision to cancel Ran Bar-Yoshafat’s scheduled speaking engagement. The decision came after students, parents, alumni, and community members raised significant concerns about the speaker’s history of violence-inciting and deeply racist […]

CAIR-NY Demands Security for Houses of Worship After Anti-Muslim Tirade Targeting Mosque Attendees in Melville

The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned an anti-Muslim tirade by an individual who reportedly entered a mosque in Melville on Wednesday and called for stepped-up security for houses of worship.  The man allegedly entered the mosque and began recording worshipers with […]

CAIR Calls on Biden Admin to Repudiate Israeli Plan for De Facto Annexation of Gaza

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Biden administration to repudiate the Israeli government’s post-war plan for the de facto annexation of Gaza.  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed his post-war plan for the future of Gaza on Thursday. The plan states that […]