CAIR Says Israeli Official’s Call to ‘Annihilate’ Gaza Cities is Further Evidence of Genocidal Intent

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said a call to “annihilate” cities and refugee camps in Gaza by an Israeli official is further evidence of that far-right government’s genocidal intent. Haaretz reported that Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who is a member of the security cabinet, called for […]

700+ California Muslims Attend CAIR-CA’s 13th Annual Muslim Day at the Capitol

The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said over 700 Muslim community members, religious leaders, students, and activists took part in yesterday’s 13th Annual Muslim Day at the Capitol (MDAC) in Sacramento.  SEE: CAIR-CA Holds Muslim Day at the Capitol “MDAC connects […]

CAIR Calls on U.S. House to Reject ‘One-Sided, Dishonest’ Antisemitism Proposals, Stop Ignoring Anti-Palestinian Racism and Islamophobia

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on members of the U.S. House of Representatives to reject “one-sided, and dishonest” proposals about campus antisemitism that ignore anti-Palestinian racism and conflate criticism of the Israeli government with antisemitism. In a statement, CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell said: “We […]

CAIR Condemns U.S. Decision to Violate Law, Continue Funding Israeli Units that Committed ‘Gross Violations of Human Rights’

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a decision by the Biden administration to violate U.S. law by continuing to fund units of the Israeli that have been determined to have committed “gross violation of human rights.” U.S. officials have determined that five units of […]

CAIR-FL Condemns Arrest of Peaceful Anti-Genocide Protestors at Florida Universities

The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-FL), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the arrest of peaceful anti-genocide protesters on the campus of the University of South Florida in Tampa and the University of Florida in Gainesville. Police arrested multiple protesters who are demanding an end to […]