Members of Congress Who Attacked South Africa Should Be “Ashamed,” CAIR Says
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today said that the over 200 members of Congress who sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken denouncing South Africa, dismissing the nation as “Israel’s enemy,” and expressing their “disgust” at the well-substantiated genocide filing made against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), should be “ashamed.” With the […]
CAIR Demands Biden Personally Condemn Israeli Massacre of Palestinians Waiting for Humanitarian Aid
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on President Biden to personally condemn Israeli’s latest massacre of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, this time the killing of at least 20 people waiting for humanitarian aid in Gaza City. Israel has now killed some 26,000 Gazans, mostly women and […]
CAIR-Minnesota Welcomes Charging of State Trooper in Ricky Cobb II Case
The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Minnesota) today welcomed the decision by Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty to charge State Patrol Officer Ryan Londregan for the shooting death of Ricky Cobb II. Officer Londregan faces charges of second-degree unintentional murder, first-degree assault, and second-degree manslaughter in the incident, which occurred during a […]
CAIR-Colorado Welcomes Sentencing in Hate Crime Arson Targeting Church
The Colorado chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CO), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the sentencing of a man convicted of burning a church in Loveland, Colorado. A Colorado man has been sentenced to three years in prison after being convicted on a federal hate crime charge for […]
CAIR Calls on Biden Admin to Demand End to Israeli Attacks on Gaza Hospitals
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 attack on hospitals in Gaza housing hundreds of patients and displaced civilians. Israel is attacking near Khan Younis’s three main hospitals – al-Aqsa, Nasser and al-Amal – […]
CAIR Reports Over 2,000 Complaints from Oct 7 to Dec 7 (Video)
Video: CAIR Reports Rise in Anti-Muslim Incidents After Start of Gaza War
CAIR vs. DeSantis: CAIR Attorney to Deliver Oral Arguments Challenging Florida Ban on SJP
On Friday, Jan. 26, the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ (CAIR) Senior Litigation Attorney Justin Sadowsky is scheduled to deliver oral arguments in the Northern District of Florida as part of a lawsuit filed on behalf of the University of South Florida Students for Justice in Palestine, which Governor Ron DeSantis unconstitutionally ordered disbanded in the wake of the […]
CAIR-GA, Palestine Legal, Community and Civil Rights Groups Demand Emory University Protect Palestinian, Muslim and Arab Students from Harassment
The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia), Palestine Legal and other community and civil rights organizations today sent Emory University a letter to express concern about the University’s failure to protect Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim students targeted by racist, xenophobic, anti-Palestinian, and anti-Muslim harassment and doxing attacks. They also criticized Emory’s […]
CAIR-Houston to Call for Urgent Action on Helping US Citizens Leave Gaza, Renew Call for Ceasefire
On Wednesday, Jan. 24 (12:30 p.m.), the Houston chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston) plans to hold a press conference to draw attention to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and to call for immediate action by the Biden Administration to assist US Citizens and their families in getting through the Rafah border crossing. […]