CAIR-LA, MPAC, and Shura Council to Address LAPD Officers’ Problematic Social Media Posts, Training in Israel
(LOS ANGELES, CA – 1/18/2023) – On Friday, Jan. 19, the California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), and the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California, will hold a press conference addressing social media posts from Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers that reportedly express support for Israel’s current […]
CAIR Calls on PayPal to Explain Why It Cited Israel to Block Muslim Customer’s Donation
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on PayPal to explain why a Maryland-based Muslim’s routine donation to an Islamic place of worship in Ohio was apparently delayed “[i]n light of the ongoing national emergency in Israel.” This statement appeared in a screenshot of the complainant’s […]
CAIR-NY Condemns ‘Sweetheart Deal’ for Ex-State Department Official who Threatened, Harassed Muslim Vendor
The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today condemned what it called a “sweetheart deal” for Stuart Seldowitz, an Ex-State Department Official who was captured on video harassing and threatening a Muslim vendor in New York City. Seldowitz reached a deal to undergo bias training to avoid a charge for his […]
OP-ED: FBI Effort to Moot No Fly List Case Deserves Judges’ Skepticism
Hannah Mullen of the Council on American-Islamic Relations says the US government shouldn’t be able to escape litigation by undoing its placement of an individual on the FBI’s No Fly List without an explanation for either action. READ THE FULL OP-ED
CAIR Condemns ‘Israeli War Crimes of the Day,’ Including New Call for Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza
Muslim civil rights group also condemns the demolition of a Gaza university, attacks near a hospital, video of Israeli troops mocking Palestinian suffering, and Israeli actions forcing women to give birth in the streets The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned what it called the […]
CAIR Action Alert: Message Your Senators Following Failed Vote on Conditioning Military Aid to Gaza War Crimes
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling on American Muslims and everyone concerned about the ongoing Gaza genocide to contact their U.S. senators and express support, or disapproval, based on how they voted during the Senate’s recent failure to adopt a pivotal resolution requiring an […]
CAIR-SFBA, Partners Says Mayor Breed Still Has the Chance to Do the Right Thing: Potential Veto of Ceasefire Resolution a Divisive Turn for San Francisco
Joint Statement by the Arab Resource and Organizing Center, Jewish Voice for Peace-Bay Area, and CAIR-SFBA San Francisco Mayor London Breed is threatening to veto last week’s Gaza ceasefire resolution. Despite overwhelming public support for the resolution, Breed claimed the resolution did not “reflect San Francisco’s values” and threatened to veto the resolution. Breed’s comments […]
CAIR Action Alert: Support Congressional Gold Medal for Muhammad Ali Act
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling on all Americans urge their member of Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives to support Congressman Andre Carson’s Muhammad Ali Congressional Gold Medal Act. Today marks Mohammed Ali’s birthday, he was born on January 17, 1942. The Congressional Gold Medel […]
CAIR-NY, ECBAWM File Lawsuit Against Suffolk County Police Department Over Forced Hijab Removal
The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, and Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel LLP (ECBAWM) today announced the filing of a lawsuit against the Suffolk County Police Department over the forced removal of a Muslim woman’s Islamic headscarf, or hijab. In 2022, […]
CAIR Encourages U.S. Imams to Discuss Indian Govt’s Plan to Open Temple on Demolished Babri Mosque
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today encouraged American khatibs (Islamic prayer leaders) and imams (Islamic religious leaders) to discuss the Indian government’s plan to open a temple on the grounds of the demolished Babri Mosque in Ayodhya, India, and raise awareness about the plight of […]