CAIR Decries Renewed Effort to Restore Confederate Names to Two Virginia Schools
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today decried renewed efforts to restore the confederate names of two Virginia schools. Some Shenandoah County community members are seeking to change the names of Honey Run Elementary School and Mountain View High School to their original Confederate-themed names of Ashby Lee Elementary School […]
CAIR Says Biden Must Act After Official Warns of Famine in Gaza, Witnesses Report Israeli Massacre at Al-Shifa Hospital
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said that President Biden must take action following comments by USAID Chief Samantha Powell agreeing with the UN’s assessment that a famine is imminent in Gaza and reports of massacres committed by Israeli forces at the Al-Shifa Hospital. USAID […]
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CAIR Action Alert: Demand Congress Close Backdoor Search & Data Broker Loopholes in FISA Section 702 Reauthorization
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is calling on all Americans to demand Congress close the backdoor search and data broker loopholes before considering any reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). CAIR also calls for the rejection of efforts by the House Intelligence Committee to expand warrantless surveillance, a move that threatens […]
CAIR Condemns Secretary Austin’s ‘Dishonest and Delusional’ Denial of Israeli Genocide in Gaza
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned as “dishonest and delusional” comments by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin denying that there is evidence that the Israeli government is committing genocide in Gaza. When asked if he believed that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza during a […]
CAIR Seeks Explanation for Why Arrest Warrant for ‘Threat of Mass Violence’ in Maryland Has Not Been Executed
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today sought an explanation for why police have not served an arrest warrant for a male individual who was captured on video threatening to kill Muslims and community members peacefully demonstrating at a ceasefire rally in Rockville last Fall. In November, after a group of protesters gathered […]
CAIR-Chicago Condemns Distribution of Antisemitic Propaganda in Lincoln Park
The Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the distribution of antisemitic propaganda in bags that reportedly included a substance with the “appearance of rat poison.” Flyers, which included a website linked to the antisemitic Goyim Defense League, were reportedly distributed in Lincoln […]
CAIR Welcomes New Student Debt Plan’s Proposed Cancellation of Some ‘Runaway Interest’
(WASHINGTON, DC – 4/8/2024) The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the Biden administration’s proposal to deliver additional student debt relief by cancelling up to $20,000 of accrued unpaid interest but called on the administration to go further by waiving all interest payments and proposing […]