CAIR-DFW Welcomes Sentence in Hate Crime Shooting at Muslim-Owned Business

The Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-DFW) today welcomed the sentencing of the perpetrator of a hate-motivated shooting at a Muslim-owned business in 2015 that left one dead and 4 injured.  Anthony Paz Torres, 39, was sentenced yesterday after pleading guilty in September to 5 federal hate crime counts for the […]

80 Muslim, Palestinian and Allied Groups Call on President Biden to ‘Reverse Course on Gaza Now’ in Letter to White House

The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today joined 80 advocacy Muslim, Palestinian, and allied organizations representing communities across the United States to send a letter to President Biden that objects to his recent decisions to both transfer more deadly weapons to the Israeli government and falsely certify […]

CAIR-Florida Commends Law Enforcement’s Swift Response After Florida Man Disrupts Worship Ceremony at Mosque

The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-FL), the state’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today commended law enforcement for their swift response in arresting a 48-year-old man who disrupted a worship ceremony at the Islamic Center of Greater Miami in Miami Gardens last Saturday.  Police reported that the man had previously been […]

New CAIR Civil Rights Report Reveals Highest Number of Complaints in Group’s 30-Year History

‘Fatal: The Resurgence of Anti-Muslim Hate’ documents 8,061 total complaints received nationwide in 2023, showing even higher spike than after Trump’s Muslim Ban The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released its 2024 civil rights report, which reveals the highest number of complaints it has ever […]