CAIR Welcomes Arrest, Hate Crime Probe into Antisemitic Assault Outside DC Synagogue

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/18/2023) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the arrest of a man who allegedly assaulted two people outside a synagogue in Washington, D.C.  A man was arrested on Sunday after allegedly spraying two individuals leaving a synagogue with a foul-smelling substance. The […]

CAIR-MI Announces DOE Complaint Against Ann Arbor Schools After Counselor Calls Eighth-Grade Student ‘Terrorist’

(CANTON, MI, 12/18/2023) – The Michigan chapter of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a local chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced the filing of a complaint with the Office of Civil Rights for the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) against the Ann Arbor Public School District following an incident at […]

CAIR-Philadelphia, Lehigh Valley Leaders React to Rep. Susan Wild’s Call for a Humanitarian Pause in Gaza, Call on Rep. Wild to Advocate for a Permanent Ceasefire

(PHILADELPHIA, PA. 12/18/2023) – The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia) today welcomed “with reservation” a statement by Congresswoman Susan Wild advocating for “an extensive humanitarian pause” and immediate resumption of diplomatic talks leading to release of hostages and an end to killing of Palestinian civilians. Wild serves Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District encompassing […]

CAIR Condemns Attempted Assassination of Al Jazeera Journalist, Desecration of Gaza Cemeteries, Deadly Strike on U.N. School

UPDATE: Journalist Samir Abudaqa has reportedly died from his injuries. Recent video has also come out showing Israeli forces beating a Palestinian journalist in the West Bank. (WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/15/2023) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the attempted assassination of an Al Jazeera journalist […]