Statement By Nihad Awad on Remarks at Palestine Human Rights Conference
In a statement, CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad said: “During my remarks at a conference two weeks ago in support of Palestinian human rights, I condemned violence against all civilians and all forms of bigotry, specifically including Islamophobia and antisemitism. “As I said, ‘The hatred, the prejudice, the violence, the discrimination against Jews because of […]
CAIR Joins 50+ Baltimore Area Groups, Small Businesses Demanding Congress Support an Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza
(BALTIMORE, MD, 12/7/2023) – The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), today joined more than 50 interfaith, civil rights and advocacy groups and small businesses in Baltimore representing over 200,000 constituents, in sending a joint ‘Baltimore for Gaza Ceasefire’ letter urging Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger […]
CAIR to Announce EEOC Complaint Against Maryland Public School System for Discrimination Against Muslim Arab Middle School Teacher
(BALTIMORE, MD, 12/7/23) – On Friday, December 8, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, plans to hold a news conference with representatives from other organizations announcing an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) complaint against Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) for discrimination against a Muslim Arab middle school […]
CAIR to Hold Virtual News Conference on Rise in Complaints of Anti-Muslim, Anti-Palestinian Incidents
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/7/2023) – Today at 3 p.m. ET, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) plans to hold a virtual news conference on the rise in complaints of anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian incidents it has received. [NOTE: Reporters can RSVP for the news conference by emailing CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison at iallison@cair.com ] WHAT: Virtual News Conference on […]
CAIR Received ‘Staggering’ 2,171 Complaints Over Past Two Months as Islamophobia, Anti-Palestinian Hate ‘Spin Out of Control’
Total requests for help and reports of bias represent 172 percent increase over same period in the previous year (WASHINGTON, DC, 12/7/2023) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released new civil rights data showing that it has received a “staggering” 2,171 complaints over the past […]
CAIR-Minnesota Calls for Immediate Investigation into Death of Muslim Inmate in Brown County, Wisconsin
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 12/6/23) – The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Minnesota) today urged officials in Brown County and the state of Wisconsin to conduct a prompt and comprehensive investigation into the death of Abdullahi Abdi-Mohamed, a Muslim incarceree who died in a Brown County cell on Oct. 29, 2023. Abdullahi Abdi-Mohamed passed […]
CAIR-SFBA Supports Oakland Educators Who Organized Palestine Teach-In Amidst Backlash
(SANTA CLARA, CA, 12/6/23) – The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed support for educators in the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) who organized a “From Gaza to Oakland” teach-in on Wednesday, Dec. 6. The event, endorsed by the Oakland Education Association, aimed to provide students […]
CAIR Calls on House Committee to Stop Ignoring and Downplaying Islamophobia, Anti-Palestinian Racism
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/6/23) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce to stop ignoring and downplaying anti-Muslim bigotry and anti-Palestinian racism after some committee members dismissed the seriousness of such bigotry during a hearing on antisemitism. CAIR also publicly released a letter it sent to […]
CAIR Welcomes UN Chief’s Invocation of Rare Article 99 Over Gaza Genocide
(WASHINGTON, DC – 12/6/2023) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the invocation of a rare clause ordering the UN Security Council to meet to discuss an urgent ceasefire in Israel’s ethnic cleansing and genocide in Gaza. UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on the Security Council to […]
CAIR to Release Updated Civil Rights Data Showing ‘Staggering, Ongoing’ Increase in Complaints of Islamophobia, Anti-Arab Bias Over Past Two Months
(WASHINGTON, DC, 12/6/23) – On Thursday, Dec. 7, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, plans to release updated civil rights data showing that it has continued to receive a “staggering” increase in complaints of anti-Muslim or anti-Arab bias over the past two months. [NOTE: Media outlets may request […]