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 […]
CAIR-MI Concerned About Prohibition of Student Voting on Palestine Issue at UM, Asks to Speak at Board of Regents Meeting
(CANTONT, MI, 12/6/2023) – The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) today expresses extreme concern about the recent decision by the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor to prohibit two student assembly votes relating to the ongoing ethnic cleansing and genocide of Gazans by the Israeli military. CAIR-MI is also asking to speak […]
CAIR Statement on Maryland Director’s Reinstatement to Attorney General’s Hate Crimes Prevention Commission
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/6/2023) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today responded to a decision by Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown’s decision to reinstate its Maryland Director Dr. Zainab Chaudry to the state’s Commission on Hate Crime Response and Prevention. Following her suspension, over 5,500 community members petitioned Attorney […]
CAIR-SFBA to Join Interfaith Walk Across Golden Gate Bridge Calls for a Ceasefire in Palestine
Faith leaders say: All life is sacred – stop the genocide. (SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 12/6/23) – On Wednesday, Dec. 6, the San Franscico Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations will join hundreds of faith leaders, Bay Area residents, and concerned people of faith will gather for a symbolic walk across the Golden Gate […]
CAIR-Chicago Press Conference on Firing of Muslim Lawyer for Supporting Palestinian Rights
(CHICAGO, IL, 12/6/2023) – The Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) is holding a press conference today at 11:00 am to discuss the case of Jinan Chehade, a Georgetown Law graduate who was fired from well-known Chicago law firm Foley & Lardner – and the rise in similar incidents. SEE: Prominent Law […]
CAIR Welcomes State Dept. Action Barring Some Violent West Bank Settlers from US, Calls for Sanctions on Israeli Officials
(WASHINGTON, DC – 12/5/2023) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed visa restrictions that would bar some Israeli settlers who have engaged in violence against Palestinians from entering the United States. CAIR also called for sanctions against extremist Israeli leaders like Itamar Ben-Gvir, the […]
CAIR-MI Welcomes Arraignment of Man who Reportedly Threatened to Kill Arabs
(DETROIT, MI, 12/5/2023) – The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) today welcomed the arraignment of a Detroit man who reportedly threatened to kill Arabs in a voicemail left for his Clinton Township-based attorney. The man was arraigned on Monday in the 41B District Court in Macomb County on one charge of false […]
Tell the Senate: Don’t Give Netanyahu $14 Billion of Your Taxpayer Dollars for Gaza Genocide, West Bank Violence
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/5/23) – This week, the U.S. Senate faces a critical vote that demands our immediate attention. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has voiced his intention to schedule a vote today or sometime this week on $14 billion in unrestricted military aid to Israel that could profoundly worsen the ongoing crisis in Gaza. Take action now to […]
CAIR-NJ to Join AMP-NJ and Coalition Partners in Support of Jersey City Ceasefire Resolution
(NEWARK, NJ, 12/05/2023) – On Wednesday, Dec. 6, the New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) will join the American Muslims for Palestine’s New Jersey Chapter, Jewish Voices for Peace New Jersey chapter, and the Democratic Socialists of America New Jersey chapter at a press conference calling on Jersey City officials to […]