Video: CAIR Releases 2026 Civil Rights Report: “The Right to Be Different”
CAIR-GA Joins Georgia Civic and Social Justice Organizations in Condemning Illegal War on Iran, U.S. Indiscriminate Killing of Iranian Citizens
Today, Georgia’s civic and social justice organizations condemned the U.S. government’s bombing of civilian areas across Tehran and other cities, killing and injuring thousands of Iranian civilians as part of its illegal war of terror on the country. These organizations include CAIR-Georgia, Project South, Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Atlanta, Georgia Muslim Voter Project, Jewish […]
CAIR-FL Announces Lawsuit on Behalf of Attorney Allegedly Unlawfully Terminated Over Pro-Palestine, Anti-Genocide Public Posts
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida), the state’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today announced the filing of a lawsuit on behalf of Florida attorney Zohra Khorashi against Chartwell Law Offices. Khorashi was allegedly terminated from her law firm in retaliation for making public social media posts criticizing the ongoing genocide in Gaza. The […]
CAIR-MN Condemns Discriminatory ‘Stop Fraud by SOMALIA Act’ and Pattern of Hate Rhetoric Targeting Somali Community
The Council on American-Islamic Relations Minnesota (CAIR-MN), the state’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned legislation introduced by Congressman Pete Stauber titled the “Stop Fraud by SOMALIA Act,” calling the bill’s name and framing discriminatory and deeply irresponsible. The legislation and accompanying statement were published by Rep. Stauber’s office on March 12. In the official announcement, […]
CAIR Md. Welcomes Federal Court Order Temporarily Halting ICE Detention Facility Plan, Calls for Project to Be Permanently Stopped
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed a federal court’s decision ordering U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to temporarily halt work on a proposed immigration detention facility in Washington County, and is calling for the project to be permanently abandoned. SEE: Federal court grants order to pause work on proposed […]
CAIR-SFBA, SIREN Acknowledge San Jose ALPR Limits, Say Warrantless Searches Must End
The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA) and Services, Immigrant Rights & Education Network (SIREN) today acknowledged the San Jose City Council’s March 10 vote to adopt new guardrails on the city’s use of automated license plate readers (ALPRs). The organizations emphasized, however, that the changes do not go […]
CAIR Condemns Deadly Shooting at Virginia’s Old Dominion University
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a condemned a deadly shooting at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, which left at least one person dead and others injured. Authorities say the shooting occurred Thursday morning inside a campus building, prompting an active-shooter alert and a large […]
CAIR-MI Condemns Attack on Metro Detroit Synagogue
The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil right and advocacy organization, today condemns an attack which took place today against Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, MI. An unidentified male reportedly drove a truck around barriers today into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield which is the […]
CAIR Welcomes Introduction of ‘Justice for Hind Rajab Act,’ Urges More Members of Congress to Sponsor
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the introduction of the Justice for Hind Rajab Act, legislation introduced in the Senate by Sens. Peter Welch and Chris Van Hollen and in the House of Representatives by Sara Jacobs, Joaquin Castro, and Pramila Jayapal. Learn More: Read the Justice for […]
CAIR-Philadelphia Welcomes Dept. of Prisons Allowing Correctional Officers to Wear Hijab
The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a decision by the Philadelphia Department of Prisons to allow female Muslim correctional officers to wear the Islamic headscarf, or hijab. The policy allows Muslim correctional officers to wear hijabs as […]