CAIR Massachusetts Welcomes Approval of Permit to Fly Palestinian Flag on Town Common

(BOSTON, MA, 11/17/2023) – The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-MA) today welcomed approval of a request for a permit to raise a Palestinian flag on the North Andover Town Common. The flag was raised Tuesday morning and will remain up until December 7.   “We welcome this fair and inclusive decision by North Andover […]

CAIR-SFBA Condemns Islamophobic Assault on Seventh-Grade Muslim Student, Calls on School and Law Enforcement to Conduct a Thorough Investigation

(SANTA CLARA, CA – 11/16/2023) – 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 condemned the alleged Islamophobic assault on a seventh-grade Muslim student at Francisco Middle School in San Francisco, Calif., and called on the school to conduct a thorough investigation.    […]

Advisory: CAIR Releases ‘How to Lobby Your Elected Officials on Gaza Crisis’ Toolkit

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/16/23) – Following a successful webinar last night designed to empower American Muslim community members to arrange congressional meetings addressing the ongoing Gaza crisis and urging Congress to call for an immediate ceasefire, CAIR is releasing its new “CAIR Community Toolkit: Requesting Congressional Meetings for Ceasefire Now in Gaza!”  The webinar drew engagement from […]

CAIR-LA Condemns UCLA Doctor’s ‘Palestinians Are Pretty Inbred’ Comment, Calls for Investigation by UCLA Health Officials

(LOS ANGELES, CA – 11/16/2023) – The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today condemned the racist and anti-Palestinian comment allegedly made by a University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) doctor.    SEE: Screenshot of Anti-Palestinian Social Media Comment by UCLA Doctor  A verified account on X (formerly Twitter), identifying the user […]

CAIR Calls on DNC to Condemn Police Brutality Against Jewish Americans Peacefully Protesting for Ceasefire

Civil rights group also condemns Congressman Brad Sherman for “smearing and blatantly lying” about protesters (WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/16/2023) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Democratic National Convention (DNC) to condemn the police brutality unleashed againt Jewish protesters who peacefully protested for a […]

CAIR Calls on D.C. Metro Transit Police to ID, Arrest Man Who Flashed Gun, Threatened to Behead Muslims Wearing Palestinian Clothing

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/16/23) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Washington, D.C., Metro Transit Police Department to identify and arrest a man who allegedly made threats to behead a Muslim woman and her friends while riding the D.C. Metro. The man also reportedly […]

CAIR Condemns ‘Shameful’ CEOs for Giving Standing Ovation to Chinese Leader Xi Responsible for Uyghur Genocide

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/16/2023) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called said it was “shameful” that American corporate CEOs gave Chinese leader Xi a standing ovation, despite that nation’s genocide targeting Uyghur Muslims and other Turkic minorities.   The CEOs in attendance at the event with Xi […]