CAIR Welcomes Alabama Gov. Ivey’s Decision to Commute Death Sentence for Charles Burton
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a decision by Alabama Governor Kay Ivey to commute the death sentence for Charles ‘Sonny’ Burton, a Muslim incarceree who was scheduled to be executed this month during the last 10 days of Ramadan for a crime he […]
CAIR Condemns Israel’s Killing of Lebanese Catholic Priest, U.S.-Israeli Killing of 40 in Tehran Apt. Bombing
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned U.S. involvement or support for ongoing attacks on civilians in Iran and Lebanon, including the U.S.-Israeli bombing of an apartment building in Tehran that reportedly killed 40 people and Israel’s ethnic cleansing of southern Lebanon, which resulted in […]
CAIR-Georgia, Co-Counsel Gerry Weber and James Slater File Federal Lawsuit Against Bartow County Sheriff Over Forced Hijab Removal
The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia), alongside civil rights attorneys Gerry Weber and James Slater, today announced the filing of a federal lawsuit against Bartow County Sheriff Clark Millsap and detention officer “Jane Doe.” The suit challenges the forced removal of Plaintiff Ivana Elliott’s hijab, or Islamic headscarf, and the severe […]
CAIR-AZ Welcomes Arrest for Attack on Children at North Phoenix Mosque
The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed an arrest for a reported attack targeting children at a mosque in north Phoenix. Phoenix police arrested Michael Abel Dominguez, 30, in connection with the March 7 attack. CAIR-AZ previously called law enforcement authorities […]
CAIR’s 2026 Civil Rights Report Shows the ‘Right to Be Different’ Narrowed in the Past Year
Civil rights complaints reported to the organization remain at an all-time high The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released its 2026 Civil Rights Report “The Right to be Different,” which documents a pattern of public officials using their offices to narrow the definitions of what […]
CAIR Calls on Rep. Jeffries and Sen. Schumer to ‘Explicitly Oppose’ Any Funding for U.S.-Israel War on Iran After Ecological Warfare, Rising Civilian Death Toll
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on congressional leaders, especially Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Rep. Jeffries, to explicitly oppose any bill that would provide funding for the illegal U.S.-Israeli war on Iran in the wake of the environmental disaster created in Tehran […]
REMINDER: CAIR to Release 2026 Civil Rights Report Showing Complaints Still at Record High Amid Government Attacks on Muslim Life
On Tuesday, March 10, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, plans to release its annual civil rights report, titled “The Right to be Different,” during a news conference at its Capitol Hill headquarters in Washington, D.C. To obtain an embargoed copy of the report, media professionals may […]
CAIR-MI and CAIR-National to Release Annual Civil Rights Report Highlighting Discrimination Against Muslim Communities
The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) a local chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will hold a virtual press conference on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 to release the organization’s local and national 2026 Civil Rights Report, an annual report documenting discrimination and civil rights complaints reported […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: CAIR-SFBA to Release 2026 Civil Rights Report Showing Complaints Still at Record High Amid Government Attacks on Muslim Life
On Tuesday, March 10, 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, will hold a news conference at its office in Santa Clara to highlight findings from CAIR’s 2026 civil rights report, title The Right to Be Different. To obtain an embargoed copy of the […]
CAIR Calls U.S.-Israel Bombing of More Iranian Schools ‘Blatant War Crimes’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called the U.S.-Israeli bombing of more Iranian schools a “blatant war crime.” U.S. and Israeli missiles have hit the Shahid Hamedani Elementary School in Tehran, the fourth school in 6 days. WATCH: BREAKING: U.S.–Israeli missiles have hit an elementary […]