Staff Attorney, Missouri and Kansas
Job Title: Staff Attorney, Missouri and Kansas Department: Civil Rights FLSA: Exempt Status: Full-Time Job Reports to: National Litigation Director Location: Remote with occasional travel Time Zone: You must be willing to work east coast time/hours and here are the hours (9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.) Salary Range: The salary range for this role is […]
CAIR Maryland, IMAN Network Announce Legislative Priorities for 2026 Maryland Muslim Lobby Day
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Islamic Maryland Action Network (IMAN Network) today announced their legislative priorities for the 2026 Maryland Muslim Lobby Day taking place on Monday, February 16. The priorities reflect a comprehensive policy agenda focused on civil rights, public education, youth justice, voting access, immigrant protections, and […]
CAIR-NJ Calls On Delaney Hall ICE Detention Facility to Make Ramadan Accommodations
The New Jersey Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, calls on Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey to prepare accommodations for its Muslim detainees ahead of the holy month of Ramadan. CAIR-NJ also welcomed the recent release of a detainee earlier this month. This detainee was actively working through […]
CAIR Commends Bipartisan Defense of Religious Freedom During Failed ‘Sharia Hoax’ Hearing
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today commended the bipartisan defense of religious liberty mounted during the House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing‘s anti-Muslim hearing meant to hype the “sharia hoax” that anti-Muslim politicians have been pushing in recent months. During the hearing, witnesses with a history of expressing […]
CAIR Commends Carrie Prejean Boller for Encouraging Muslim-Christian-Jewish Solidarity, Opposing Gaza Genocide
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today commended former White House Religious Liberty Commission member Carrie Prejean Boller for using her position to oppose conflating criticism of Israel with antisemitism and encourage solidarity between Muslims, Christians, and Jews. CAIR also expressed its solidarity with Ms. Prejean […]
CAIR-Alabama Backs Calls for Gov. Ivey to Spare Charles Burton from Execution
Muslim civil rights group joins jurors and daughter of victim in calling for cancellation of March 12 execution The Alabama chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AL), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today joined calls for Governor Kay Ivey to grant clemency to Charles Burton, a 75-year-old […]
CAIR Md. Condemns Neo-Nazi Vandalism Targeting Montgomery Co. Synagogue
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the vandalism of a synagogue in Montgomery County, Maryland. The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington was defaced with graffiti including a swastika on Tuesday. A sign with the slogan “hate has no home here” was also defaced. Synagogue […]
CAIR Report on Islamophobia and Free Speech Rates Columbia U., CUNY as Most Hostile Campuses
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released “Designated: CAIR’s 2025 Hostile Campus Ratings Report,” evaluating 51 campuses that have engaged in the suppression and targeting of Muslim, Palestinian, Arab, and allied students speaking out against genocide from October 2023 to December 2025. SEE: Designated: CAIR’s 2025 Hostile Campus Ratings Report [NOTE: DOWNLOADABLE PDF VERSION HERE] KEY FINDINGS: Columbia University and […]
CAIR Joins USCMO in Encouraging Mosques Nationwide to Host Ramadan Interfaith Dinners
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today joined the US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) in announcing the launch of Ramadan Interfaith Iftars 2026, a nationwide initiative encouraging mosques across the United States to host interfaith iftar dinners during the holy month of Ramadan and invite […]
CAIR-Texas Action Alert: Urge the Texas Comptroller’s Office to End Exclusion of Muslim Families from TEFA
The Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-TX) today called on the Texas community to urge the Texas Comptroller’s Office to immediately end the exclusion of Muslim families from the Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) program by approving eligible Islamic private schools without further delay. TAKE ACTION NOW Contact the Texas Comptroller’s Office immediately and demand […]