Staff Attorney
Staff AttorneyLocation: Tampa or OrlandoClassification: NonexemptSchedule Type: Full-timeSalary: $60,000 – $73,000Salary commensurate with experience CAIR-FL is a chapter of the nation’s leading Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization. As a non-profit organization, CAIR-FL is dedicated to safeguarding the civil liberties of Muslim Americans in Florida through legal advocacy, education, media relations, civic engagement, and grassroots mobilization. We strive to […]
CAIR, CAIR-GA Condemn Deborah Lipstadt for Denying Rapes of Palestinian Prisoners, Echoing Threat of Violence Against Nicholas Kristof
The Georgia chapter and national headquarters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned former Biden administration antisemitism czar Deborah Lipstadt for baselessly denying verified reports of the sexual abuse of Palestinians held in Israeli detention facilities and retweeting a post implicitly call for the execution of […]
CAIR Md. Calls on Life Time Fitness to Address Alleged Anti-Muslim, Anti-Arab Harassment, Threats Against Longtime Columbia Member
Civil rights group seeks reinstatement, independent investigation, preservation of evidence, staff training after Muslim Arab member allegedly faced harassment, threats, retaliation The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced that it has called on Life Time Fitness to investigate and take corrective […]
BREAKING: CAIR, CAIR-MN Demand that DHS Return Property Seized at Airport from Twin Cities Organizer Who Advocated for ICE Divestment
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, along with its Minnesota chapter (CAIR-MN), have issued a letter to DHS and DOJ officials demanding the immediate return of property seized at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport from Twin Cities organizer and ICE divestment advocate Janette Zahia Corcelius. READ: CAIR’s […]
CAIR-WA Welcomes Conviction in Murder of Afghan-American Teen Shot in the Back
The Washington chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA) today welcomed the conviction of an off-duty security guard for repeatedly shooting an Afghan-American teen in the back as he tried to return an airsoft gun at a store. Aaron Brown Myers, 51, was found guilty on charges of second-degree murder and second-degree assault in […]
CAIR-Oregon Welcomes Resignation of Officer Over Racist Comments Caught on Bodycam
The Oregon chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Oregon), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the resignation of a Eugene police officer after body camera video reportedly captured the officer making racist and offensive comments during an anti-ICE protest earlier this year. Eugene Police Chief Chris Skinner described the […]
CAIR Says Congress, Trump Admin Must Act After New NYT Revelations of Israel’s Widespread Sexual Abuse of Palestinian Prisoners
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on Congress and the Trump administration to take immediate action after a New York Times report detailed horrifying allegations of widespread sexual abuse, rape, torture, and humiliation of Palestinians held in Israeli detention facilities. SEE: The Silence That Meets […]
Stoll, Glickman & Bellina and CAIR-NY Secure $125K Settlement in Case Involving Erasure of Palestinian-Themed Student Artwork
Stoll, Glickman & Bellina LLP and the Council on American-Islamic Relations New York (CAIR-NY) today announced a $125,000 settlement with the Half Hollow Hills Central School District on behalf of a Muslim student whose Palestine-themed artwork was painted over by school officials following outside pressure campaigns targeting Palestinian expression. CAIR-NY and co-counsel Stoll, Glickman & […]
CAIR Expresses Solidarity with Australian Muslim Community After Shooting Threat at Brisbane Mosque
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed its solidarity with the Australian Muslim community after a man threatened to shoot worshippers at a mosque in Brisbane. Worshippers at Masjid Taqwa in Brisbane were reportedly threatened by a man who entered the building and claimed he […]
CAIR-Texas Condemns The Kinkaid School’s Retaliatory Probe of Approved Palestinian Cultural Display
Muslim civil rights group calls for protection of families against external political pressure The Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Texas), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned reported retaliatory actions and a selective internal investigation launched by The Kinkaid School following a pre-approved Palestinian cultural display at the school’s annual […]