CAIR on Air Podcast Addresses Shift in Views on Israel and Gaza with AMP’s Dr. Osama Abu Irshaid
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released its latest CAIR on AIR podcast with Dr. Osama Abu Irshaid, executive director of American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), about the major shift in how Americans view Israel, Gaza, and U.S. foreign policy. He breaks down what changed, why advocacy groups […]
CAIR Welcomes Pulitzer Prize for Palestinian Photographer who Documented Gaza Genocide
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the awarding of a Pulitzer Prize victory for breaking news photography to Palestinian photographer Saher Alghorra, who covered Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Alghorra, a New York Times contributor, won for a series that Pulitzer Administrator Marjorie Miller described […]
CAIR Welcomes Congressional Call for U.S. to Acknowledge and Address Israel’s Nuclear Weapons Arsenal
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a congressional effort urging President Trump to publicly acknowledge and address Israel’s undeclared nuclear weapons program. SEE: Congressman Castro Leads Group of 30 Lawmakers in Demanding End to Ambiguity in Israel’s Nuclear Capabilities | U.S. Congressman Joaquin Castro In […]
CAIR Welcomes U. Maryland Student Government Resolution Recognizing Palestinian Prisoners’ Day
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a resolution by the University of Maryland’s Student Government Association (SGA) recognizing Palestinian Prisoners’ Day. The SGA recently passed a resolution calling on the university to take a number of public actions supporting Palestine. The resolution, which passed […]
New CAIR on Air to Analyze Evolving American Views on Palestine with AMP’s Dr. Osama Abu Irshaid
On Wednesday, May 6, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, plants to release its latest CAIR on AIR podcast, which features an interview with Dr. Osama Abu Irshaid, executive director of American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), about the major shift in how Americans view Palestine, Israel and U.S. foreign policy. […]
CAIR Action Alert: Urge Congress to Reject Trump’s Claim Iran War Has ‘Terminated,’ Reject War Powers ‘Wordplay’
Join the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, in urging Congress to reject President Donald Trump’s claim that the Iran war has “terminated.” This misleading assertion misreads the War Powers Resolution and relies on semantic “wordplay” to evade constitutional limits on war-making authority. TAKE ACTION NOW: Click here […]
CAIR Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Bomb Threat Targeting North Carolina Mosque
The North Carolina office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NC), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on local, state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate a reported bomb threat targeting a mosque in that state as a hate crime. VIDEO: North Carolina Mosque Targeted with Bomb Threat In an announcement […]
CAIR Welcomes Response from Rep. Ivey on Efforts to Secure Release of Md. Resident Kidnapped by Israeli Forces from Gaza Aid Flotilla
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a response from U.S. Representative Glenn Ivey (MD-04) regarding efforts to secure the release of Dr. John Reuwer, a Prince George’s County resident reportedly kidnapped after Israeli forces intercepted a humanitarian aid flotilla bound […]
CAIR-AL Joins Calls to Stop the Supreme Court from Fresh Redistricting Efforts in Alabama
The Alabama chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AL), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today joined calls from the NAACP and other civil rights organizations asking the Supreme Court to deny the state’s efforts to redraw congressional districts following Tuesday’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais. Alabama Republicans started a push […]
CAIR Condemns Israel’s Destruction of Christian Monastery, Nuns’ School in Lebanon
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned Israel’s reported destruction of a historic Christian monastery and a nuns’ school in southern Lebanon, calling the incident part of a broader pattern of escalating attacks on Christian and Muslim communities in the region. According to media reports, Israeli […]