CAIR Maryland Applauds State Legislature for Overriding Veto and Advancing Reparative Justice
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed a historic decision by the Maryland General Assembly to override Governor Wes Moore’s veto and enact legislation creating a Maryland Reparations Study Commission to examine and address the lasting harms of slavery and systemic racism. SEE: Legislature overrides Moore’s veto, approves creation of reparations […]
CAIR Welcomes New Hampshire City Council Adding Eid Holidays to Calendar
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a decision by the city council of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to add two Islamic holidays, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, to the city calendar. [NOTE: Eid ul-Fitr (EED-al-FITTER), or “feast of fast-breaking,” is the first of the two major […]
CAIR-NY Condemns Antisemitic Stabbing in Brooklyn
The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a reported stabbing in Brooklyn on Tuesday that is being investigated as a possible antisemitic attack. In a statement, Afaf Nasher, Esq., CAIR-NY Executive Director, said: “We strongly condemn this reported stabbing […]
CAIR Expresses Solidarity with Muslim Community in Russia After Bias-Motivated Killing of Tajik Schoolboy by Neo-Nazi Student
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed solidarity with the Tajik and Russian Muslim community in the wake of an apparently bias-motivated killing of a 10-year-old Tajik schoolboy in Russia. The alleged attacker reportedly subscribed to neo-Nazi channels and sent his classmates a racist manifesto before […]
CAIR Opposes Latest Expansion of Muslim and African Travel Ban, Unprecedented Targeting of Families of U.S. Citizens
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed strong opposition to the Trump administration’s decision to expand its discriminatory 2025 Muslim and African travel ban by adding seven more countries to the fully-banned list, imposing full restrictions on people traveling with Palestinian Authority-issued documents, and limiting the […]
CAIR Condemns Neo-Nazi Vandalism Targeting Montana Church
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned neo-Nazi vandalism targeting a church in Billings, Montana, and welcomed the ongoing hate crime investigation into the apparently bias-motivated attack on a house of worship. According to local media reports, Billings police are investigating vandalism at Mayflower Church that […]
CAIR-LA Strongly Condemns Antisemitic Incident Targeting San Bernardino Family, Welcomes Hate Crime Probe
The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today strongly condemned the recent apparent antisemitic incident targeting a Jewish family in San Bernardino. SEE: Jewish family in Southern California targeted in possible Hanukkah hate crime Three suspects reportedly stopped their vehicle outside the family’s home, which was decorated for Hanukkah, and yelled “Free Palestine” at two of the residents who were outside. […]
CAIR-Chicago Says Northwestern’s Termination of Promised Muslim Cultural & MENA Community Spaces Is Discriminatory and Retaliatory Capitulation to Federal Pressure
The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the recently announced deal between Northwestern University and the Trump Administration — a settlement that restores nearly $790 million in frozen federal research funding in exchange for a $75 million payment and the termination of the […]
CAIR Calls for ICE to Release Chinese Man Who Documented Uyghur Concentration Camps
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for the release of Heng Guan, a Chinese citizen who documented the Chinese government’s Uyghur concentration camps, from ICE custody. Guan, who fled China after gathering evidence of human-rights violations against the nation’s Uyghur population, is reportedly at […]
CAIR Welcomes International Criminal Court Rejection of Israel’s Appeal to End Gaza War Crimes Probe
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed International Criminal Court’s (ICC) rejection of Israel’s challenge to the legality of the court’s investigation into war crimes committed in Gaza. In its judgment, the ICC confirmed an earlier ruling finding that there had been no “new situation” requiring […]