CAIR Md. to Join Interfaith Advocates to Rally at State House Urging Passage of Pension Divestment Bill (Break the Bonds Act)
Coalition Calls on Lawmakers to End State Investment in Israel Amid Ongoing Gaza Genocide, Human Rights Concerns On Thursday, March 19, a broad coalition of over thirty interfaith civil rights organizations, faith leaders, and community advocates led by Jewish Voice for Peace Baltimore and DC Metro will gather at Lawyers Mall in Annapolis for a […]
CAIR-AZ Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Vandalism Targeting Crescent Moon Display Put Up by Muslim Students for Ramadan
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 called for a hate crime investigation of reported vandalism targeting a crescent moon Ramadan display put up by Muslim students in Tempe. SEE: Outrage as giant Islamic crescent moon erected atop Arizona mountain to commemorate […]
CAIR-CA Welcomes AB 2159 to Stop Politically Motivated Censorship in Public Schools
Bill would preserve efforts to address antisemitism in schools while protecting free speech, academic integrity, and due process The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the introduction of Assembly Bill (AB) 2159 by Assemblymember Robert Garcia, calling it a needed measure to help […]
BREAKING: CAIR-Texas Welcomes Court Order Extending School Voucher Application Deadline
The Council on American-Islamic Relations Texas (CAIR-Texas) today welcomed a federal judge’s order that the application period for the state’s voucher program be extended to March 31, citing concerns about fairness and equal access. U.S. District Judge Alfred Bennett granted a temporary restraining order to extend the application window for families seeking school vouchers. In […]
CAIR-Pittsburgh Welcomes Arrest in Threat Against Local Mosque, Calls for Vigilance Amid Rising Islamophobia
The Pittsburgh chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Pittsburgh), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the arrest of an individual accused of making threats against the Islamic Center of Western Pennsylvania (ICWP) and is calling for continued vigilance to protect Muslim communities. On March 13, ICWP […]
CAIR: U.S. Muslims to Mark End of Ramadan Fast with Prayers
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, said today that on Thursday, March 19, or Friday, March 20, the Muslim community in America will mark the end of the month-long fast of Ramadan with communal prayers around the country. [NOTE: Ramadan is the month on the Islamic lunar calendar […]
CAIR, CAIR-NJ Welcome Release of Leqaa Kordia After More than a Year of ICE Detention
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and its New Jersey chapter (CAIR-NJ) today welcomed the release of Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian woman held in a Texas ICE facility for over a year for participating in protests against the Gaza Genocide at Columbia University. Leqaa Kordia, from New Jersey, had been held at the Prairieland Detention Facility […]
CAIR-MN Welcomes Federal Court’s Temporary Halt to Termination of TPS for Somalia
The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today welcomed an emergency order by a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts temporarily pausing the termination of Somalia’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS), thereby preserving critical protections for thousands of Somali nationals across the United States, including many in Minnesota. The […]
BREAKING: CAIR Calls on Congress to Forcibly End Iran War After Senior Trump Official Resigns, Admits Israel Manipulated U.S. into War
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on Congress to force an end to the U.S.-Israel war on Iran after a senior U.S. intelligence official resigned and admitted that the war was initiated “due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.” Director of the National Counterterrorism […]
CAIR Welcomes U. of Maryland Decision to Drop Majority of Charges Against Student Journalists Following Sustained Advocacy as ‘Step in Right Direction’
Civil Rights Group continues to monitor cases of academic freedom, students’ civil rights The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed the University of Maryland’s decision to drop most of the punitive conduct charges – which had been filed against two student journalists who were detained while covering a campus event […]