We Are Not Your Scapegoats: Houston Leaders host United Against Hate Press Conference regarding Abbott Smear Campaign
The Houston chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston), alongside Texas State Representative Ron Reynolds and a broad coalition of community partners, will hold a joint press conference on Friday, November 21st to respond to Governor Greg Abbott’s recent proclamation targeting CAIR. The coalition will address the harmful impact of the proclamation, reaffirm the contributions of Texas […]
TEXANS TAKE ACTION: CALL ON STATE LAWMAKERS TO REJECT GOVERNOR ABBOTT’S ANTI-MUSLIM HYSTERIA AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL PROCLAMATION
[NOTE FOR TEXAS RESIDENTS: The action alert below is specifically for Texans. If you live in Texas, your voice is urgently needed. State lawmakers and the Texas Congressional Delegation must hear directly from their constituents in order to counter Governor Abbott’s unconstitutional and anti-Muslim proclamation. Texans are encouraged to use the message below to contact […]
CAIR, CAIR-TX Welcome Widespread Rejection of Texas Governor Abbott’s Unconstitutional, Anti-Muslim Proclamation
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and its Texas chapter (CAIR-TX) today welcomed statements from a diverse collection of civil rights groups, elected officials and community organizations rejecting Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s unconstitutional and error-riddled proclamation targeting both CAIR-Texas and the Constitution’s guarantees of free speech and due process. Those who have expressed their opposition to Governor […]
BREAKING: CAIR LDF & MLFA Sue Texas Governor Greg Abbott To Block Enforcement of “Unconstitutional, Defamatory” Proclamation Targeting CAIR-Texas
Attorneys to hold live virtual press conference at 3:30 pm eastern to address lawsuit filing today in federal court. The Muslim Legal Fund of America (MLFA), the CAIR Legal Defense Fund (CAIR LDF) and Akeel & Valentine, PLC today announced that they have filed a federal lawsuit against Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General […]
CAIR-Texas Testifies at State Board of Ed. Hearing for Students’ Rights Despite Smears By Greg Abbott, Failed Opposition by Board Member
(Austin, Texas, 11/20/2025) – The Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Texas) yesterday testified before the State Board of Education (SBOE) during the Committee of the Full Board’s discussion of what will remain in the social studies curricula in the wake of the new framework adopted last September that made World Geography, World […]
CAIR’s Edward Ahmed Mitchell Says CAIR Ready to Beat Texas Gov. Abbott in Court Again After Smears (Video)
CAIR-FL Calls for Hate Crime Probes After Two Incidents of Religious Harassment Targeting Muslim Students in Tampa and Hollywood
The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida), the state’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for hate crime investigations following two separate incidents of reported religious harassment targeting Muslim students in Tampa and Hollywood, Fla., as they prayed. Incident at University of South Florida, Tampa (Nov. 18, 2025) The first incident […]
CAIR-Texas Calls Greg Abbott ‘Increasingly Desperate and Deranged’ After His Demand That Texas District Attorneys Probe Imaginary Sharia Courts
The Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Texas), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called Texas Governor Greg Abbott “increasingly deranged” after he bizarrely demanded that state district attorneys investigate “sharia courts,” which is a longstanding anti-Muslim conspiracy theory. CAIR-Texas said trying to ban “sharia” would be no different than banning […]
CAIR Calls Anti-Muslim March in Dearborn a ‘Transparent and Failed Attempt’ to Divide Michigan Communities
The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) today called the anti-Muslim march held in Dearborn yesterday a “transparent and failed attempt” to divide communities in Michigan. CAIR-MI: Protests in Dearborn: Anti-Islam activists clash with Muslim residents – MLive.com A group of far-right, anti-Muslim protestors came to Dearborn on Tuesday to hold a demonstration. The […]
CAIR-NC Joins Community in Painting Over Hate Vandalism Targeting North Carolina Mosque
The North Carolina office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, joined community members in helping to paint over hate vandalism targeting a mosque in that state. CAIR-NC previously called for a hate crime probe of the vandalism. PHOTO. VIDEO. That vandalism targeting Al-Mu’minun Masjid in Statesville, North […]