CAIR ACTION ALERT: Tell Congress to Recognize the Gaza Genocide
Join the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights, and advocacy organization in calling on Congress today and urging them to support Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s historic resolution, thank the courageous lawmakers who have already supported, and call on the Senate to introduce a companion bill. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) introduced a landmark congressional […]
CAIR-Pittsburgh Condemns Distribution of KKK Propaganda in Indiana County
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 condemned the recent scattering of purported Ku Klux Klan flyers throughout Indiana and nearby communities. According to Indiana Borough Police, roughly fifty flyers promoting white supremacist ideology were discovered across several streets in the […]
CAIR-MI Welcomes Remorse from Organizer of Planned Anti-Muslim Protest in Dearborn
The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil right and advocacy organization, today welcomed the expressed remorse of an individual who planned to protest the Muslim community in Dearborn. Anthony Hudson, a truck driver from Grand Blanc Township, previously planned a protest to take place […]
CAIR-NC Joins North Carolina Muslim Political Groups in Joint Statement on Border Patrol Entering North Carolina
The North Carolina chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NC), the Muslim American Public Affairs Council (MAPAC), and Charlotte Muslim Caucus (CMC) today jointly condemn the United States Border Patrol’s impending incursion into Charlotte, North Carolina. On Thursday, November 13, the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office announced that U.S. Border Patrol agents would be arriving […]
CAIR, Kapitan Gomaa Law, Hawks Quindel Sue U. of Kentucky, Federal Officials for Suspending Law Professor Over Criticism of Israel
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, along with Kapitan Gomaa Law and Hawks Quindel, today announced the filing of a federal lawsuit against the University of Kentucky, officials in the University administration at its law school and the Trump Administration’s Department of Education for punishing tenured Professor Ramsi Woodcock […]
CAIR-NC Calls for Hate Crime Probe of 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, today called on law enforcement authorities to investigate apparently bias-motivated vandalism of a mosque in that state as a hate crime. That vandalism targeting Al-Mu’minun Masjid in Statesville, North Carolina, reportedly included the phrase “go home,” […]
CAIR Urges Congress to Pass Genocide-Recognition Resolution Championed by Rep. Tlaib and 20 Co-Sponsors, Calls for Senate Companion Bill
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the introduction of H.Res. 876, the “Resolution Recognizing the Genocide of the Palestinian People in Gaza,” championed by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) and joined by 20 original co-sponsors recognizing that the Israeli government is committing genocide against the […]
CAIR-AZ Welcomes Swearing in of Adelita Grijalva, First Latina Elected to Congress from Arizona
The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ) welcomes the long-awaited swearing-in of Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva, which took place yesterday following an unnecessary and unexplained delay by the Speaker of the House. While CAIR-AZ said it is pleased that Congresswoman Grijalva can now fully begin the work her community elected her to do, […]
CAIR Welcomes Life Sentence for Virginia Shootings of Hispanic Men
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the life sentence for a man who shot two Hispanic men in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, in 2024. At that time of that shooting, CAIR welcomed hate crime charges. In a statement, CAIR said: “Violence based on race, ethnicity, national origin, or […]
CAIR Applauds Passage of U. of Maryland SGA Resolution Calling for Renaming of Campus Spaces Honoring Defense Contractors Linked to Gaza Genocide
Civil rights group cites measure is evidence that student activism on campuses is flourishing The Maryland office of the Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed an almost unanimous vote by the University of Maryland’s Student Government Association (SGA) to pass a resolution urging the university to rename rooms in the College of Engineering and […]