CAIR-CT to Host Muslim Advocacy Day at Connecticut State Capitol
On Wednesday, February 11, the Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CT) will host Muslim Advocacy Day at the Capitol. Community members, faith leaders, students, and advocates from across the state will gather to engage with elected officials and advance issues affecting Muslim communities and broader civil rights in Connecticut. WHAT: Muslim Advocacy Day […]
CAIR to Release University Campus Islamophobia and Free Speech Report
On Wednesday, Feb. 11, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will release a report evaluating Islamophobia and free speech issues at more than 50 places of higher education nationwide. Embargoed copies of the report are available to mainstream media. (Please email [email protected] from your work email address for an advance copy. […]
CAIR Expresses Solidarity with Australians Protesting Visit by Genocidal Israeli President, Condemns Attack on Muslim Worshipers
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed solidarity with Australians protesting a visit by the genocidal Israeli President Isaac Herzog after police abused protesters and forcibly stopped Muslims from praying. In a statement, Washington, D.C., based CAIR said: ‘We express solidarity with the Australians as they exercise their […]
CAIR-NY Welcomes Arrest for Town of Clay Hate Crime Graffiti Incident
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 welcomed the arrest of a man in the Town of Clay, New York, on charges connected to a hate crime involving racist and hate-motivated graffiti. According to law enforcement reports, 27-year-old Justin C. Wilson, […]
CAIR, CAIR-NY, Dratel & Lewis to Host Media Availability with Mahmoud Khalil, Advocates on Lawsuit Against Columbia U
On Tuesday, February 10 at 10:00 a.m. ET, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), its New York chapter (CAIR-NY) and Dratel & Lewis plan to hold an online media availability with human rights advocate Mahmoud Khalil and his legal team regarding Khalil v. Columbia University, the litigation to stop Columbia’s brutal speech suppression regime surrounding Palestine as […]
CAIR Calls Video Shared by President Targeting Obama Family ‘Disgustingly Racist’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a racist video reportedly shared by President Trump that depicts former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes. The image of the Obamas, which appears to have been AI-generated, shows the bodies of two […]
CAIR Condemns Deadly Attack on Shia Mosque in Pakistan
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a suicide bombing at a Shia mosque in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad. An attacker opened fire at the gates of a Shia mosque in Islamabad on Friday before setting off a suicide bomb and killing at least 31 people, […]
CAIR Maryland Welcomes Passage of Howard County Legislation Protecting Immigrant Communities
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed the Howard County Council’s passage of emergency legislation aimed at protecting immigrant families and preventing the establishment of privately operated immigration detention centers within the county. SEE: Council passes 2 bills aimed at adding guidance for ICE action across Howard County The Howard County Council approved […]
CAIR-AZ Action Alert: Call on Lawmakers to Oppose Bigoted Anti-Muslim Bill
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 on Arizona residents of all faiths and backgrounds to urge their State Legislators and Governor Hobbs to oppose an unconstitutional, bigoted bill, SB1018, that purports to ban “sharia law” from being enforced […]
CAIR-Sacramento, Workers’ Advocate Law Group P.C. Announce Lawsuit Against Kaiser Permanente for Discrimination and Assault of Christian Palestinian-American Nurse
Workers’ Advocate Law Group P.C. and the Council on American-Islamic Relations Sacramento Valley/Central California (CAIR-SV/CC) today jointly announced a civil rights lawsuit against Kaiser Foundation Hospitals on behalf of Mona Joy Kafati, a Christian Palestinian-American registered nurse, mother of three children, and nine-year Kaiser employee who was physically assaulted at work after enduring anti-Palestinian harassment. READ […]