CAIR-Cleveland Urges Action to Demand Release of Ohio Veteran Kidnapped by Israeli Forces From Gaza Freedom Flotilla
The Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today urged Ohioans and all Americans to call on their State and Federal Representatives and Senators to demand the immediate release of U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Phil Tottenham of Toledo, Ohio, who was kidnapped by Israeli forces while participating in the Gaza Freedom Flotilla. […]
CAIR-Arizona Joins Call for Action Against GOP Lawmaker Who Called for Execution of Congresswoman
The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today joined some 30 statewide advocacy organizations in urging Republicans in the Arizona House of Representatives to take action against a GOP legislator who called for the execution of a Democratic congresswoman because she urged people […]
CAIR-CA Condemns Trump Administration’s Attacks on Campus Free Speech Following Investigation into CSU
The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) today condemned the Trump administration’s continued attacks on free speech and academic freedom on university and college campuses, following a systemwide investigation into California State University (CSU). SEE: Cal State universities now target of antisemitism probe by Trump administration On Friday, Sept. 26, CSU Chancellor Mildred García sent an email to […]
CAIR-Texas Welcomes Guilty Plea in Attempted Drowning of 3-Year-Old Muslim Girl, Expresses Disappointment at Relatively Light Sentence
The Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-TX) today welcomed a guilty plea by a woman who attempted to drown a three-year-old Muslim girl to death in Euless but expressed disappointment at the relatively light sentence imposed. Elizabeth Wolf, a woman who forced a 3-year-old Palestinian girl under the water in a Euless apartment […]
CAIR-SFBA Condemns Alleged Racist Attack in Berkeley
The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a reported racist attack in Berkeley. UC Berkeley police said the victims were walking Friday when someone began shouting racial slurs and then fired at them with what may have been a […]
CAIR-Sacramento Welcomes Hate Crime Charges for Anti-Hispanic ‘White Power’ Threats
The Sacramento Valley/Central California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV/CC) today welcomed felony hate crime charges filed against an Oroville man accused of threatening a mother and her two children while yelling “white power” and other racist slurs. The charges stem from an incident that took place on August 29 at Palermo Park. […]
CAIR Condemns Israeli Regime’s Piracy After Illegal Attack on Gaza Aid Flotilla, Calls for Release of Kidnapped Activists
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the Israeli occupation’s raid on the Global Sumud Flotilla, which was en route to Gaza carrying humanitarian aid, as an act of piracy meant to sustain its genocide. Israeli regime forces have reportedly abducted activists, including Greta Thunberg, […]
CAIR-NY Condemns ICE Assault on Journalist for Turkish News Agency
Injury comes as Israel murders freelance journalist in Gaza for another Turkish media outlet 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 attack by federal agents on journalists outside a New York City immigration court on Tuesday, […]
CAIR-SFBA Urges Alameda County to Adopt Ethical Investment Policy
The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today urged the Alameda County Board of Supervisors to adopt the proposed Ethical Investment Policy, which is scheduled for consideration and a vote at a Special Meeting on Friday, Oct. 3. In a […]
CAIR Sends Letter to Sec. Hegseth Seeking Clarification on Whether Religious Freedom of Muslim, Sikh, Jewish Military Personnel Will be Preserved Under ‘Beard Ban’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today sent a letter to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth asking him to clarify if the religious freedom of Muslim, Sikh and Jewish soldiers who wear beards for religious reasons would be protected under the new regulations banning beards for […]