CAIR-NJ Applauds Passage of Immigrant Protections Bill Package Out of Assembly Judiciary Committee, Encourages Assembly Appropriations Committee to Vote Favorably
The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today applauded the Assembly Judiciary Committee for advancing a critical package of immigrant protection bills—A6308, A6309, and A6310—during yesterday’s hearing. The bill package is expected to be heard next by the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Thursday, January […]
CAIR Op-Ed: Somali-American Day-Care Hysteria Is Latest Attempt To Distract Americans with Hate
It’s 2025. No one should have to point out how evil and irrational it is for elected officials to smear an entire race or ethnic group because of the alleged criminals among them. Edward Ahmed Mitchell is a civil rights attorney who serves as the national deputy executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations […]
CAIR Welcomes Arrest of Utah Man for Alleged Antisemitic Threats
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the arrest of a Utah man who allegedly made antisemitic threats on X (formerly Twitter) and was reportedly in possession of multiple homemade bombs and an assault rifle. Skyler Rose, 21, was arrested on suspicion of committing several felonies, including […]
CAIR-NY Welcomes Arrest of Suspect in Crown Heights Stabbing
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 an alleged perpetrator in a Crown Heights stabbing. SEE:Brooklyn Man Arrested, Charged With Hate Crime in Crown Heights Stabbing The incident took place Tuesday afternoon near the Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters in Crown Heights, stemming […]
CAIR Welcomes Belgium Joining South Africa’s Genocide Case Against Israel
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed Belgium formally joining the case launched by South Africa at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) arguing that Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip. In a statement on Tuesday, the ICJ – The Hague-based highest court […]
CAIR Welcomes Ruling Granting Attorney’s Fees in Case Over Right of Arkansas Muslim Incarcerees to Gather for Communal Prayer in Prison
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights organization, today welcomed a ruling granting attorney’s fees to CAIR and another legal group in the case in which they represented a Muslim incarceree in a case alleging that the Arkansas Department of Corrections (ADC) failed to accommodate his religious practices. Earlier this year, CAIR announced a […]
BREAKING: CAIR, CAIR-Texas Address Texas AG Paxton’s Attempt to Avoid Judicial Ruling on Merits of ‘Unconstitutional’ Abbott Proclamation
Muslim civil rights group responds to Paxton’s claim that the proclamation does not apply to CAIR-Texas and that the order raises a political question courts cannot resolve. The Texas chapter and national headquarters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s […]
CAIR-NY Condemns Racist, Anti-Immigrant Incident in Croton
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 the racist and anti-immigrant incident towards two young siblings in the Croton ShopRite that occurred on December 11. SEE:Racist Incident in Croton Sparks Community Unity In a statement, Afaf Nasher, Esq., CAIR-NY Executive […]
CAIR-FL Welcomes Arrest of Neo-Nazi Suspect Allegedly Planning ‘Significant Act of Violence’
The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-FL) today welcomed the arrest of a Sarasota man who was allegedly plotting a racially motivated attack and hoarding explosives. The man is facing charges of possessing an unregistered firearm, possession of a firearm with a removed serial number, and receipt of child sexual abuse material. […]
CAIR Says Israeli Approval of 19 Settlements in West Bank ‘Makes Palestinian State Impossible’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the Israeli government’s approval of the construction of 19 new illegal colonial settlements in the occupied West Bank and said the move would further make a “Palestinian state impossible.” CAIR also condemned the Israeli demolition of an East […]