CAIR Calls on Amazon to Lift Suspension of Engineer Who Protested Work with Genocidal Israeli Government
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on Amazon to lift its suspension of a software engineer who protested the company’s work with the genocidal Israeli government. SEE: Amazon suspends engineer who protested company’s work with Israeli government – CNBC That Amazon employee reportedly spoke out during […]
CAIR Commends Sens. Van Hollen, Merkley for Report on Israeli ‘Ethnic Cleansing,’ U.S. Complicity
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today commended U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) for their courage and moral clarity in issuing a groundbreaking report accusing indicted war criminal Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of overseeing a campaign of “ethnic cleansing” against the Palestinian people – […]
CAIR Calls Sen. Tom Cotton ‘Accomplice in Genocide’ After He Claims There is No Famine in Gaza, ‘Palestine is a Made Up Fiction’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) an “accomplice in genocide” after he was caught on video denying the existence of the Israeli-manufactured famine in Gaza and falsely claiming that “Palestine is a made up fiction.” WATCH THE VIDEO HERE. In […]
CAIR Condemns Threats Targeting HBCUs, Calls for Stepped-Up Security and Swift Prosecution of Perpetrators
The Council on American‑Islamic Relations (CAIR) today condemned threats targeting multiple Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), which have prompted multiple campuses to go into lockdown, shelter‑in‑place, or cancel nonessential activities. Washington, D.C., based CAIR also called for stepped-up security for those institutions and for swift apprehension and prosecution of the perpetrators. According to news […]
CAIR-CA Denounces Senate Education Committee Vote to Advance AB 715
The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today denounced the Senate Education Committee’s vote advancing AB 715 (Zbur & Addis) and reiterated its strong opposition to the bill. CAIR-CA warns that AB 715 would: In a statement, CAIR-CA Legislative and Government Affairs Director […]
CAIR Expresses Solidarity with UK Muslims After Assault on Muslim Girl in Scotland, Vandalism of Mosque in England
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed solidarity with Muslims in the UK after an alleged hate crime assault on a Muslim girl in Newton Mearns, Scotland, and the vandalism of a mosque in Stockport, England. According to reports, a young Muslim girl was walking […]
CAIR Says Jerry Seinfeld’s Claim that KKK is ‘Better’ Than ‘Free Palestine’ is Part of Dehumanization of Palestinians
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said that comedian Jerry Seinfeld’s recent claim that the racist Ku Klux Klan (KKK) is somehow “better than” the growing worldwide campaign for a “Free Palestine” is part of the efforts of those supporting Israel’s genocide to dehumanize the […]
CAIR-CT to Hold Media Availability with Mother, Son Returning Home After Travel Ban Lifted by Israel
On Thursday, September 11, the Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CT) plans to hold a media availability with Intifada Abdelghani and her 14-year-old son Musa, both U.S. citizens, finally returning home to Connecticut after their travel ban was lifted by Israeli authorities. They are scheduled to land at Logan Airport in Boston on Thursday, September 11 at […]
CAIR–North Carolina Backs Hate Crime Probe into Murder of Iryna Zarutska, Condemns Attempts to Stoke Anti-Black Racism
The North Carolina chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NC), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on federal authorities to investigate the murder of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska as a possible hate crime in light of evidence that the perpetrator made remarks about her race and gender after […]
CAIR-CA Reaffirms Opposition to AB 715 Ahead of Senate Education Committee Hearing
The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) today reaffirmed its strong opposition to Assembly Bill 715 (Zbur & Addis), which is scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Education Committee later today. While recent amendments reflect some of the feedback provided by educators and civil rights groups, CAIR-CA maintains that the bill’s […]