CAIR Concerned by AMAC Report That Almost Half of Tennessee Muslim Students Report Faith-Based Bullying
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed concern following a report by American Muslim Advisory Council (AMAC), which found that almost half of Muslim students in Tennessee report faith-based bullying. That AMAC survey of Muslim families and students found 46 percent of students reported experiencing faith-based bullying, while […]
BREAKING: CAIR-Minnesota Calls for Probe of Possible Bias Motive for Fire at Dar Al Farooq Mosque in Bloomington
The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for an investigation of a possible bias motive for a fire that broke out Friday, September 5, after Friday noon prayers (Jummah) at Dar Al Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington. Security cameras and eyewitnesses alerted mosque leaders […]
CAIR-CT Welcomes Lifting of Israeli Travel Ban on Meriden Family
The Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CT), together with the Abdelghani family of Meriden, welcomes the news that U.S. citizens Intifada Abdelghani and her 14-year-old son Musa, both U.S. citizens, will now be able to return home after Israel lifted a security ban that had prevented them from leaving the country. CAIR-CT recently called on state elected officials […]
CAIR Call on State Dept. to Cancel ‘Lawless’ Sanctions on Human Rights Groups for Providing Evidence to the ICC’s Gaza War Crimes Probe
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Trump administration to reverse “lawless” sanctions imposed on Palestinian human rights organizations that have provide evidence to the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) investigation into war crimes committed by Israeli occupation forces in Gaza. The U.S. sanctions target several […]
CAIR-Florida Condemns Hateful Anti-Palestinian ‘Make Gaza Flat Again’ Hat Displayed at Miami Beach Salon; Calls for Public Apology
The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida), the state’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the public display of a racist, anti-Palestinian hat at Wow Brows, a beauty salon in Bay Harbor Islands, Miami Beach. CAIR-Florida is calling on salon owner Dari Moskovitch to issue a public apology in […]
CAIR Calls on Google to Drop $45 Million Ad Campaign Promoting Israeli Government Amid Ongoing Gaza Genocide
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on Google to immediately cancel a reported $45 million advertising campaign promoting Israeli government narratives on its platforms, including YouTube, amid Israel’s genocide in Gaza. READ CAIR’S LETTER TO GOOGLE. CAIR Called on all tech platforms to take […]
CAIR-LA Deeply Troubled by UCI Partnership with Tel Aviv University, an Institution Complicit in Israel’s Apartheid and Genocide
The Greater Los Angeles area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today called the University of California, Irvine (UCI)’s partnership with Tel Aviv University (TAU), an institution complicit in Israel’s apartheid and genocide, “deeply troubling.” CAIR-LA also urged UCI leadership to address the harmful impact of this partnership on the well-being and safety of […]
CAIR Letter Calls on U.S. Media to Show Video of Children, Others Massacred in Israeli Attacks on Gaza City
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today sent a letter to America’s largest media outlets calling on them to consistently broadcast video footage of the Israeli government’s ongoing destruction of Gaza City, including the killing dozens of children on a daily basis. READ THE FULL LETTER The […]
CAIR-Sacramento Welcomes Hate Crime Charges in Death Threats to Hispanic Woman, Children
The Sacramento Valley/Central California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV/CC) today welcomed hate crime charges against a man who threatened to kill a Hispanic woman and her children in Oroville. According to the prosecutors, the man confronted a mother and her two young children in the park and threatened to kill them. Witnesses […]
CAIR-MA Welcomes Hate Crime Charge for Axe-Wielding Driver Who Threatened Anti-Genocide Protesters
The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the Middlesex District Attorney’s decision to bring a hate crime and other charges against Matthew Freeman, who allegedly threatened pro-Palestinian, anti-genocide protesters with an axe as he drove through Harvard Square on August 10. […]