CAIR-NY Calls on Ritchie Torres to Donate War Profiteer Profits
The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today called on Rep. Ritchie Torres to donate the money he made from investing in weapons manufacturers while advocating for increased weapons shipments to Israel to charities providing humanitarian aid to victims of Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Sludge revealed that while urging the White […]
CAIR Sends Letter to U.S. Senate, House Leadership, Congress Urging Arms Embargo on Israel After Gaza Hospital ‘Double Tap’ Massacre
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today sent a letter to U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R), Majority Leader John Thune (R), Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D), Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D), and to every member of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. The letter […]
CAIR-LA Says Proposal to Display Flag of Nation Engaged in Genocide in Beverly Hills Schools ‘Deeply Insensitive to Palestinian Students’
The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today said a proposal before the Beverly Hills Unified School District’s Board of Education to display the flag of Israel—a state currently engaged in a campaign of genocide—on all campuses and district facilities “is deeply insensitive and distressing to Palestinian students who have lost […]
CAIR Says Amb. Huckabee Must Stop Turning His ‘Israel First’ Religious Beliefs into Government Policy After Remarks to Israeli Rabbis
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today CAIR said Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee’s statements to rabbis confuse his personal religious beliefs with U.S. foreign policy, “violate the separation of church and state and dangerously weaponize accusations of antisemitism to shield Israel and the United States […]
CAIR Designates UC Berkeley a ‘Hostile Campus’ for Systematic Suppression of Anti-Genocide Speech
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced the designation of the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), a “Hostile Campus” due to its long and escalating pattern of targeting Palestinian, Muslim, Arab, and allied students and faculty who speak out against Israel’s genocide in Gaza. SEE:CAIR Designates […]
CAIR Welcomes World’s Largest Wealth Fund Decision to Divest from Caterpillar Over Gaza Genocide
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a decision by Norway’s $2 trillion wealth fund, the world’s largest, to divest from construction equipment manufacturer Caterpillar and from five Israeli banking groups over Israel’s genocide in Gaza. That fund said the decision was made “due to an unacceptable […]
CAIR to Announce Lawsuit Against President Dr. Mun Choi of the U. of Missouri for Forbidding Mizzou SJP from Participating in Homecoming Parade
On Wednesday, August 27, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, plans to hold a press conference in Columbia, Missouri, to announce the filing of a lawsuit challenging University Chancellor and Missouri School System President Dr. Choi’s decision to prohibit Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine from participating in […]
CAIR-TX, DFW, ICNA-CSJ, MAS-PACE, Dallas Peace and Justice Center (DPJC), Human Rights Dallas and Interfaith Leaders Unite in Dallas to Address the Gaza Humanitarian Crisis
On Thursday, August 28, the Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-TX, DFW), Islamic Council of North America Council for Social Justice (ICNA CSJ), the Muslim American Society’s Public Affairs & Civic Engagement (MAS-PACE), Dallas Peace and Justice Center (DPJC), Human Rights Dallas (HRD), and the Dallas Muslim community – along with […]
CAIR-Texas Joins Other Muslim Groups in Release of Joint Statement on Rising Hate, Announce Virtual Panel ‘United Against Hate: Protecting Texas Communities’
More than two dozen organizations — representing nearly one million Muslims across the state — have issued a joint statement to state leaders condemning the rise of anti-Muslim hate, bigoted rhetoric, and fearmongering across the state. The letter emphasizes that Texas Muslims are integral to the fabric of the state, contributing to education, healthcare, technology, […]
CAIR Condemns George Washington U. Suspension of Anti-Genocide Group Jewish Voice for Peace
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the George Washington University’s (GW) suspension of the anti-genocide group Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), calling the move an unacceptable act of viewpoint discrimination and a violation of students’ fundamental rights. The university in Washington, D.C., reportedly suspended JVP through […]