CAIR Action Alert: Urge Maryland Congressmembers to Support Block the Bombs Act, Thank Those Voting to Limit Arms for Genocide
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today calls on community members to urge Maryland Congressmembers to support Block the Bombs Act. TAKE ACTION NOW! Why This Matters Members of the Maryland congressional delegation who took a principled stand for Palestinian human rights […]
CAIR-Texas Condemns Anti-Palestinian Harassment of Med Student in San Antonio
The Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Texas), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the alleged anti-Palestinian harassment of a medical student at a Merit Coffee location in San Antonio after he was targeted for wearing a small Palestinian flag pin on his backpack. According to media […]
CAIR Calls on Congress to ‘Recognize Gaza Genocide’ After Secret Israeli Data Shows 83 Percent of Those Slaughtered Were Civilians
Classified Israeli data shows Palestinian civilians being slaughtered ‘at a rate with few parallels in modern warfare’ The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on members of Congress to recognize Israel’s obvious and documented genocide in Gaza after data from an secret Israeli intelligence database […]
CAIR-Ohio Joins the Cleveland Power Alliance for Launch of People’s Solutions Lab
On Tuesday, August 19, 2025,the Cleveland Power Alliance organization —a civic coalition led by Cleveland VOTES, along with Cleveland Freedom Dreams Coalition, Neighborhood Connections, and All Voting Is Local Ohio— held a press conference at Cleveland City Hall to discuss the newly launched initiative the People’s Solutions Lab, a participatory democracy initiative aimed at uplifting resident-driven priorities for […]
CAIR Calls on PayPal to Stop Freezing, Denying Transactions Involving Common Muslim Names
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on PayPal to stop freezing and denying transactions involving common Muslim names. CAIR sent a formal letter requesting an urgent meeting with PayPal’s executive and compliance teams after receiving detailed data showing a pattern in which tuition and […]
CAIR Supports Federal Hate Crime Charge for Racist Shooting Targeting Black Jogger in South Carolina
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today supported a federal hate crime charge for a man who allegedly shot a Black jogger in South Carolina due to his race. Federal authorities say they are reviewing the case. Last month, CAIR welcomed a hate crime charge brought against […]
CAIR-Chicago Denounces Dangerous Islamophobic Misinformation Campaign Targeting Peaceful Arbaeen Procession
– For Immediate Release and Distribution – The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, strongly denounces a series of inflammatory and Islamophobic social media posts being circulated by RAIR Foundation USA that mischaracterize and vilify a peaceful Arbaeen observance held in downtown Chicago. […]
CAIR Condemns State Dept. Firing of Press Officer Over Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the firing of Shahed Ghoreishi, the State Department’s top press officer for Israeli-Palestinian affairs. over how to characterize Trump administration policies, including a controversial plan for ethnic cleansing of Gaza. CAIR said the firing indicates that public officials are […]
CAIR Calls on USCIS to Rescind ‘Israel First’ Immigration Policy that Threatens Benefits and Free Speech on Palestine
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today demanded that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) immediately rescind a new policy that threatens both immigration benefits and the First Amendment rights of immigrant communities, particularly those advocating for Palestinian human rights. On August 19, USCIS released Policy Alert PA-2025-16, instructing […]
CAIR-AZ Welcomes Charges for Antisemitic Threats Targeting Phoenix Synagogue
The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ) today welcomed felony charges for alleged threats targeting Sha’arei Shalom Congregation in Phoenix. Kevin Charles Pyles, 32, was charged with making a terrorist threat and computer tampering to threaten, both felonies. In a statement, CAIR-AZ Executive Director Azza Abuseif said: “We unequivocally condemn these reported antisemitic threats targeting […]