Diverse Coalition Denounces Pro-Israel ‘Classroom Censorship’ Bill (AB 715) at Capitol Press Conference and Rally
The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), California Faculty Association (CFA), Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC) Action, and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) Bay Area held a press conference and rally yesterday to oppose AB 715. After the program, participants visited lawmakers’ offices to urge a NO vote on AB 715 […]
CAIR Calls on Md. Restaurant to Apologize, Reinstate Fired Employees, Respect Palestinian Cultural Expression
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on Bunny’s Buckets & Bubbles restaurant in Fells Point, Maryland, to publicly apologize and immediately reinstate at least six employees who were reportedly fired after joining a protest against the restaurant’s suppression of Palestinian cultural expression. […]
CAIR Calls for State, Federal Hate Crime Probes of Death Threats Targeting Alabama Muslim Candidate
The Alabama chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AL), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate reported death threats targeting a Muslim candidate in that state as hate crimes. Tanveer Patel, who is running for a seat on the Hoover City Council, has […]
CAIR Designates Cornell University a ‘Hostile Campus’ for Systematic Repression of Pro-Palestinian Students
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced the designation of Cornell University as a “Hostile Campus” due to its escalating repression of Palestinian, Muslim, Arab, and allied students and faculty who speak out against Israel’s genocide in Gaza. “Cornell’s actions are not just failures of leadership; they are acts […]
CAIR Calls for Removal of ICJ Genocide Judge Who Said ‘the Lord’ is Counting on Her ‘to Stand with Israel’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for the removal of International Criminal Court (ICJ) Judge Julia Sebutinde, who said that “the Lord is counting on [her] to stand on the side of Israel.” Sebutinde was the sole judge who dissented to the ICJ’s July […]
POSTPONED: CAIR-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
POSTPONED: Due to circumstances beyond our control, the Interfaith Press Conference scheduled for Thursday, August 21, 2025, at 10 am is postponed until next week, possibly Thursday August 28. Please feel free to contact Mustafaa Carroll at (832) 549-1042 or by email: mcarroll@cair.com should you have any questions. Thank you. On Thursday, August 21, the Dallas/Ft. Worth […]
JVP Baltimore, CAIR Urge Baltimore Schools, City Officials to Reject ADL as ‘Credible Org’ Amid Federal Investigation
Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) Baltimore and the Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) are calling on Baltimore City Public Schools and state officials to end all reliance on the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) as a credible authority amid a politicized federal civil rights investigation triggered by an ADL complaint to the U.S. […]
OP-ED: Expelling Brilliance: Trump’s Assault on International Students Imperils America
When brilliance, innovation, and the freedom to think, speak, and believe are driven out, we must be wary and active citizens; we cannot stay silent. We must fight for a country where politics do not gate opportunity and where the world’s brightest minds are not exiled but embraced. The future of America depends on it. […]
CAIR Calls on Rubio to Address Whether He Spoke with Laura Loomer Before Banning Gaza Medical Visas
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to address whether he spoke directly with anti-Muslim extremist Laura Loomer, as she claims, before banning Palestinian children injured by American weapons in Gaza from seeking medical care in the U.S. and […]
CAIR Condemns March by Armed Neo-Nazis in Indiana
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a march by armed neo-Nazis in Indianapolis, Indiana. Video posted on social media shows masked marchers wearing all black and carrying flags with Nazi swastikas. Some marchers also reportedly carried firearms. Rep. André Carson (D-I) wrote on X (formerly Twitter): “Hate […]