CAIR-Philadelphia Warns of Impersonation Scheme Targeting Pro-Palestine Advocates and Public Figures
The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today issued an alert to both prominent public figures and grassroots activists supporting Palestinian human rights about a disturbing impersonation scheme aimed at creating division and silencing advocacy. VIEW LETTER. CAIR-Philadelphia recently learned […]
BREAKING: Mahmoud Khalil to Keynote CAIR 31st Anniversary Gala on Sep. 20th, Receive Champion of Justice Award
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced that Palestinian activist and former political prisoner Mahmoud Khalil is scheduled to serve as the keynote speaker at its 31st anniversary banquet on September 20 in Washington, D.C. and receive this year’s Champion of Justice award. REGISTER NOW Khalil’s […]
CAIR Condemns Attempted Arson of Muslim Prayer Room in France
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the attempted arson of a Muslim prayer room in Châtillon-sur-Seine, France. The prayer room was reportedly targeted with attempted arson during the night of Thursday to Friday, August 15. The police found pamphlets that had been set alight […]
CAIR-NY Welcomes Hate Crime Charges in Anti-Hispanic Attack in Mamaroneck
The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed hate crime charges against the alleged perpetrator who targeted a Hispanic man at a gas station in Mamaroneck, New York. According to court documents, the perpetrator targeted the victim based on […]
CAIR Calls UN Report that Israel Slaughtered 1,760 Forcibly-Starved Palestinians Seeking Food ‘Moral Indictment of Western Governments’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called a new United Nations report that Israel slaughtered at least 1,760 forcibly-starved Palestinians while they desperately sought food in Gaza “a moral indictment of Western governments.” Israel slaughtered 994 people at the aid concentration sites of the U.S.-backed […]
CAIR Letter to Secretary Rubio Rebuts ‘Reckless’ Comments Validating Anti-Muslim Conspiracy Theory
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling on him to clarify and retract “dangerously reckless” comments he made during an interview with a racist radio host in which he appeared to entertain the idea of the State […]
CAIR-Oklahoma Condemns Un-American Political ‘Loyalty Test’ for Teachers by Anti-Muslim Group
The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a newly-announced requirement that teachers relocating to Oklahoma from so-called “woke” or progressive states must pass a politically-motivated assessment reportedly developed in collaboration with PragerU, a group known for promoting anti-Muslim and […]
CAIR Condemns Distribution of Antisemitic Propaganda in North Carolina
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the distribution of antisemitic hate propaganda in North Carolina. According to media reports, antisemitic flyers promoting hateful conspiracy theories and white supremacist ideology were recently distributed in residential neighborhoods in Sanford, North Carolina. In a statement, CAIR National Communications Director […]
CAIR-MI Files Counter-Complaint Alleging Discriminatory Enforcement by Ypsilanti Township Officials Against Arab-American Muslim Property Owner
The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced the filing of a counter-complaint in the Washtenaw County Circuit Court on behalf of Ypsilanti Township property owner Abdulghani Saleh. READ COUNTER-COMPLAINT. That counter-complaint alleges that township officials – specifically Community […]
CAIR Calls on World Leaders to Counter China’s ‘Transnational Repression’ of Uyghur Muslim Diaspora Documented in New Report
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on world leaders to take concrete action to counter the Chinese government’s escalating campaign of transnational repression targeting Uyghur Muslims living abroad. A new report, “Preventing Transnational Repression – the case of the Uyghur diaspora,” states in part: […]