CAIR Calls Trump’s ‘Israel First’ Condition on Federal Disaster Funds Unconstitutional and Un-American
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a new Trump administration directive that denies disaster relief to American cities and states that boycott only Israel and Israeli companies complicit in war crimes as “un-American and unconstitutional.” CAIR called the policy the latest “Israel First” attack on free […]
CAIR Calls on Educational Institutions to Speak Out Against Gaza Genocide After UNICEF Report That Israel Slaughters a ‘Classroom’ Every Day
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civils rights and advocacy organization, today called on educational institutions in the United States and worldwide to speak out against the Gaza genocide after UNICEF reported that Israeli forces slaughter a “classroom” of children every day. In a tweet, UNICEF reported that Israeli forces kill […]
CAIR-Texas Welcomes Arrest of White Supremacist Who Threatened to Target Black and Jewish Communities
The Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Texas) today welcomed the arrest of an individual affiliated with Nazi and white supremacist ideologies who allegedly threatened to kill Black and Jewish individuals and unnamed government officials using homemade explosive devices. According to law enforcement, the suspect was apprehended after making explicit threats of violence […]
CAIR Condemns Neo-Nazi March in New Hampshire
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a recent neo-Nazi march in Concord, New Hampshire. A group of masked men carrying Nazi swastika banners reportedly held a march in Concord on Saturday. Police are investigating an altercation that reportedly took place between one of the masked […]
CAIR-Ohio Supports Solicitor General’s Right to Religious-Cultural Symbol After Online Backlash Against ‘Bindi’
The Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed its support for the right of Mathura Sridharan, recently appointed as Ohio’s Solicitor General, to wear a traditional religious and cultural symbol—a bindi—following a wave of xenophobic and racist attacks online. Sridharan faced […]
CAIR-Georgia, Co-Counsel Jonathan Wallace Sue Emory U., Emory Board, Med School Dean on Behalf of Student Suspended for Anti-Genocide Advocacy
The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, today announced the joint filing of a lawsuit with co-counsel Jonathan Wallace against Emory University, the Emory University Board of Trustees and Dr. John William Eley in his official capacity as a Dean within the […]
CAIR Welcomes Sen. Sanders, Sen. Van Hollen Promoting U.S. Veteran’s Expose on Israeli War Crimes
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a tweet by Senator Bernie Sanders featuring a video of Tony Aguilar, a U.S. Green Beret veteran and Purple Heart recipient who exposed Israeli war crimes in Gaza. CAIR also welcomed an interview with Aguilar conducted by Senator […]
CAIR-Chicago Welcomes Hate Crime Charge for Alleged Racist Stabbing
The Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) today welcomed hate crime charges in connection with a stabbing that took place last month in the Portage Park neighborhood. A Chicago man has been charged with hate crimes after allegedly stabbing a woman in Portage Park last month after using a racial slur. SEE: Chicago […]
CAIR-LA Raises Concerns Regarding Plea Deal for Pro-Israel Extremist Involved in UCLA Encampment Attacks, Calls for Transparency From LA District Attorney
The Los Angeles office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today raised concerns regarding a recent plea deal for a diversionary program for Malachi Marlan-Librett, who was identified as one of the perpetrators of violence against anti-genocide activists at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)’s student led encampment last year. SEE: Plea deal ends […]
BREAKING: CAIR-Chicago to Call for DOJ Probe of Killing of U.S. Citizen by Israeli Forces, Illegal Settlers in Occupied West Bank
Later today, the Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) will hold a news conference to condemn the brutal murder of Khamis Ayyad, an American citizen from the Chicagoland and call for a DOJ probe. Khamis Ayyad was a beloved father of five, whose life was tragically taken during a settler arson attack in […]