CAIR-NY Condemns Anti-Asian Hate Crime on New York City Bus

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 strongly condemned an Anti-Asian crime on a Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) bus earlier this month.   SEE: Man punched, woman dragged by the hair in anti-Asian attack in NYC  Prior to the […]

CAIR in the News, April 21, 2025

CAIR: Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist leaders mourn Pope Francis death, champion of religious solidarity – USA Today The Council on American-Islamic Relations, which has commended Francis for speaking out about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, also offered condolences to the Christian community on Monday. “The American Muslim community and many Muslims around the world appreciated Pope […]

CAIR in the News, April 20, 2025

CAIR Maryland director attends Senator Chris Van Hollen’s press conference at Dulles Airport to stand in solidarity with him and the family of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. CAIR: US Muslim group condemns deadly attacks on Yemen – Al Jazeera CAIR-SFBA: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators sue UCLA over its “failure to protect activists” – East Bay Times

CAIR Condemns White Supremacist Neo-Nazi Rally in Iowa

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a reported demonstration Saturday by a white supremacist neo-Nazi group, Aryan Freedom Network, in Marion, Iowa. The city said in a statement: “The City is aware of a small demonstration that occurred earlier today in Uptown Marion by […]

GA Civil Rights Orgs CAIR-GA, ACLU, Advancing Justice Welcome Temporary Restraining Order in Student Visa Revocation Case Doe. v. Bondi

Georgia civil rights organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union-Georgia, Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta, and  CAIR-Georgia today welcomed the Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) issued Friday in the case of 133 student plaintiffs from across the country, represented by Kuck Baxter Immigration, whose F-1 visa holder statuses had been revoked without due process via termination of […]

CAIR Calls on Trump Admin to Demand Freedom of Worship for Palestinian Christians on Easter

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Trump administration to demand that Palestinian Christians be granted freedom of worship on Easter as Israeli occupation forces reportedly “transformed” Jerusalem into “a military zone, erecting checkpoints throughout the area” leading to the Church of the […]

CAIR in the News, April 18, 2025

CAIR-FL: Immigration officials to begin screening social media posts under new federal rule – Tampa Bay Times Omar Saleh, an attorney for the Council on American-Islamic Relations Florida, said that monitoring personal social media feeds to dictate immigration status is anti-American. “Silencing free speech and judging someone’s right to live in the U.S. based on […]

Muslim Women’s Coalition Responds to Archewell Foundation’s Public Withdrawal of Support, Reaffirms Commitment to Justice and Human Rights

The Muslim Women’s Coalition (MWC), a Wisconsin-based nonprofit dedicated to empowering Muslim women and girls through education, leadership, outreach, and wellness, has responded to the Archewell Foundation’s decision to publicly terminate funding for a project supporting Afghan women refugees in response to pressure from anti-Palestinian extremists. MWC calls attention to the troubling precedent this sets for grassroots […]