CAIR in the News, February 24, 2025
CAIR-NJ: N.J. Palestinian student group reinstated after 3K complaints about poster – NJ.com CAIR-Texas: They dream of building Muslim-centric neighborhoods near Dallas. Will it work? Dallas Morning News Mustafaa Carroll, executive director of the D-FW office for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said the backlash against EPIC City didn’t surprise him. “We always have this […]
CAIR Responds to Elon Musk’s Defamation of American Muslim, Arab-American Groups as ‘Terrorist Organizations’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today responded to Elon Musk’s smear falsely labeling American Muslim and Arab-American groups as “terrorist organizations.” In reply to a post on X (formerly Twitter) that listed a wide variety of American Muslim and Arab-American groups as “terrorist linked organizations,” […]
CAIR in the News, February 23, 2025
CAIR: Leaders: Patriot Front’s hate has ‘no place’ in Iowa after white supremacists’ march – Des Moines Register A Muslim civil rights group also condemned the hate, while acknowledging the group’s right to free speech. “We join all those who seek a society based on justice and mutual respect in condemning any efforts to promote […]
CAIR Calls for International Action After Israel Admits Ethnic Cleansing in West Bank
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for immediate international action after the far-right government of indicted war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu admitted that 40,000 Palestinians have been ethnically-cleansed from several refugee camps in the occupied West Bank. Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz said Sunday that […]
CAIR Condemns White Supremacist March in Iowa
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a march by the white supremacist group Patriot Front in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday. Masked members of that group marched while chanting phrases like “Reclaim America” and “One Nation Against Invasion.” The group reportedly posted a message […]
CAIR-CT Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Racist Harassment Targeting Muslim Family
The Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CT), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on law enforcement authorities to investigate the alleged harassment of a Muslim family in that state as a possible hate crime. That family was reportedly harassed when shopping for groceries in Bethel, Connecticut, by […]
CAIR-LA Welcomes Garden Grove Unified School District’s Free Ramadan Meal Kit Initiative for Fasting Muslim Students
The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today welcomed the Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) initiative to provide free to-go meal kits for Muslim students who are observing fasting during breakfast, lunch, or after-school snack times during the month of Ramadan. GGUSD recently sent an email to parents and […]
CAIR-FL Repeats Call for Censure of Rep. Randy Fine After ‘Gaza Must be Destroyed’ Comment
The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-FL) today repeated its call for the censure of state Rep. Randy Fine after he posted a tweet saying “Gaza must be destroyed.” Florida State Rep. Randy Fine, who has a history of anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian statements, said “Gaza must be destroyed” in a tweet Thursday. In […]
CAIR Condemns Tajikistan Government’s Effort to Impose ‘Guidelines’ for Attire of Muslim Women
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a new effort by the government of Tajikistan to impose “guidelines” for the attire of Muslim women. Agence France Presse (AFP) reports that the government is planning to publish a new book updating the country’s dress “guidelines” for […]
CAIR in the News, February 21, 2025
CAIR-LA: Santa Ana School District Settles Lawsuit Over Alleged Antisemitic Classes – Voice of OC CAIR-LA: Santa Ana Unified settles lawsuit over allegedly antisemitic ethnic studies courses – Orange County Register CAIR: National groups respond to Patriot Front action in Mississippi – The Clarion-Ledger The Council on American-Islamic Relations has condemned the Patriot Front’s actions […]