CAIR in the News, December 27, 2024

CAIR: Retraction of US-backed Gaza famine report draws anger, scrutiny – Al Jazeera CAIR: US Muslim civil rights group urges media to condemn Israeli killing of journalists Anadolu Agency CAIR: Israeli Forces Bomb Press Van in Gaza, Killing 5 Palestinian Journalists – Truthout CAIR: Infants Freeze To Death Amid Gaza Crisis – Pinnacle Gazette CAIR […]

Community Advisory: CAIR Cautions Students Against Applying to 14 Universities Designated as ‘Institutions of Particular Concern’

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today is issuing this advisory to inform prospective students and their families against applying to the 14 universities and colleges designated as “institutions of particular concern” due to their mistreatment of anti-genocide voices and targeting of student protesters opposing the genocide in […]

CAIR in the News, December 26, 2024

CAIR: A surge in antisemitism on campuses is changing how Jewish students pick universities – The Commercial Appeal The Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, reported 8,061 complaints of Islamophobic acts in 2023 — the highest number ever recorded in the organization’s 30-year history. CAIR: Gaza famine warning withdrawn after US diplomat scolds USAID-funded group […]

CAIR Condemns U.S. Ambassador to Israel for Saying Forced Starvation in Gaza Not Real Because Ethnic Cleansing Largely Completed

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned comments by the U.S. Ambassador to Israel Jacob Lew dismissing a report by U.S.-backed agency on Israel’s campaign of forced starvation in northern Gaza by stating that the ethnic cleansing of the area was largely completed. The Famine […]

CAIR Reiterates Call for AMA to Condemn Israeli Siege, Forced Evacuation of 3 Gaza Hospitals

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today reiterated its call for the American Medical Association (AMA) to condemn Israel’s attacks on medical facilities in Gaza as three hospitals in devastated northern Gaza are under siege or face forced evacuation. Israeli troops forced the evacuation of the […]