CAIR-NY Condemns NYU’s Actions Against Faculty Over Protests Supporting Palestinian Human Rights

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 condemned New York University’s (NYU) decision to bar faculty members from campus buildings following their participation in protests advocating for Palestinian rights in Gaza. These actions, which coincided with the arrest […]

CAIR in the News, December 21, 2024

CAIR-MI: U-M banned peaceful Gaza demonstrators from campus jobs, buildings, lawsuit says – Detroit Free Press CAIR: Watchlist Flouts Justices’ Major-Questions Ruling, Petition Says – Law360 CAIR: US Muslim civil rights group condemns Pentagon for misleading public about number of American troops in Syria – Anadolu Agency CAIR: Hindu Nationalism Poses a Threat to Democracy […]

CAIR in the News, December 20, 2024 (Update)

CAIR: Palestinian Americans trapped in Gaza sue Biden administration – The Guardian CAIR-NY: Woman pepper-sprayed during dustup at Brooklyn stoop sale to benefit Gaza pushes for hate crime charges – NY Daily News The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the victim’s lawyer, Ron Kuby, both say they have contacted the […]

CAIR Condemns Latest Israeli Massacre of Children in Gaza

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the latest Israeli massacre of children in Gaza. An Israeli strike on a house in Jabalia in northern Gaza killed at least 10 people from one family, mostly children, the oldest reportedly age six. SEE: Gaza Rescuers Say […]

CAIR-MI Joins Pro-Palestine Students, Alumni and Student Groups in Suing U of Michigan for Violating Free Speech, Due Process, Equal Protection Rights

Students, alum, and one student organization allege that the University of Michigan has a pattern and practice of violating the Constitutional and civil rights of pro-Palestine protesters.  (ANN ARBOR, MI, 12/20/24) – Today, students and alumni as representatives of a class of similarly situated persons and Students Allied for Freedom and Equality (“SAFE”), a Students […]

CAIR in the News, December 20, 2024

CAIR: Lawsuit alleges U.S. failed to evacuate Palestinian Americans trapped in Gaza – Reuters CAIR: U.S. failed to evacuate Palestinian Americans from Gaza, lawsuit alleges – Washington Post CAIR-NJ files lawsuit against US State Department: Photos – northjersey.com CAIR: ‘For Abandoning Our Families in Gaza’ – US Govt Sued by Palestinian Americans – Palestine Chronicle […]

CAIR in the News, December 19, 2024

CAIR: White House plan to combat Islamophobia draws mixed reviews – Baptist News Global The Council on American-Islamic Relations dismissed the plan as hypocritical due to Biden’s support for Israel’s war in Gaza and for his failure to spike a federal “watch list” that identifies some Arab Americans as possible terrorists. CAIR-Chicago: Charges dropped against Oak Lawn […]

CAIR Says Biden Admin Responsible for Israeli ‘Line of Corpses’ Kill Zone in Gaza

Israeli soldiers compete to kill anyone, including children, who enters the death zone The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said the Biden administration, through its complicity with the Gaza genocide, is responsible for the so-called “line of corpses” Israeli forces maintain in Gaza in which […]