CAIR in the News, December 13, 2024
CAIR: US Muslim group calls Biden ‘mass murderer of Muslims’ – Al Jazeera “President Biden cannot credibly claim to care about Muslims or Islamophobia while simultaneously supporting the Israeli government’s destruction of mosques, desecration of Qurans, and mass murder of a predominantly Muslim population,” the group said in a statement. “By enabling Netanyahu’s war crimes, […]
CAIR-LA Welcomes Censure of Metropolitan Water District Board Member for Racist Remark, Calls on Board to Address Broader Discrimination Concerns
The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today welcomed the censure of a Metropolitan Water District (MWD) Board Member for making a racist remark toward an Arab American staff member last year. CAIR-LA also called on the MWD Board of Directors to address broader concerns of Islamophobic and anti-Arab […]
CAIR Calls White House Strategy to Combat Islamophobia ‘Too Little, Too Late’
Muslim civil rights and advocacy group says stopping Gaza genocide most important step Biden could take to reduce rising Islamophobia (WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/12/2024) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today responded to the White House’s release of a National Strategy to Combat Islamophobia by calling President […]
Video: CAIR-Ohio Urges Lawmakers to Reject Senate Bill 297
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CAIR Questions Legality of U.S. Nonprofit Funding Military Gear for Israeli Unit Accused of War Crimes
CAIR responds after DropSite News reports that Illinois nonprofit ‘Friends of Paratrooper Sniper Unit 202’ raises hundreds of thousands of dollars for Israeli military gear (WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/12/2024) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed concern over allegations that the Illinois-based nonprofit Friends of Paratrooper […]
CAIR Condemns Blinken, Sullivan for Justifying ‘Lawless’ Israeli Attacks on Syria
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the Biden administration, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, for attempting to justify the Israeli government’s “lawless” attacks on Syria. Since the fall of the Assad dictatorship, Israel has launched hundreds of attacks on Syria and invaded its […]
CAIR Welcomes 6-Year Sentence for Hate Attack on Asian Student in Indiana
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the sentencing of an Indiana woman who was charged last year for a bias-motivated stabbing targeting an Asian student at Indiana University. Billie Davis, 57, was sentenced to six years in prison and three years of probation for […]
CAIR Designates Case Western Reserve, Portland State as ‘Institutions of Particular Concern’ Due to Bias Against Anti-Genocide Students, Faculty, and Staff
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today designated Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) and Portland State University (PSU) as “Institutions of Particular Concern” for targeting anti-genocide protesters and creating a hostile environment by repressing free speech and academic freedoms on campus. [NOTE: In November, CAIR-Ohio welcomed […]
Video: CAIR-Ohio Testifies on Proposed Anti-Free Speech Bill
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CAIR in the News, December 12, 2024
CAIR-LA: The board of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California censures member John Morris for making a racist remark about an Arab American employee. – Los Angeles Times Civil rights advocates have also voiced concerns about potential discrimination. The Council on American-Islamic Relations told the district earlier this year that Hagekhalil has been “subjected […]