CAIR-NJ Rep to Speak at Student ‘Walkout for Palestine’ at Teaneck High School
On Wednesday, Dec. 4, a representative of the New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) plans to speak at a student “Walkout for Palestine” at Teaneck High School. WHAT: Student ‘Walkout for Palestine’ at Teaneck High School WHEN: Wednesday, Dec. 4, 1:30 p.m. WHERE: At the Flagpole, Teaneck High School, followed by a march to […]
Community Alert: CAIR Maryland Invites Applicants for New ‘ANCHOR Project’ to Promote Diverse Voices in Media
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is inviting students to apply to participate in its new initiative “ANCHOR Project: Immersive Journalism for Empowered Youth Voices” – a 3-part series offering a unique opportunity for Muslim students between the ages of 16-22 to tour a professional newsroom, participate in hands-on media training and […]
CAIR in the News, December 3, 2024
CAIR: Three Teachers Tried to Give Palestinian Students a Safe Haven — and It Cost Them Their Jobs – The Intercept Across the country, students and educators who have advocated for Palestinians have faced censorship and professional repercussions. The Council on American Islamic Relations, the country’s largest Muslim civil rights organization, is suing a Maryland […]
CAIR in the News, December 2
CAIR: US Muslim group slams Israeli ban on call to prayer – Al Jazeera CAIR: Israel bans mosques from using loudspeakers to broadcast call to prayer, opposition slams decision – WION CAIR: Israel bans Islamic call to prayer, escalating discrimination – Middle East Eye CAIR: US-based Muslim group slams Israeli ban on ‘Azan’ as latest […]
CAIR Condemns Israeli Ban on Islamic Call to Prayer as Latest Act of ‘War on Islam,’ Repeats Call for Muslim Nations to Act
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a new ban on the Islamic call to prayer, or adhan, at mosques as the Israeli government’s latest act of war against Islam and repeated it call for Muslim-majority nations to take concrete action to end the Israeli […]
CAIR Condemns Israeli Murder of Leading Doctor in Gaza, Urges Action to Stop Genocide on International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the Israeli murder of a leading doctor in Gaza and urged the international community to mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (Nov. 29) with renewed efforts to end Israel’s genocide. Dr. Ahmad Al-Kahlout, Head […]
CAIR in the News, November 29, 2024
CAIR: Israel-first ‘unhinged pro-genocide bigot’ threatens Muslim Congresswomen – Middle East Monitor CAIR: Florida Republican faces calls for criminal probe after threatening Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar – TAG24 CAIR: How Kamala Harris Thumbed Her Nose at Arab American and Muslim Voters – CounterPunch CAIR Calls for Protection of Reps. Tlaib and Omar After Florida […]
CAIR Welcomes Volkswagen’s Decision to End Operations in China’s Xinjiang Region
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a decision by Volkswagen to sell its operations in China’s Xinjiang region after international outrage over the Chinese government’s genocide targeting Uyghur Muslims. Volkswagen said it would sell its factory in Urumqi and a test track in Turpan. […]
BREAKING: CAIR Calls for Criminal Probe of FL State Sen. Randy Fine’s Threat Against Muslim Congresswomen, Urges GOP to Eject Him from Party
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned an apparent violent threat by Florida state Sen. Randy Fine against two Muslim congresswomen, urged that state’s GOP to eject him from the party and called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to pursue a criminal investigation into Fine’s […]
CAIR in the News, November 28, 2024
CAIR-SFBA: How should nonprofits prepare for the ‘nonprofit killer’ bill becoming law? – Religion News Service Zahra Billoo, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, San Francisco Bay Area, is no stranger to her nonprofit facing scrutiny. Since 9/11, many Muslim groups have been under a microscope and a few have been accused of […]