CAIR-MA Welcomes Guilty Plea by Man Who Threatened to Bomb Synagogues
The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the guilty plea in federal court by John Reardon of Millis, who threatened to bomb synagogues in Attleboro and Sharon. SEE: Office of Public Affairs | Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty for Threatening to […]
CAIR Welcomes End to Israeli Government’s Bombing of Civilians in Lebanon, Repeats Call for End to Gaza Genocide
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a ceasefire in Lebanon that ends the Israeli government’s bombing of civilians and repeated its call for an end to the Gaza genocide. In a statement, CAIR said: “Although we welcome an end to the Israeli government’s indiscriminate bombing of civilians in […]
CAIR Welcomes ICC Decision to Seek Arrest Warrant for Myanmar Leader Over War Crimes Against Rohingya Muslims
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the International Criminal Court (ICC) decision to seek an arrest warrant for Myanmar’s (Burma) military leader Min Aung Hlaing over alleged crimes against humanity committed against Rohingya Muslims. Earlier this year, CAIR condemned the reported killing of hundreds […]
CAIR-NJ Expresses Disappointment Over Senate Deal Thwarting Adeel Mangi’s Nomination to U.S. Court of Appeals
The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today expressed its deep disappointment that Adeel Mangi will not advance in the nomination process for a seat on the U.S. Circuit Court. SEE: Federal judge position won’t be filled by this NJ attorney who went to Harvard. Here’s why Mangi, a highly respected attorney and […]
CAIR-Pennsylvania Calls on Sen. Fetterman to Apologize for Dangerous Rhetoric Targeting Pro-Palestine Students
The Philadelphia and Pittsburgh chapters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia and CAIR-Pittsburgh) today called on Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman to apologize for his public approval of a disturbing “joke” made by Ross Glick, a representative of Betar, targeting members of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) with references to booby-trapped pager explosions. The […]
CAIR Condemns Israeli Soldiers’ Desecration of Lebanese Church, Call by Top Israeli Official for Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza, West Bank
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the reported desecration of a church in Lebanon by invading Israeli soldiers and a call by a top Israeli official for the ethnic cleansing of Gaza and the occupied West Bank. Video posted online shows Israeli soldiers mocking […]
CAIR in the News, November 26, 2024
CAIR: Who is Sebastian Gorka, the Trump-appointee former US officials call an ‘Islamophobic Huckster?‘ – Middle East Eye The Council on American-Islamic Relations, one of the leading Muslim organisations in the US, criticised the appointment of Gorka back in 2020, referring to him as an “anti-Muslim bigot”. CAIR: Israeli Siege Leaves 130000 Kids Trapped and […]
CAIR in the News, November 25, 2024
CAIR-Ohio: GOP Ohio Senator introduces legislation to define ‘antisemitism’ – WEWS But Faten Odeh worries in an effort to protect one marginalized group, Johnson’s measure may be missing an opportunity to protect several others. Odeh heads up the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, of Ohio. “While we support efforts to combat antisemitism, Islamophobia, anti-Palestinian […]
CAIR Condemns White Supremacist Highway Banner in Virginia
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a highway banner reportedly put up by the white supremacist group Patriot Front in Virginia. Roanoke, Virginia, police removed the banner that was hanging from an overpass on the Elm Avenue bridge over Interstate 581 early Friday morning. […]
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