BREAKING NEWS: CAIR-Minnesota Seeks Public’s Help for Info on Attempted Arson at Islamic Center of Mankato
UPDATE: Mankato police determine fireworks weren’t targeted at Islamic Center The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) is calling for the public’s help to provide information to police about a reported attempted arson at the Islamic Center of Mankato. On Sunday, Nov. 10, surveillance video captured an individual on a bicycle attempting […]
CAIR-NJ Congratulates Muslim Candidates Who Won Elections Across New Jersey
The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today congratulates the Muslim candidates who emerged victorious in this year’s general election across the state. Several Muslim candidates earned their place as trailblazers in their communities on Election Day. This achievement underscores the growing impact of the Muslim community in New Jersey’s political […]
CAIR Welcomes President-Elect Trump’s Decisions on Haley and Pompeo, Disagrees with Stefanik Nomination
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today responded to several decisions made by President-elect Trump on appointments to his upcoming administration Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) has been named as ambassador to the United Nations. On Saturday, Trump said neither former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley nor former Secretary of […]
CAIR Calls on Biden to ‘Salvage What Remains of His Legacy’ By Enforcing 30-Day Deadline to Suspend Weapons to Israel
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on President Biden to “salvage what remains of his legacy” by upholding U.S. law, which requires the suspension of weapons transfers to the far-right Israeli government after Benjamin Netanyahu flouted Biden’s 30-day deadline to increase humanitarian aid to Gaza, where Palestinians in north Gaza have faced a […]
CAIR in the News, November 11, 2024
CAIR-WA: New report confirms that fighting Islamophobia is vital to intersectional liberation At the Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA), our mandate is to advocate for the civil rights of Muslims in Washington state. As the region’s leading Muslim civil rights group, CAIR-WA is frequently solicited for data on Washington’s Muslims […]
CAIR in the News, November 10, 2024
CAIR: Muslim voters once abandoned the GOP. Now they may leave the Democrats. – NBC NewsCAIR: ‘The movement is not over’: leaders of Uncommitted look ahead at organizing during Trump term – The Guardian CAIR: Analysis-Harris’ Michigan loss highlights Democrats’ many weak spots – ReutersCAIR-MA: McDonald’s Workers Intentionally Put Bacon on Muslim Child’s Filet-O-Fish – Shore News Network […]
CAIR Calls Reported U.S. Freeze on Delivery of Bulldozers to Israel ‘Implicit Admission’ of Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the reported freeze on the delivery of bulldozers to Israel as an “implicit admission” by the Biden administration that the far-right Netanyahu government is using that equipment in the ethnic cleansing of Gaza. CAIR said the freeze on […]
CAIR Says World Media Must Be Allowed to Report on Israel’s ‘Extermination Campaign’ in Northern Gaza
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today supported a call by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) for the far-right Israeli government to stop its “systematic attack on journalists and media infrastructure” designed to “prevent the world from seeing what Israel is doing” in […]
CAIR in the News, November 9, 2024
CAIR: What to know about Trump’s history of support for Israel – The Washington Post Nihad Awad, national executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said that Arab and Muslim voters who felt “betrayed” by the Democratic Party’s support for Israel will be watching to see whether Trump would be able to convince Israel […]
CAIR in the News, November 8, 2024
CAIR: A Hard Pill to Swallow – LA Progressive CAIR: Moncton’s Muslim community concerned about increased hate speech online – NB Media Co-op The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) reported earlier this year that “Islamophobic bias has reached unprecedented levels, surpassing in some ways even the appalling track record of the previous administration.” “What we […]