Video: CAIR-Minnesota Responds to Shooting of Worshiper Outside Mosque
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CAIR in the News, August 21, 2024
CAIR: Harris joy and Gaza despair present an emotional conflict for many Dems – Los Angeles Times The Council on American–Islamic Relations condemned the DNC member for assaulting the Muslim delegate who was holding the “Stop Arming Israel” sign. The group called for criminal charges to be filed. Hardly the joyful narrative the DNC was […]
CAIR in the News, August 20, 2024
CAIR: ‘Anger, resilience, joy’: Pro-Palestine solidarity on streets of Chicago – TRT World Mediators are present on the march routes to address any potential interventions by counter-protesters, CAIR’s Hafsa tells TRT World. CAIR is among the organisations that have legal representatives on the ground to address any potential civil rights violations that may arise. CAIR: […]
CAIR Good News Alert: CAIR Research and Advocacy Department Secures Full Apology for NH Muslims Served Pork
ACTION REQUESTED: If you, or anyone you know, has been subjected to discrimination, please file a report at: https://www.cair.com/report/ New Hampshire – The CAIR Research and Advocacy Department secured a full apology for a Muslim family negligently served pork at a well-established New England restaurant chain. The family asked staff whether a particular food item contained pork. […]
CAIR Questions U.S., International Media Silence on Israel’s Targeting of Journalists
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today questioned the continued silence of U.S. and international media about Israel’s targeting of journalists in Gaza. CAIR’s question of that media silence comes after Israel killed one journalist and wounded another. Ibrahim Muharab was found dead after Israeli forces […]
CAIR in the News, August 19, 2024
CAIR-MN: How does the Minneapolis Police Department overcome language barriers? – MinnPost There have been many instances where miscommunication due to a language barrier has escalated a situation, said Jaylani Hussein, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Hussein said he had one client who couldn’t explain himself to the officer who stopped him […]
CAIR Welcomes Chicago Mayor’s Recognition That Israel’s War on Gaza is ‘Genocidal’
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/18/2024) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, and its Chicago chapter (CAIR-Chicago) today welcomed Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson statement recognizing that the Israeli government’s war on Gaza is “genocidal.” In an interview with Mother Jones magazine ahead of the Democratic National Convention, which begins Monday in Chicago, […]
CAIR is Part of a Coalition Opposing Inclusion of Anti-Muslim Float in New York India Day Parade (Video)
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CAIR Says Polio Outbreak in Gaza Shows Urgent Need for Ceasefire
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Biden administration to force Israel to immediately end its genocidal attacks in Gaza to allow a polio vaccination campaign to be conducted after the first case of that disease was detected in a Palestinian child. According […]
CAIR in the News, August 17, 2024
CAIR: Reignited protests on the syllabus for fall semester – Axios Reality check: The student movement in the spring was organic, Edward Ahmed Mitchell, the national deputy director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, told Axios. CAIR-Pittsburgh: The Frick Pittsburgh’s Islamic art exhibit, postponed after Hamas’ attack on Israel, set to open this weekend – Post-Gazette […]