CAIR-NJ Encourages Muslim Community to Vote Early for Primary Election
The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) is urging Muslims across the state to vote in the Primary Election on or before June 4, 2024. Registered voters have the option to participate in the election process today and throughout the weekend as well as on Election Day on Tuesday. In-person early […]
CAIR-MI Condemns Violent Police Raid Against WSU Anti-Genocide Encampment (Video)
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CAIR Demands Answers from USAID After Contractor Resigns Over Censorship on Palestinian Suffering
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today demanded answers from the Agency for International Development (USAID) after a contractor with that agency resigned, saying USAID gave him a choice between resigning or dismissal over a presentation he wanted to give on maternal and child mortality among Palestinians. […]
CAIR-LA Welcomes Hate Crime Charge Against Suspect Accused of Physically Attacking Asian American Woman in Culver City
The Los Angeles office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today welcomed the hate crime charge brought against a man accused of physically attacking an Asian American woman in Culver City in 2021. SEE: Fontana man charged for attacking Asian American woman while shouting racial slurs At the time of the incident, the suspect, Jesse […]
CAIR in the News, May 31, 2024
CAIR-MI Condemns Violent Police Raid Against WSU Anti-Genocide Encampment (Video) CAIR-Chicago: Palestinian families in Chicago area in distress over relatives amid deadly airstrikes – CBS “This is a man-made disaster,” said Ahmed Rehab, the executive director of the Council of American-Islamic Relations. CAIR-MA: Historic Graduation & Convocation at IQOU Theological College Marks a New Era […]
CAIR Condemns Israeli Destruction of West Bank Market
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the far-right Israeli government’s destruction of a vegetable market in the West Bank city of Ramallah. During a raid, Israeli stun grenades and tear gas canisters ignited the blaze that consumed a large portion of the market. Some 200 […]
CAIR-Ohio Calls on Youngstown State University to Respond to Student Grievance
The Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) today called on Youngstown State University to respond to a letter highlighting a Palestinian student’s alleged harassment. CAIR-Ohio issued a letter to the administration of Youngstown State University (YSU) in February addressing a reported incident from one of their students. The student reported that another […]
CAIR-MI Condemns Violent Police Raid Against WSU Anti-Genocide Encampment
The Michigan chapter of Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a violent police raid that took place this morning in Detroit against Wayne State University (WSU) students at a peaceful encampment that led to the physical detainment of students and two […]
50+ Muslim and Arab-American Groups Condemn Greenberg Traurig’s ‘Hateful, Frivolous’ Lawsuit Against Muslim and Palestinian Orgs
More than 50 national, state, and regional American Muslim, Arab, Palestinian, and other organizations today issued a joint statement denouncing the law firm Greenberg Traurig for launching a “hateful, frivolous lawfare” attack against a prominent American Muslim advocacy group and Palestinian-American student organization. READ: Full Statement Condemning Greenberg Traurig for “Hateful, Frivolous Lawfare” Attack on Muslim, […]
CAIR-SFBA ED: Dr. Haleh Sheikholeslami is a local hero. She did what most people could only imagine. (Video)
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