CAIR-LA Condemns USC’s Violent Crackdown on Student Protesters, Demands University Respect Students’ Right to Free Speech
The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today condemned the University of Southern California (USC)’s violent crackdown and alleged use of excessive force on students during an on-campus protest and demanded the administration adhere to its values of protecting the free speech rights of its students. SEE: Pro-Palestinian protesters […]
Video: CAIR-Houston Director Addresses Pro-Palestinian Demonstrations (Video)
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CAIR Leader, Morehouse Alum, Joins Students, Faculty Objecting to President Biden’s Commencement Speech (Video)
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CAIR-LA Demands DOJ Probe American IDF Soldier for Possible War Crimes Committed in Gaza
The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today called on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate reports that U.S. citizen and Los Angeles resident Sammy Ben allegedly committed war crimes in Gaza while serving in the IDF. SEE: Video of Los Angeles Resident Sammy Ben Stating He Joined […]
CAIR in the News, April 24, 2024
CAIR-LA: Pro-Palestinian students, supporters begin ‘occupation’ on USC campus – City News Service Organizations including the Muslim Public Affairs Council, the Council on American-Islamic Relations-Los Angeles and the ACLU of Southern California have denounced the decision and demanded the university reverse course and allow Tabassum to speak. CAIR-FL: Muslim group blasts Joe Biden for Tampa […]
CAIR in the News, April 23, 2024
CAIR: After 20 years, US jurors finally deliberate verdict for long-awaited Abu Ghraib torture trial – The New Arab “This lawsuit is a belated but very important part of the pursuit of justice for the victims of the Abu Ghraib torture abuse scandal. The torture that occurred at Abu Ghraib was just one of the […]
CAIR-CT Supports Yale Student Protesters, Urges University to Divest from Weapons Companies (Video)
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CAIR in the News, April 22, 2024
CAIR: Joe Biden criticised for ‘double standards’ after remarks on Columbia University protests, arrests – The New Arab Imraan Siddiqui, the executive director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), pointed out the double standards in both Biden’s statement and US coverage of the hysteria surrounding the protests, saying that “no media” talks about “Muslim […]
CAIR Condemns Distribution of White Supremacist Material in Idaho
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the distribution of white supremacist material in Idaho. The Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office said stickers and flyers from the white supremacist hate group Patriot Front were posted around Wallace, Idaho, on Friday. SEE: White supremacist anti-government group flyers […]
CAIR Says U.S. House ‘Complicit in Genocide’ After Giving Israel’s Netanyahu Govt $17 Billion in Unconditional Aid for Weapons
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today said that the GOP-led House of Representatives has made itself ‘complicit in genocide’ after voting to approve more than $17 billion in unconditional military aid for the Israeli government despite its ongoing campaign of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. CAIR also called on the Senate to amend the […]