CAIR Calls for Probe of Possible Bias Motive for Incident Targeting Tennessee Mosque (Video)
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CAIR-MN: Unravelling and Combating Islamophobia (in-person event)
The Office of Equity and Inclusion is sponsoring the second of two workshops and conversations to further our understanding of Antisemitism and Islamophobia. The upcoming workshop and facilitated panel will feature Jaylani Hussein, facilitator from the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Metro State faculty, as well as students from the Muslim Student Association on February 27, in-person […]
CAIR in the News, Feb. 26, 2024
CAIR: Muslims account for 50,000 registered voters in Massachusetts CAIR-MI: Michigan uncommitted protest vote poised to be warning sign for Biden in November Michigan’s Arab and Muslim Americans are “really energized” politically right now, according to Dawud Walid, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations’s Michigan chapter, cognizant that they could “decide who is […]
CAIR Releases Data Indicating Over 2.5 Million American Muslim Voters
*UPDATE (February 27, 2024): CAIR has revised its overall estimate of registered American Muslim voters with traditional Muslim names and backgrounds, increasing the count from 1,785,755 to 2,203,984. This adjustment is based on additional data obtained for the states of CT, CO, and VA. Notably, CAIR’s previous estimate, released on February 25, did not incorporate these […]
CAIR Condemns Death of Palestinian Baby from Israel-Imposed Starvation, Israeli Torture of Gaza Doctor
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/25/2024) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned both the death of a Palestinian baby from starvation intentionally imposed by Israel’s far-right government and the Israeli torture of a Palestinian doctor in Gaza. Mahmoud Fattouh died at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. Video […]
CAIR-NY Demands Security for Houses of Worship After Anti-Muslim Tirade Targeting Mosque Attendees in Melville
The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned an anti-Muslim tirade by an individual who reportedly entered a mosque in Melville on Wednesday and called for stepped-up security for houses of worship. The man allegedly entered the mosque and began recording […]
CAIR in the News, Feb. 23, 2024
CAIR-SFBA: San Jose State professor suspended after altercation during Gaza protest On Tuesday, the Bay Area’s Council on American-Islamic Relations said that its San Francisco office welcomed the news of the suspension. CAIR-FL: Hillsborough wants to invest in Israel despite outcry from pro-Palestinian voices – Axios Commissioners voted to invest “taxpayer dollars for Israel bonds despite a healthy turnout of […]
Take Action: Call on House to Censure Rep. Ogles for ‘We Should Kill Them All’ Comment on Gaza Children (Video)
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CAIR Welcomes Hate Crime Probe of Neo-Nazi, Racist Vandalism in N. Virginia
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a hate crime investigation of Nazi swastikas and racial slurs spray-painted on a driveway and cars in Northern Virginia. That vandalism reportedly occurred Monday morning in the Yorktown neighborhood of Arlington County. “We welcomed the hate crime investigation […]
CAIR in the News, Feb. 22, 2024
CAIR-SFBA: S.F. Police Commission votes to end pretextual traffic stops – San Francisco Chronicle Officers have long been too fixated on stopping motorists for minor issues, such as a broken tail light or air freshener hanging from a windshield, members of the Council on American-Islamic Relations wrote in a June letter to the Police Commission. […]