CAIR Echoes Israeli Human Rights Group’s Condemnation of Israel’s ‘Declared Policy’ of Starvation in Gaza
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today joined the Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem in condemning the far-right government of Israel’s “declared policy” of starvation in Gaza. B’Tselem, or the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, said the starvation of people in Gaza […]
CAIR California Opposes Legislative Resolutions That Ignore Ongoing Mass Murder in Gaza, Spread Anti-Palestinian Misinformation
(SACRAMENTO, CA, 1/8/2024) – The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) today expressed deep concern and opposition to recent initiatives taken by California state legislators that comment on the ongoing Middle East crisis while deliberately ignoring the suffering of the Palestinian people under the Israeli government’s indiscriminate attacks on Gaza’s 2.3 million inhabitants—a majority of them being minors. SEE: Assembly Concurrent Resolution 119 Jewish Legislative […]
CAIR-Ohio Calls for Reinstatement of Palestinian-American Lyft Driver After Unjust Removal Following Hate Incident
The Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio), today called for the reinstatement of a Palestinian-American Lyft driver after he was reportedly removed from that app following a hate incident in Columbus, Ohio, in which he was allegedly called a “terrorist” by a passenger. Salam Zaghmot, a 5.0-star rated Lyft driver for the […]
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CAIR: South Africa’s Bid to Hold Israel Accountable for War Crimes Sparks Hope CAIR: Man Placed on No-Fly List Makes Argument to Supreme Court The Council on American-Islamic Relations claims Fikre was placed on the no-fly list after refusing to be an informant to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. CAIR-AZ: Arizonans Rally at State Capitol […]
New Jersey Imam’s Funeral, CAIR, CAIR-NJ Announce $10K Reward for Info on Shooter (Video)
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CAIR in Maryland Palestinian Solidarity Week Protect Free Speech Rally (Video)
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LISTEN LIVE: CAIR Attorney Argues Historic Watchlist Case Before U.S. Supreme Court
Later today, CAIR attorney Gadeir Abbas will argue FBI v. Fikre at the U.S. Supreme Court, a case arising out of Yonas Fikre’s unlawful placement on the FBI’s secret No Fly List. Fikre is a Muslim who the FBI attempted to pressure into becoming an informant, tortured and imprisoned in the United Arab Emirates at […]
CAIR Calls on Biden Admin to Condemn Israel’s Latest Targeted Killings of Journalists in Gaza
(WASHINGTON, DC – 1/7/2024) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Biden administration to condemn the far-right Israeli government’s latest targeted murder of journalists in Gaza. An Israeli air strike on a car on Sunday killed two Palestinian journalists out reporting, including Hamza Al-Dahdouh, […]
Why the US Supreme Court should allow Muslim man on No Fly List to sue FBI
Yonas Fikre was stranded overseas for four years after being placed on the list. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will argue his case this week. This week, on behalf of an innocent American Muslim unjustly targeted by our government’s secret list of Muslims, I will argue Yonas Fikre’s case at the US Supreme Court. […]
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CAIR-NJ: Large Crowd Gathers for Funeral of Newark Imam as Muslim Leaders Call for Action “A religious group, Muslims, are once again shaken to their core,” Dina Sayedahmed of the New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said at the news conference. “To rub salt into our wounds, more than 72 hours […]