CAIR Condemns White House for ‘Patently Dishonest’ Attack on South Africa’s Genocide Charge Against Israeli Govt
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/3/2024) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned White House National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby’s comments calling South Africa’s case at the UN’s top court accusing the Israeli government of genocide in Gaza “meritless.” Responding to a question from a reporter, Mr. […]
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CAIR-MI Files Federal Lawsuit After Muslim Woman Forced to Remove Hijab For Booking Photo CAIR-NJ: New Jersey Governor Seeks to Reassure Muslims After Shooting of Imam Outside Newark Mosque (AP) CAIR-NJ: Imam Shot Outside Masjid Muhammad-Newark Mosque in New Jersey, Police Say (USA Today) CAIR-Chicago Holds Vigil for Murdered Palestinian-American Boy (Video) CAIR-GA: GA Family […]
CAIR-Chicago Holds Vigil for Murdered Palestinian-American Boy (Video)
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CAIR: Senior Far-Right Israeli Official Admits Gaza is a ‘Ghetto’ for Palestinians (HuffPost) Nihad Awad, the national executive director for the Muslim rights group CAIR, released a statement on Sunday demanding that the Biden administration condemn the “latest open call for the ethnic cleansing of Gaza.” “Our nation’s leaders must finally acknowledge what has long […]
CAIR-Philadelphia Director Says Islamophobia Results from Dehumanization of Muslims (Video)
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CAIR Attorney Outlines Workplace Backlash for Pro-Palestine Advocacy
Doctors and teachers in the US are facing employer backlash for supporting Gaza, with many terminated since October 7, says a Muslim advocacy group. CAIR says it has received hundreds of complaints from employees across the country who were “terminated” or “disciplined” for speaking in favor of Palestinians or sharing pro-Palestine content online. WATCH THE […]
CAIR Georgia, Family of Student Threatened with ‘Beheading’ Call on County BOE to Change Policy, Sheriff’s Office to Ensure Community Safety
The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) and the family of a Warner Robins Middle School student who was allegedly threatened with beheading by a teacher over an Israeli flag dispute are calling on the Houston County Board of Education to change communication policy to safeguard families, and for the Sheriff’s Office […]
CAIR Condemns Israeli Desecration of Gaza Mosque, Deaths of Detainees, Baby Kidnapping, Bombing of Red Crescent HQ
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the latest “Israeli war crimes of the day,” including a video showing Israeli soldiers desecrating and damaging a Gaza mosque, the deaths of detainees in Israeli custody, the reported kidnapping of Palestinian babies from Gaza, and the deadly […]
Join the Jan. 13th ‘March on Washington for Gaza’ in Washington, D.C.
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/2/24) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on every person in America opposed to the ongoing genocide in Gaza to join the historic Jan. 13th “March on Washington for Gaza” on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The march, which is sponsored […]
CAIR Calls on Biden Admin to Repudiate Senior Israeli Official’s ‘Open Call for the Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today demanded that the Biden administration repudiate the “latest open call for the ethnic cleansing of Gaza” by a senior Israeli official. CAIR urged all Americans to contact the White House to demand action to end the ethnic cleansing and […]