CAIR-LA Denounces OCHRC Commissioners Who Voted Against Resolution Condemning Islamophobia, Thanks Commission for Addressing Hate in Orange County

(LOS ANGELES, CA – 11/20/2023) – The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today denounced Commissioner Rabbi Richard Steinberg and Commissioner Rhonda Shader of the Orange County Human Relations Commission (OCHRC) for voting against a statement condemning Islamophobia.  On Nov. 9, the OCHRC held their regularly scheduled meeting, which included […]

CAIR Says ‘Israeli Genocide Must Be Stopped’ After Massacre at UN School in Gaza

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/18/2023) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said the “Israeli genocide must be stopped’ after an attack on a UN school in Gaza killed least 50 people. Graphic footage showed scores of lifeless bodies following the Israeli attack on al-Fakhoura school, which is […]

CAIR Calls for Probe of Possible Bias Motive for Shooting Outside Rhode Island Mosque

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/17/23) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on law enforcement authorities to investigate a possible bias motive for a shooting outside a Providence, Rhode Island, mosque that left one person injured. Police said a 52-year-old man who was selling Islamic items […]