BREAKING: CAIR-MN Welcomes DOJ Report Showing Pattern of Minneapolis Police Violating Rights
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 6/16/23) – The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) welcomed the findings of a two-year U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) investigation into the practices of the Minneapolis Police Department – a probe prompted by the killing of George Floyd in 2020 – showing a pattern of officers violating constitutional rights and discriminating […]
CAIR-LA Condemns Antisemitic Flyers Distributed in San Bernardino Neighborhood
(LOS ANGELES, CA – 6/13/2023) – The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today condemned the distribution of antisemitic flyers in a neighborhood in San Bernardino, Calif., over the past weekend. Residents of the Redlands neighborhood woke Sunday morning to discover plastic bags containing leaflets with antisemitic messages distributed in the driveways of homes […]
Video: CAIR Demands Apology from Montgomery County Councilwoman Over ‘Offensive’ Remarks
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CAIR Condemns Distribution of White Supremacist Material in Greendale, Indiana
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/12/2023) – 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 Indiana. An “Aryan” group reportedly distributed the racist material in Greendale, Ind., sometime Saturday night or early Sunday morning. SEE: Parts of Greendale hit with ‘white supremacist’ literature […]
CAIR Applauds SCOTUS Decision Not to Review North Carolina’s Banning Confederate Flag on License Plates
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/12/2023) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today applauded a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court not to review North Carolina’s ban on license plates with the Confederate flag. The court declined to hear the case challenging North Carolina’s 2021 decision to stop issuing […]
Video: CAIR-Houston Calls on FBI to Probe Fire Deaths as Potential Hate Crime
“Some graffiti, which is racist graffiti, was left on his home. And from that we have a lot of concerns over the possibility that this is a hate targeted arson, a targeted arson attacked with hate-filled motives,” said William White, the director of CAIR-Houston, a civil rights organization. Roberson said in a separate incident two […]
CAIR-CT Condemns Distribution of Racist Materials in Connecticut
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/7/2023) – The Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIRCT), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the distribution of racist letters in Thompson, Conn. State troopers are investigating hundreds of “racist, hate-filled letters” were letters delivered to residents earlier this week. SEE: Hundreds of ‘racist, hate-filled’ letters […]
CAIR Backs Community Effort to Drop Confederate Street Name in Alexandria, Va.
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/7/2023) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today backed community efforts to change a street name in Alexandria, Va., which currently honors a Confederate general. Signs have appeared in the community demanding that “Pickett Street,” named after Confederate Major General George E. Pickett, be […]
CAIR Calls on Congressional Leaders to Drop Honors for Indian Prime Minister
(WASHINGTON, DC, 6/7/2023) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, today called on leaders of the U.S. Congress to drop plans to honor far-right, anti-Muslim Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a Joint Meeting of Congress during his upcoming U.S. visit in June. CAIR also supported […]
CAIR Condemns Racist Message Targeting Oregon Public Officials
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/6/2023) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned an alleged racist message targeting a public officials in Oregon. Redmond, Ore., Mayor Ed Fitch found a dead raccoon at his office door, along with a racist note targeting a Redmond city councilor who is […]