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 […]
CAIR Welcomes Charges for Threat Targeting North Carolina Mosque
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/6/23) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed charges brought against a 19-year-old man and a juvenile who allegedly communicated a threat targeting the Islamic Center of Charlotte in North Carolina last month. Both suspects live in the Spartanburg, S.C., area. SEE: 2 from South […]
CAIR Supports Sen. Van Hollen’s Call to Declassify Report on Israel’s Murder of American Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/6/23) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed support for a call by Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md) for the Biden administration to declassify its report on the murder of American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by the Israeli military. In a statement following […]
Video: CAIR-MA Rep ‘Disappointed’ that Defendant Who Allegedly Attacked Muslim City Councilor Not Charged with Civil Rights Violation
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CAIR-Philadelphia Condemns Distribution of White Supremacist Flyers
(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 5/28/2023) – The Philadelphia chapter of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the distribution recently of white supremacist flyers in the Mount Airy neighborhood. Those flyers espoused racist messages promoting white power. SEE: Flyers Spouting White Supremacist Views Plastered All Over Philadelphia […]
Video: CAIR Rep Says Threat to North Carolina Mosque Should Be Probed at State, Federal Levels
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Video: CAIR Deputy Director Says Law Enforcement Should Take Threat to N.C. Mosque Seriously
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CAIR Welcomes Biden Administration’s Commitment to Comprehensive Approach to Combating Antisemitism, Islamophobia
(WASHINGTON, D.C. – 5/25/23) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the Biden administration’s efforts to implement national strategies to confront various forms of bigotry, starting with the threat of anti-Semitism. SEE: FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Releases First-Ever U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism | The White […]
CAIR-NY Calls on New York City Banking Commission to Exclude JPMorgan Chase, Citibank as Depository Banks Over Discriminatory Banking and Lending
(NEW YORK, NY, 05/25/2023) – The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today presented testimony before the NYC Banking Commission urging the exclusion of JP Morgan Chase and CitiBank as potential depository banks. CAIR-NY’s Legal Director, Ahmed Mohamed, Esq., provided the testimony focused on the matter of considering JPMorgan Chase and Citibank as […]
BREAKING: CAIR Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Threat Targeting North Carolina Mosque
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/25/23) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate an alleged threat targeting a North Carolina mosque as a hate crime. Officials with the Islamic Center of Charlotte said a caller used obscenities and anti-Islam and anti-Arab […]