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CAIR Says ‘Outlier’ Arkansas BDS Ruling Endangers Free Speech, Welcomes Dissenting Opinion
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/22/22) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and organization, today said a court ruling on an Arkansas law that requires Americans to sign an oath pledging not to boycott the Israeli government as a condition for working with the state is an “outlier” that endangers free speech. CAIR […]
CAIR Condemns Racist Vandalism Targeting Indiana Business
(WASHINGTON D.C., 6/22/2022) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned reported racist vandalism targeting a business in Indiana. An Angola, Ind., business owner says she walked into her business to find racist slurs on the floors, walls and shelves. She now says she will move […]
Action Alert: Urge Congress to Support Resolution Condemning India’s Human Rights, Religious Freedom Violations
Congressional Resolution Urges State Department to Designate India as ‘Country of Particular Concern’ (WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/22/22) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling on all Americans to urge their U.S. Representative in Congress to co-sponsor and support Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN) House Resolution 1196, “Condemning human […]
CAIR Condemns Racist Juneteenth Business Sign in Maine
(WASHINGTON D.C., 6/22/2022) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a racist sign targeting the Juneteenth national holiday put up in the window of a Maine business. An insurance agency in Millinocket, Maine, displayed the racist sign, which stated: “Juneteenth ~it’s whatever… We’re closed. Enjoy […]
CAIR Welcomes Removal of Confederate Memorabilia from Tennessee Jury Room
(WASHINGTON D.C., 6/22/22) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a decision to remove Confederate memorabilia from a jury room in Tennessee. That jury room in Giles County, Tenn., will be redecorated after the Tennessee Historical Commission last week ruled the Confederate memorabilia could be […]
BREAKING: CAIR-MN Calls for Felony Assault Charges for Man Who Allegedly Attacked Karmel Mall with Vehicle After Spewing Anti-Muslim/Anti-Immigrant Slurs 
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 6/21/22) – Later today (Tuesday, June 21), the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Minnesota) will hold a media availability to call for felony assault charges to be brought against Jovan Badillo, the man who allegedly attacked Muslim customers at the Karmel Mall using his vehicle as weapon. MEDIA AVAILABILITY: June 21, After 4 […]
CAIR-NY Condemns Alleged Snatching of Jewish Boy’s Yarmulke by Man in Brooklyn
(NEW YORK, NY, 6/21/2022)—The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today condemned the alleged snatching of an 8-year-old Jewish boy’s yarmulke from his head by an unidentified man in the Borough Park section of Brooklyn yesterday afternoon. According to police, the alleged perpetrator approached the child, grabbed his yarmulke from his head, […]
CAIR Welcomes Supreme Court Ruling Allowing State Funding for Religious Schools
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/21/22) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the state of Maine cannot exclude religious schools from a program that offers funding for private education. In the 6-3 ruling, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that the program […]
CAIR-NJ to Join New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice Rally in Trenton
(SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ, 6/21/2022) – On Wednesday, June 22, the New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) will join a coalition of pro-immigration groups at a rally on the steps of the State House Annex in Trenton, N.J., to urge lawmakers to use surplus funds to invest in communities most impacted by economic and […]