TODAY: American Muslims Begin 6th Annual Muslim Hill Day Hosted by US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) – #MuslimHillDay
Advocacy day policy agenda includes supporting policing reform, protecting voting rights, countering Islamophobia and advocating human rights abroad, including Palestinian freedom. (WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/21/21) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations today joined the US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) in announcing the official launch of the 6th annual National Muslim Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill – […]
CAIR Supports Challenge to Wisconsin Confederate Flag Display, Welcomes Sentencing for Indiana Cross Burning
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/19/21) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today supported a community challenge to a Confederate flag display in Wisconsin and welcomed the sentencing of an Indiana man whose attempts to intimidate his neighbor included a cross burning. In Indiana, Shepherd Hoehn, 51, was sentenced […]
CAIR Supports Two Proposed Wyoming Hate Crime Bills
(WASHINGTON D.C., 6/18/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today offered support for two hate crime bills Wyoming lawmakers are seeking to pursue for next year’s legislative session. One bill would make it a misdemeanor to deny “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” to […]
CAIR-NY to Join 1 Freedom For All, Community Partners to Call on NYC Dept. of Education to Probe Sheridan Academy for Discrimination, Lack of Language Access for African Students
(NEW YORK, NY, 6/18/2021) – Today at 2pm, the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, will join 1 Freedom For All, community members and parents at a press conference to call on the NYC Department of Education to investigate Sheridan Academy for […]
CAIR Welcomes First Juneteenth Federal Holiday
CAIR is closed today to honor the new holiday.
BREAKING: CAIR Denounces Racist KKK Flyer Distributed to N. Virginia Homes Targeting School Board Members
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/17/21) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, tonight denounced a racist, anti-Semitic KKK flyer, signed by the “Loyal White Knights, targeting members of the Fairfax County School Board and distributed to homes in Virginia this week.” SEE: Racist, Anti-Semitic Flyers From KKK Denounced […]
CAIR Welcomes Repeal of 2002 Authorization to Invade Iraq, Calls on Congress to End All Middle East Entanglements
(WASHINGTON D.C., 6/17/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the House of Representative’s vote to repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) in Iraq and called on Congress to end all American military entanglements in the Middle East. The 2002 AUMF […]
CAIR Condemns Neo-Nazi Hate Symbols Discovered in Baltimore Neighborhood, Applauds Residents’ Swift Response
(BALTIMORE, MD, 6/17/2021) — The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today condemned Nazi swastikas discovered in the Fells Point neighborhood of Baltimore City earlier this week and praised community members who stepped up to immediately replace the hate symbols with inclusive messaging. The neo-Nazi graffiti was discovered along Fleet Street, and […]
CAIR Condemns Racist Neo-Nazi Graffiti in Lincoln County Mississippi
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/17/21) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned racist neo-Nazi graffiti targeting a neighborhood in Lincoln County, Miss. The graffiti included a Nazi swastika along with other white supremacist icons. SEE: Mississippi residents concerned after Nazi symbols painted on road signs “The […]
CAIR Congratulates Lina Khan on Historic Appointment as Chair of Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
(WASHINGTON D.C., 6/17/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today congratulated Lina Khan on her appointment as chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). She is the first American Muslim to serve in the position. Khan was sworn in as chair on Tuesday, after the Senate […]