CAIR-WA Joins Over 75 Washington State Organizations Demanding Justice for Palestine in Full-Page Seattle Times Ad
(SEATTLE, WA, 6/14/21) — CAIR Washington, the Washington state Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), today joined more than 75 Washington state organizations in demanding justice for Palestine in a full-page ad published in The Seattle Times. The Muslim Association of Puget Sound Muslim Empowerment Network (MAPS-AMEN) paid for the advertisement with the intended purpose of pressuring Washington state […]
CAIR-MN to Join Community Groups in Delivering 65K Signatures to Pass Meaningful Police Accountability Measures
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 6/14/21) – Later today, Monday, June 14th, the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) will join activists and other community organizations to deliver some 65,000 signatures on a petition to the governor and the state legislature to Pass Meaningful Police Accountability Measures. WHEN: Monday, June 14th, 2 p.m. WHERE: CONTACT: 75 Rev Dr. Martin Luther King […]
CAIR Action Alert: Demand Congress End Anti-Black, Islamophobic Attacks on Rep. Ilhan Omar
“Enough with the anti-Blackness and Islamophobia,” said U.S. Congresswoman Cori Bush (D-MO) while addressing Republican and Democratic congressional attacks on Representative Ilhan Omar, a Black, Muslim woman, for standing up for human rights. (WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/14/21) – Join the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in calling on House members of Congress to reject the anti-Black and Islamophobic resolution being introduced […]
CAIR-NJ Joins 42 New Jersey Muslim Organizations Condemning Injustice Against Palestinians, Calls on Elected Officials to Act
(SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ, 6/11/2021) – The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today joined a coalition of 42 New Jersey Muslim Organizations in condemning Israel’s injustices against the Palestinian people. The organizations called for elected officials to act and speak up against Israel’s war crimes. The statement reads: “We, the Muslim centers of […]
CAIR-Houston to Join Protest of Rep. Troy Nehls’ Support for Israel’s Killing of Palestinian Civilians, Ethnic Cleansing and Apartheid
(HOUSTON, TX, 6/11/2021) – Tomorrow, Saturday, June 12, the Houston office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston) will join local Muslim and Palestinian-led organizations outside of Congressman Troy Nehls’ local district office to protest his support for Israel’s human rights abuses. WHEN: Saturday, June 12, 2-5 p.m. WHERE: Outside Rep. Troy Nehls’ local district office, 1117 FM-359 S Richmond, […]
CAIR Decries Maine College Labeling Pro-Palestinian Activism as Hate Crime, Welcomes AG’s Decision Not to Proceed with Probe
(WASHINGTON D.C., 6/11/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, today decried the labeling of pro-Palestinian messages as anti-Semitic hate crimes by the Maine’s Bates College administration and Lewiston, Maine, police. CAIR also welcomed the decision of the Maine Attorney General’s office not to pursue a […]
CAIR-Arizona Condemns Anti-Semitic Vandalism of Tucson Synagogue
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/11/2021) – The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today condemned anti-Semitic vandalism targeting a Synagogue in Tucson, Ariz. Local Jewish community members found a Nazi swastika and other anti-Sematic graffiti on the synagogue’s front door. SEE: Tucson police […]
CAIR Calls for ‘Immediate International Action’ After Amnesty Report Describes ‘Dystopian Hellscape’ for Uyghur Muslims in China
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/11/21) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for immediate international action” following the release of an Amnesty International report describing China’s abuse of its Uyghur Muslim minority as a “dystopian hellscape.” Amnesty’s report says the Uyghurs face systematic and state-organized “mass internment […]
CAIR Op-Ed: Pushing Back Against Big Tech’s Censorship of Palestine Advocacy
READ IT ALL. Imagine being robbed of everything you own in broad daylight. Imagine a criminal taking away your wallet, your car, your house, even your family. Imagine dozens of onlookers who could call for help simply ignoring what’s happening to you. Or worse, imagine the onlookers praise the robber and condemn you as the […]
CAIR Condemns White Supremacist March in Tennessee
(WASHINGTON D.C., 6/10/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a march by a white supremacist group through Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday. The group, Patriot Front, marched through downtown Nashville with American flags bearing a fasces, the symbol of Italian fascism. They are known […]