CAIR Concerned by Reports that Uzbekistan Police are Forcing Muslim Men to Shave Religious Beards, Calls on State Department to Investigate
(WASHINGTON D.C., 6/10/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed concern about reports that police in Uzbekistan are forcing Muslim men to shave their religious beards. CAIR also urged the US. Department of State to investigate the claims for inclusion in future reporting on […]
CAIR Action Alert: Urge Speaker Pelosi to Rebuke ‘Disingenuous & Dangerous’ Islamophobic Smears Targeting Rep. Omar
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CAIR Supports Effort to Rename Alabama School Named for Confederate General Robert E. Lee
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/10/21) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today supported an effort to rename an Alabama school named for Confederate General Robert E. Lee. On Tuesday, the Huntsville Board of Education discussed the renaming of Lee High School, responding to concerns from students, parents and […]
CAIR Condemns Increasing Death Threats Targeting Rep. Ilhan Omar
Civil rights group rebukes ‘disingenuous and dangerous’ Islamophobic smears against Minnesota congresswoman (WASHINGTON, DC – 6/10/2021) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today strongly condemned a dozen House Democrats for joining far-right voices in smearing Rep. Ilhan Omar after she criticized human rights violations that […]
CAIR Joins 100+ National Groups Calling on Biden to Stop Weapons Sales to Israel
(WASHINGTON D.C., 6/10/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today joined a coalition of more than 100 national organizations calling on President Biden to stop the sale of $735 million in advanced weapons to Israel. The sale would include the same type of missiles that were […]
Video: CAIR-Minnesota Director Responds to $5.5 Million JBS Settlement with Somali Muslim Workers
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US Supreme Court to Hear CAIR-LA’s Lawsuit Against FBI’s Spying on Southern California Muslims
(LOS ANGELES, CA, 6/9/21) – The U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to hear a case that the Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA), the ACLU of Southern California (ACLU of SoCal) and the law firm of Hadsell Stormer Keeny Richardson & Renick filed more than 10 years ago. SEE: […]
CAIR Condemns Racist Vandalism of Asian Food Truck in Utah
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/9/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned racist vandalism of an Asian food truck in Layton City, Utah. The World Famous Yum Yum Food Truck was spray-painted with anti-Asian racial slurs over the weekend. Layton Police are treating the vandalism as […]
CAIR Condemns Iowa Governor’s Signing of Law Banning Anti-Racism Teaching
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/9/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today renewed its condemnation of another effort at the state level to ban anti-racism teaching in schools after Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law that bans “divisive topics” from being taught in schools and government […]
CAIR-Austin to Hold Prayer Vigil for Canadian Muslims Killed in Terror Attack
(AUSTIN, TX, 6/9/2021) – On Friday, June 11, the Austin, Texas, chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-Austin) will hold a prayer vigil for the Muslim family in Canada murdered in Islamophobic terror attack. The Austin chapter of CAIR, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will hold the vigil to […]