BREAKING NEWS: CAIR-NY Condemns Pro-Trump Hate Crime Targeting Mosque in Suffolk County
(NEW YORK, NY, 5/19/2021) — The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) condemned a pro-Trump vandalism of a mosque in Suffolk County. At 2 a.m. on May 18, two individuals reportedly entered the Shah-E-Najaf mosque, a center operated by the Jafria Association of North America, by cutting open a fence guarding the […]
CAIR-Houston to Join Rally Today at Israeli Consulate to Protest Israel’s Killing of Palestinian Civilians, Ethnic Cleansing and Apartheid – #SaveSheikhJarrah
(HOUSTON, TX, 5/18/2021) – Later today, (Tuesday, May 18, from 6-8 p.m.) the Houston office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston) will join Palestinian-led organizations at a local Day of Action rally outside the Israeli Consulate (24 E Greenway Plaza) in Houston to protest Israel’s killing of Palestinian civilians, ethnic cleansing and apartheid. Rally organizers ask for “people and […]
CAIR Calls on Congressional Leaders to Condemn AIPAC, Marjorie Taylor Greene for Islamophobic Attacks and Incitement Against Rep. Ilhan Omar
Civil rights organization denounces paid AIPAC ads and Marjorie Taylor Green tweet smearing Rep. Omar. CAIR is calling on Facebook to take down AIPAC ads targeting Rep. Ilhan Omar. (WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/18/21) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on congressional leaders to condemn both […]
CAIR Action Alert: Demand President Biden Halt $735 Million Sale of Missiles Used by Israel to Kill Civilians in Gaza
CAIR Calls on House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Meeks to Request Delay and Review of Missile Sale (WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/18/21) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling on all Americans to demand that President Biden halt the $735 million sale of precision-guided weapons to Israel. […]
CAIR-GA: Interfaith Coalition of Georgia Organizations Condemns Israeli Government’s Violence Against Palestinians, Calls on State’s Congressional Delegation to Act
(ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 5/18/2021) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA) today joined a coalition of Georgia-based religious, grassroots, advocacy organizations and activists in declaring solidarity with the Palestinian residents of occupied East Jerusalem and the people of Palestine. The coalition called on the Biden administration to immediately and publicly condemn the Israeli government’s plans […]
CAIR Welcomes Guilty Plea in Tennessee Man’s 2017 Attack on Muslim Family
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/18/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a guilty plea by a Tennessee man charged with a bias-motivated attack on a Muslim family in 2017. Christopher Beckham pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime charge this week. He was indicted after stalking two […]
CAIR-Houston Demands Congressman Troy Nehls End Support for Israel’s Human Rights Abuses
(HOUSTON, TX 5/17/2021) – The Houston office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston) today said it sent a letter to Congressman Troy Nehls in response to numerous messages from constituents alerting the local chapter of a social media post announcing his support of Israel’s recent actions and “right to defend themselves.” The letter demanded that he and […]
CAIR-SV/CC Welcomes Arrest in Reported Pepper-Spraying of Protesters Supporting Palestine, Calls for Hate Crime Probe
(FRESNO, CA, 5/17/21) – The Sacramento Valley/Central California office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV/CC) today welcomed the arrest of a suspect in the reported pepper-spraying of protesters at a Fresno rally Saturday in support of Palestine. CAIR-SV/CC also called for a hate crime investigation into the incident. READ: Fresno man arrested on assault charge in […]
CAIR Calls on Biden Administration to Stop Blocking UN Security Council Resolution Condemns Israel’s Bombing of Gaza, Calls for Immediate Ceasefire
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/17/21) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Biden administration to stop blocking statements from the United Nations Security Council that would criticize Israel’s brutal military actions against Palestinians in Gaza and demand an immediate ceasefire. Yesterday, the UN Security Council […]
Video: CAIR Director Nihad Awad Tells NBC’s ‘Today’ That Only Biden Can Stop Israel’s Brutality
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