CAIR Welcomes Biden’s Pause of UAE Arms Deal, Urges White House to Halt Military Sales to UAE and Saudi Arabia
(WASHINGTON, DC – 1/28/2020) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed President Biden’s decision to pause and review the previous administration’s multi-billion-dollar arms sale to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and called on the Biden administration to completely cancel the “corrupt and dangerous” sale. SEE: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/28/biden-foreign-weapons-sales-463400 […]
CAIR-Colorado Calls on Law Enforcement to Provide Answers After Arrest of Suspects in Deadly Home Arson
(DENVER, CO – 1/28/2021) — The national office and Colorado chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR and CAIR-CO) today welcomed the arrest of three suspects in an arson that killed a Muslim family last year. CAIR also called on law enforcement to immediately provide more information about the crime, including the motive for […]
CAIR-Missouri Thanks FBI for ‘Swift and Professional’ Response to Instagram Threat
(ST. LOUIS, MO, 01/28/2021) – The Missouri Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Missouri), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today thanked the FBI-St. Louis field office for its “swift and professional” response to a threat message received on CAIR-Missouri’s Instagram account via direct message. Shortly after reporting the […]
CAIR-SFBA Welcomes Hate Crime Charge for Anti-Immigrant Harassment in Palo Alto
(SANTA CLARA, CA, 1/27/2021) – The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA) today welcomed a hate crime charge brought against a woman who allegedly harassed a Middle Eastern man in Palo Alto. Last Friday in Palo Alto, Sarah Ann Neal reportedly walked up to a Middle Eastern man in his 50s asking for […]
CAIR-TX to Host Virtual 10th Texas Muslim Capitol Day
(Houston, TX, 1/27/2021) – On January 28th, the Texas chapters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Texas) – the local chapters of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will host Texas Muslim Capitol Day (virtually). The 10th Texas Muslim Capitol Day is a day-long event for Texas Muslims to engage with the political […]
CAIR-SFBA Welcomes Hate Crime Charge for Anti-Immigrant Harassment in Palo Alto
(SANTA CLARA, CA, 1/27/2021) – The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA) today welcomed a hate crime charge brought against a woman who allegedly harassed a Middle Eastern man in Palo Alto. Last Friday in Palo Alto, Sarah Ann Neal reportedly walked up to a Middle Eastern man in his 50s asking for […]
CAIR Condemns Racist Banner in Idaho, Supports South Carolina Hate Crime Bill
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/27/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today condemned a racist banner hung in Idaho and supported hate crime legislation in South Carolina. In Boise, Idaho, a white supremacist banner containing racist and derogatory wording was taken down from an overpass on Interstate 84. […]
CAIR Marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day (1/27), Condemns Rise in White Supremacism and Anti-Semitism
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/27/21) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day by condemning the disturbing rise in white supremacist movements nationwide and the growing anti-Semitism associated with those racist movements. [NOTE: United Nations Resolution 60/7 established January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.] In […]
CAIR Welcomes President Biden’s Executive Actions Promoting Racial Equity
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/26/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed executive orders signed today by President Biden advancing racial equity. President Biden signed four executive actions that will direct the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) “to take steps necessary to redress racially discriminatory […]
CAIR Condemns Anti-Semitic Vandalism, Racist Outburst in N.C., Joins N.C. NAACP in Seeking Removal of Confederate Monument
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/26/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today condemned antisemitic vandalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, condemned a racist outburst in Rockingham, N.C., and joined a local NAACP chapter in asking for the removal of a Confederate Monument in Statesville, […]