CAIR in the News, November 19, 2025

CAIR: Law professor sues University of Kentucky after suspension over criticizing Israel – FIRE CAIR-MI: Anti-Islam protesters, Muslims clash in Dearborn, Michigan, after man attempts to burn Quran – FOX CAIR-MI: Protests in Dearborn: Anti-Islam activists clash with Muslim residents – MLive.com Hudson, a truck driver from Grand Blanc Township, had initially planned a protest […]
Video: CAIR-Pittsburgh Condemns Distribution of KKK Propaganda in Indiana County

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CAIR in the News, November 18, 2025

CAIR: North Carolina Muslim political groups condemn federal agents’ presence in state, urge people to “stay safe” – CNN CAIR: Protests in Charlotte as aggressive immigration arrests continue – The Guardian CAIR-MI: Increased ICE presence reported in metro Detroit – WDET The Council on American-Islamic Relations, Michigan chapter, reports an increase in U.S. Immigration and […]
Video: UK Journalist Sami Hamdi, Held by U.S. for Pro-Palestine Views, Interviewed by Wolf Blitzer on CNN

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CAIR in the News, November 17, 2025

CAIR-MI: GOP candidate admits he was wrong about Muslims, calls off ‘American Crusade’ march in Dearborn – Detroit Metro Times CAIR: ‘From the movies’: Sami Hamdi details ‘aggressive’ ICE detention – Al Jazeera CAIR-MI: Local Muslim Leader Urges Dearborn Residents to Ignore GOP Gubernatorial Candidate’s Anti-Sharia Law March on Tuesday – Deadline Detroit CAIR-LA: Recall […]
CAIR-NY Welcomes Columbia U. Statement Denouncing Hate Incident Targeting Muslim Woman

The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today welcomed a statement by Columbia University denouncing a reported bias-motivated incident targeting a Muslim woman near the university. Columbia University Acting President Claire Shipman stated in part: “Last week, outside of our gates, one of our students was involved in a deeply troubling and frightening […]
CAIR, CAIR-NY Offer Condolences on Passing of Imam Al-Hajj Talib Abdur-Rashid

The national office and the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR/CAIR-NY) today offered condolences on the passing of Imam Al-Hajj Talib Abdur-Rashid. Imam Abdur-Rashid was the religious and spiritual leader of The Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood in New York, which was founded by the El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X) in 1964. […]
CAIR in the News, November 15, 2025

CAIR: ‘He turned into a Palestinian’: Trump press secretary in hot water over comments on Dem leader – NJ.com Earlier this year, Nihad Awad, the national executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said Trump’s “use of the term ‘Palestinian’ as a racial slur is offensive and beneath the dignity of his office,” according to The […]
CAIR-Florida Commentary: Trump must guard against Israeli abuses, including kidnapped Florida teen

READ THE COMMENTARY IN THE ORLANDO SENTINEL. A nation that kidnaps, tortures and kills American citizens is not an ally. These crimes are an assault on American sovereignty. The U.S. government must demand that Israel release Mohammed Ibrahim back to Palm Bay where he belongs, and must not allow Americans to languish in the prisons […]
CAIR Calls on Kentucky Leaders to Condemn Bomb Threat Targeting Islamic School

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on state leaders to condemn a reported bomb threat targeting a Lexington, Kentucky, Islamic school. Lexington police officials say the Lexington Universal Academy was evacuated as a precaution after a bomb threat on Friday morning. No hazardous devices […]