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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]