CAIR in the News, November 5, 2025
CAIR-MA: A Decade of CAIR-ing for Civil Rights – Sampan Newspaper Much of CAIR-Massachusetts’ work is local, serving the estimated 132,000-150,000 Muslims in the state. Its director says the group, which has a lean staff of about a half dozen — including prominent attorney Barbara Dougan — has been especially busy over the past two years working […]
BREAKING: CAIR, CAIR-NY Call Zohran Mamdani’s Victory a ‘Historic Turning Point’ for Muslims in Politics and a ‘Rebuke’ of Both Islamophobia, Anti-Palestinian Politics
The national headquarters and New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today congratulated New York Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani on his historic election as the first Muslim mayor of New York City. CAIR and CAIR-NY also said that New York City’s election of a Muslim mayor […]
BREAKING: CAIR Congratulates ‘History Making’ Va. Lt. Gov. Winner Ghazala Hashmi, First Muslim Woman Elected to Statewide Office in America
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization CAIR, today congratulated Virginia state senator Ghazala Hashmi on her “historic” election as Virginia’s Lieutenant Governor, which makes her the first Muslim woman ever elected to statewide office in the United States. According to numerous election monitors, the Democratic state […]
CAIR in the News, November 4, 2025
CAIR: Wife of ICE-Detained Journalist Sami Hamdi Raises Alarm for his Health – Newsweek CAIR: My husband was in America legally. ICE abducted him to silence free speech. | Opinion – USA Today Just as I finished packing our suitcases, my phone buzzed. It was a WhatsApp message from a former client and friend: “Sami […]
CAIR in the News, November 3, 2025
CAIR: Wife of British journalist arrested by ICE fears for his health after ‘medical emergency’ in custody – The Independent The journalist told his wife the pain was in the left side of his stomach. After ringing the British consulate, Hamdi’s lawyers and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), who are organising his legal representation, […]
CAIR in the News, November 1, 2025
CAIR-AZ: ‘Crusade’ caller sentenced after anti-Muslim threat to Maricopa mosque The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the largest Muslim civil rights group in the U.S., described the threats as “chilling,” calling the ordeal “a stark reminder of the ongoing danger that the Muslim and other minority communities face” in a statement to InMaricopa last month. […]
BREAKING: CAIR-CA, Co-Counsel Welcome Judge’s Ruling Recognizing First Amendment Questions in Sami Hamdi Case, Blocking ICE From Transferring Journalist Pending Hearing
The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a federal court order blocking Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from transferring British journalist Sami Hamdi out of California while his case proceeds. In the order, the Court stated that it […]
CAIR-Houston to Join Nov. 3 Press Conference on Maersk & Port of Houston’s Role in Gaza Genocide
On Monday, November 3 (9:30 a.m.), the Houston chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston) will join a press conference and community rally outside the Hilton Americas-Houston (1600 Lamar St.) to call attention to Maersk and the Port of Houston’s role in facilitating military shipments used in Israel’s genocide in Gaza. The event, organized by […]
CAIR in the News, October 31, 2025
CAIR-CA & CPHB Release 2025 Report: Faith-Based Bullying in CA Schools (Video) CAIR: Trump sets lowest refugee cap in US history – The Hill CAIR: Mamdani’s Speech About Being Muslim Resonates Beyond New York City – New York Times Mr. Mamdani’s candidacy has already had an effect as far away as the Deep South, said […]
CAIR-SFBA: Bay Area Community to Rally for the Release of Illegally Detained Journalist Sami Hamdi
On Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, community members will gather in San Francisco for an ICE Watch and rally outside the San Francisco Immigration Court. The event will call for the release of Sami Hamdi, a British Muslim journalist and political analyst illegally held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at an ICE detention facility. Following the […]