CAIR-CA Condemns Gov. Newsom for Signing AB 715, a Classroom Censorship Law Shielding Israel
The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned Governor Gavin Newsom’s decision to sign Assembly Bill (AB) 715 (Zbur & Addis), calling it a classroom censorship law that shields a foreign government—Israel—from legitimate discussion of its genocide in Gaza and aligns California […]
BREAKING: CAIR-Minnesota to Again Calls for Probe of Bias Motive for 2nd Arson Attempt at Minneapolis Mosque
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 10/7/25) – Later today, the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will hold a press conference to repeat its call for an investigation of a possible bias motive for a second arson attempt at Al Hikma Mosque in Minneapolis. Mosque officials […]
CAIR in the News, October 7, 2025
CAIR-LA Condemns USC for Alleged `Collaboration’ with Israeli Military – MyNewsLA.com CAIR-LA Condemns USC’s ‘Disturbing’ Sale of Human Cadavers for Israeli Military Training – IndyBay CAIR-SFBA: Stanford protesters arraigned again after grand jury indictment on felony vandalism charges – San Jose Mercury News Hibah Hammoudeh, civil rights coordinator for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said […]
CAIR-LA Condemns USC’s ‘Disturbing’ Sale of Human Cadavers for Israeli Military Training, Calls for Transparency and Accountability
The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today condemned the University of Southern California (USC)’s “disturbing” sale of human cadavers to the U.S. military for surgical training for the Israeli military, which has been engaging in the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza for nearly two years. SEE: USC sold dead […]
CAIR in the News, October 6, 2025
CAIR: Van Jones Apologizes for Crass ‘Dead Gaza Baby’ Joke: ‘I Messed Up’ | Video – The Wrap That apology is “positive but insufficient,” The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said in a statement Sunday. CAIR also insisted Jones should “fully retract his false claim, acknowledge Israel’s responsibility for killing the children whose deaths he […]
CAIR Calls Van Jones Apology for Joking About Slaughtered Palestinian Children a ‘Positive But Insufficient’ Step
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said an apology issued by CNN commentator Van Jones after he mockingly and falsely dismissed images of slaughtered Palestinian children on social media as a foreign disinformation campaign aimed at young Americans is a “positive but insufficient step.” CAIR said that […]
CAIR-Texas Calls on State Leaders to Repudiate Violent Anti-Muslim Post by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller
The Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-TX), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on state leaders to repudiate a violent anti-Muslim social media post shared by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller that depicts “Islam” as a snake squeezing a cowboy’s leg, with a knife […]
CAIR Applauds Passage of Historic U. of Maryland Student Government Resolution Supporting Divestment from Israeli Apartheid
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MD), the state’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today applauded the University of Maryland Student Government Association’s unanimous decision to support the call for the university and its charitable foundation to cut all ties with companies, institutions and academic entities that support or profit […]
CAIR, Md. Palestinians Offer Reaction to News of Possible Gaza Ceasefire
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MD) today shared reactions from local Palestinians following reports of a potential ceasefire agreement in Gaza. For two years, Maryland’s Palestinian communities have mourned and grieved the loss of loved ones martyred in Israel’s ruthless campaign of relentless bombardment, displacement and starvation wiping out generations of […]
CAIR Says Netanyahu Blatantly Ignoring Trump by Slaughtering 61 in Gaza After Ceasefire Demand
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said President Trump must force Israel stop it genocide in Gaza after indicted war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu blatantly ignored the President’s ceasefire demand by killing at least 61 people – including four aid seekers in attacks since dawn despite the president’s […]