CAIR Condemns Murder of Charlie Kirk in Utah, Calls for End to Hateful Rhetoric
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the murder of Charlie Kirk in Utah, offered condolences to his family and called for an end to the hateful rhetoric that often leads to political violence. In a statement, CAIR said: “We strongly condemn the murder of Charlie Kirk […]
CAIR-DFW Says ‘Jesus Christ’ Vandalism of Future Mosque Sign Should Spark Interfaith Unity
The Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-DFW) said vandalism of a sign advertising the future site of the McKinney Islamic Association with crosses and “Jesus Christ” should spark greater interfaith unity. CAIR-DFW: McKinney community reacts to vandalism at proposed mosque site – NBC Mustafaa Carroll, the executive director of CAIR-DFW, told […]
CAIR in the News, September 10, 2025
CAIR: ‘Modern Crusaders’: Anti-Muslim biker gang hired to guard GHF Gaza concentration camps – Middle East Monitor Council on American-Islamic Relations condemns Trump’s Israel First policy – Newsweek “We strongly condemn the out-of-control Israeli government’s bombings of Tunisia, Syria, Lebanon and even Qatar, all in the past few days,” CAIR said in a statement. CAIR: […]
CAIR in the News, September 8, 2025
CAIR: Texas attorney general wants students to pray in school – unless they’re Muslim – The Guardian “It is unfortunate that our state’s top law enforcement officer would engage in a cheap Islamophobic publicity stunt that could very well result in increased bullying of Muslim students and the creation of a hostile learning environment,” the […]
CAIR Condemns Anti-Hispanic Assault in Maryland, Calls for Unity Against Hate
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned an alleged bias-motivated assault targeting a Hispanic woman in Annapolis, Maryland. According to reports, the suspect attacked the woman while shouting, “No habla inglés,” and has since been charged with a hate crime. SEE: She was gassing up […]
CAIR Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Harassment, Vandalism Targeting Anti-Genocide Protesters’ in Maryland
Civil rights group seeks stepped up protection for protesters, urges elected officials to publicly condemn incidents (BALTIMORE, MD, 9/6/25) – The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a reported pattern of racist, pro-Israel vandalism and harassment allegedly targeting the vehicles of […]
CAIR in the News, September 6, 2025
CAIR: MAGA has a new cautionary tale: England – Washington Post The American Muslim civil rights organization CAIR accused conference speakers of promoting false images of immigrants in Britain, comparing the attacks to “bigotry said about Jewish European” immigrants who came the U.S. in the 20th century. “Stephen K. Bannon and other conservatives who are […]
CAIR in the News, September 5, 2025
CAIR-MI: The Metro: Is pro-Palestine speech protected on university campuses? – Detroit Public Radio Last week, the Michigan Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations held a press conference on Wayne State’s campus, accusing the university of being hostile to Muslim and Arab American students who express pro-Palestine views. CAIR urges US media to show […]
UPDATE: CAIR-Texas Condemns Pro-Palestine Protester for Spray Painting Church Flying Israeli Flag and Backs Vandalism Charges; Opposes “Inapplicable” 10 Year Hate Crime Enhancement Equating Criticism of Israel with Antisemitism
UPDATE: CAIR-Texas welcomes a jury’s decision to convict the protester of vandalism and acquit him of an inapplicable hate crime enhancement meant to equate criticism of Israel with antisemitism. EARLIER: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Texas) today reiterated its strong condemnation of the spray painting of anti-Israel graffiti on a Texas church flying an Israeli […]
CAIR in the News, September 4, 2025
Israel ‘systematically maiming Palestinian children’ with US support: CAIR – Al Jazeera CAIR-LA: BHUSD reverses course on flag of Israel – Beverly Press “While we welcome Superintendent Cherniss’ decision not to display the flag of Israel on public campuses as a necessary step toward protecting students’ safety, his statement did not address the overarching concern […]