CAIR-MA: Nearly half of Muslim youth report being bullied
Why not a special state commission to protect all students from hate? – Boston Globe Nearly half of Muslim youth report being bullied I wish I could be enthusiastic about the recent recommendations from the state’s antisemitism commission, given that religious discrimination is wrong (“State antisemitism panel suggests actions for schools,” Metro, Aug. 13). Unfortunately, […]
CAIR-Philadelphia Welcomes Federal Action on Hate Crime Targeting Black City Workers and Motorist
The Philadelphia chapter of Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia) today welcomed the United States Attorney’s decision to pursue hate crime charges against Mark Anthony Tucci, who pleaded guilty on August 21, 2025, to a series of racist and violent threats directed at Black City of Philadelphia employees and a Black motorist. According to court documents, […]
CAIR in the News, August 22, 2025
Video: CAIR-WA Demands Release of U.S. Army Veteran Zahid Chaudhry Detained by ICE CAIR-WA: ICE detains U.S. Army veteran in his citizenship interview – Seattle Times CAIR-WA: ICE Arrests US Army Veteran, Husband of Former Congressional Candidate – The Stranger CAIR-WA: ICE detains Pakistani immigrant at citizenship interview in Tukwila – Northwest Asian Weekly Al […]
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CAIR in the News, August 21, 2025
CAIR-AL: Alabama Muslim advocacy group urges hate crime probe after threats against candidate – AL.COM “Threats and intimidation targeting a Muslim candidate are not just attacks on one individual—they are attacks on democracy, inclusion, and the constitutional rights of all Americans,” Alabama Council on American-Islamic Relations representative Britton O’Shields said in a statement. CAIR seeks […]
CAIR-LA Urges OC Grand Jury to Address Omission of Muslim, Arab, and Palestinian Communities in Report on Hate in County
The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) recently sent a letter to the Orange County Grand Jury in response to its 2024–2025 report. In the letter, CAIR-LA outlined its concerns about the exclusion of Muslim, Arab, or Palestinian communities in the report, despite a documented national and local rise […]
CAIR in the News, August 20, 2025
CAIR-Ohio: Columbus Jewish organization reports anti-war protests to police after rise in antisemitism – WOSU Khalid Turaani, executive director of the Council on American Islamic Relations of Ohio, is Palestinian-American and grew up in a village by the Sea of Galilee that he says was ethnically cleansed by Israel. Turaani said he is outraged. “To […]
BREAKING: CAIR Calls on DHS to Clarify Reported Plan to Ban American Muslim Nonprofits Critical of Israel from Receiving Federal Grants
Muslim civil rights and advocacy group learns that DHS may target Muslim group targeted by anti-Muslim hate group (WASHINGTON, DC – 8/19/2025) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to address a report that it plans to suspend federal […]
CAIR, CAIR-Action Condemn ADL Director’s ‘Dishonest and Islamophobic’ Attacks on Zohran Mamdani
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and CAIR-Action strongly condemn ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt’s “dishonest and Islamophobic attacks” against New York General Assembly member Zohran Mamdani—attacks that misstate basic facts and subject Mamdani to an obvious double standard because he is a Muslim. In a recent interview on CNBC, Greenblatt repeatedly falsely claimed that Mamdani […]
CAIR-NJ to Host Press Conference Outside Rep. Pou’s Office Condemning AIPAC-Funded Trip During Gaza Genocide, Paterson Water Crisis
On Thursday, August 21, at 10 a.m., the New Jersey chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) and American Muslims for Palestine-New Jersey will host a press conference outside U.S. Rep. Nellie Pou’s office to condemn her trip to Israel that was paid for by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). Pou’s […]