Video (MS NOW): CAIR Says President Trump’s Hateful Rhetoric ‘Puts a Target’ on the Back of Muslim Elected Officials
CAIR: In Islamophobic Attack, Trump Rails Against Mamdani, NYC Luxury Home Tax – HuffPost
CAIR: With El-Sayed’s Victory Comes a Wave of Islamophobia – New York Times
Muslim and Arab American political power is growing across the country, led by prominent figures officials including Zohran Mamdani, the mayor of New York City, and Dr. El-Sayed, who is the son of Egyptian immigrants and was born in Michigan. The number of Muslim American running for — and winning — local, state and federal elections has steadily increased over the past decade. Today, there are more than 230 elected Muslim officials, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations, including four Muslim Americans in Congress, the highest number ever…
“There has been remarkable political progress for Muslims in American, but the backlash to that has come in the form of anti-Muslim hate that seems to be the worst we have seen yet,” said Edward Ahmed Mitchell, the national deputy director for CAIR, one of the largest Muslim advocacy group in the United States. Mr. Mitchell said that much of the negative response has stemmed from candidates’ criticism of Israel over the past several years.
“We have a generation who became very forceful at speaking for themselves,” Mr. Mitchell said. “They essentially said we are not going to take this anymore, we are not going to be begging for scraps.”
CAIR: Trump Stokes Islamophobia by Calling Democratic Candidates ‘Jihadists’ – New York Times
Edward Ahmed Mitchell, the national deputy director for CAIR, a Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, criticized Mr. Trump’s statement about Muslim candidates.
“All Americans have the right to engage in public service, regardless of their race or faith,” he said. “By describing American Muslim public servants as threats to our nation, President Trump is putting a target on the back of Muslim elected officials across our nation.”
Video: CAIR-MI Director Dawud Walid Responds to Trump’s Anti-Muslim Post
CAIR: Trump’s ‘jihadist’ remarks ‘put target’ on Muslim officials – The New Arab
CAIR-MI Critical Of Trump Post Targeting Dr. Abdul El-Sayed – WGHN
CAIR: Trump slams Democratic ‘jihadists’; Islamophobic candidates flop – Baptist News Global
CAIR: We Muslim voters have been patient. It’s time to hold politicians accountable. | Opinion – Houston Chronicle
CAIR’s 2026 civil rights report recorded 8,683 complaints nationwide last year, the most since it began counting in 1996, and named Texas one of five states where complaints have risen three years running. In March, roughly two dozen Islamic schools were shut out of the state’s new $1 billion voucher program over false claims of extremist ties. They were later reinstated, but only after a federal judge called their exclusion “troubling” and two lawsuits from Muslim parents. Anytime there is an international incident, mosques are put under increased surveillance, something Houston is not immune from. In July CAIR reported a 183% increase in incidents targeting mosques compared with the same three months last year.
CAIR-Philadelphia: Haverford settles with group accusing college of fostering antisemitism – Higher Ed Dive
Ahmet Tekelioglu, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Philadelphia chapter, criticized the settlement in a Monday statement, arguing that “protecting Jewish people is not the same as protecting Zionism from criticism.”