CAIR in the News

CAIR in the News, September 21, 2026

CAIR-MI: Two charged after threats to Dearborn mayor, Michigan Supreme Court – Detroit News

CAIR: ‘Our daily reality’: Amid rising Islamophobia, mosques up outreach – and security – Indianapolis Star

Islamophobic incidents have risen tremendously in the last few years, according to CAIR data and other studies. The Muslim advocacy organization received 8,683 complaints in 2025, the highest number of complaints in a year since it started tracking in 1996. The previous record was in 2024.

CAIR-Philadelphia: Ed Sheeran concert in Philadelphia draws protests outside Lincoln Financial Field – The Philadelphia Inquirer

CAIR-Philadelphia: ‘Not going to stop’: Protesters vow to keep pushing as boycott call widens to Ed Sheeran’s entire world tour – Statesman

The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations posted an open letter on Facebook. It noted that the stadium is owned by the city and sits on public land. The letter said taxpayers helped build it and the public has a right to know how power is used there.

CAIR-Philadelphia: Ed Sheeran says situation in Gaza is “catastrophic and unjustifiable” at first concert since Macklemore was dropped from tour – CBS

Video: CAIR-Philadelphia Calls for Transparency After Ed Sheeran’s Macklemore Removal

Video: CAIR-NY Calls on Mayor, Elected Officials to Condemn Anti-Palestinian Letter Targeting Residents

CAIR: How anti-Muslim rhetoric is influencing the pivotal Michigan Senate race – The Washington Post

Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks orchestrated by al-Qaeda, Islamophobia has become “as American as apple pie,” said Dawud Walid, executive director of the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a Muslim American civil rights organization.

In some respects, he said, prejudice is worse today than during the early 2000s. CAIR Michigan has seen a steady rise in self-reported incidents of Islamophobia in the state — surpassing the number in the immediate aftermath of 9/11.

CAIR-NY: Palestinian American family in Yonkers responds to threatening letter: “We doubled the flags” – WAMC

CAIR-San Diego: What the new city definition of Islamophobia means for San Diego’s Muslim community – KPBS

CAIR-OK: Broken Arrow files motion to dismiss mosque lawsuit – Tulsa Flyer

Attorneys from the Council on American-Islamic Relations Legal Defense Fund and Tulsa-based Laizure Law are representing the Islamic Society. Meghan Murphy, a CAIR staff attorney, said in August Broken Arrow imposed “uniquely high engineering and evidentiary standards” on the mosque application that were not held to other institutions, including nearby churches.