CAIR in the News, November 17, 2025
CAIR-MI: GOP candidate admits he was wrong about Muslims, calls off ‘American Crusade’ march in Dearborn – Detroit Metro Times CAIR: ‘From the movies’: Sami Hamdi details ‘aggressive’ ICE detention – Al Jazeera CAIR-MI: Local Muslim Leader Urges Dearborn Residents to Ignore GOP Gubernatorial Candidate’s Anti-Sharia Law March on Tuesday – Deadline Detroit CAIR-LA: Recall […]
CAIR-NY Welcomes Columbia U. Statement Denouncing Hate Incident Targeting Muslim Woman
The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today welcomed a statement by Columbia University denouncing a reported bias-motivated incident targeting a Muslim woman near the university. Columbia University Acting President Claire Shipman stated in part: “Last week, outside of our gates, one of our students was involved in a deeply troubling and frightening […]
CAIR, CAIR-NY Offer Condolences on Passing of Imam Al-Hajj Talib Abdur-Rashid
The national office and the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR/CAIR-NY) today offered condolences on the passing of Imam Al-Hajj Talib Abdur-Rashid. Imam Abdur-Rashid was the religious and spiritual leader of The Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood in New York, which was founded by the El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X) in 1964. […]
CAIR in the News, November 15, 2025
CAIR: ‘He turned into a Palestinian’: Trump press secretary in hot water over comments on Dem leader – NJ.com Earlier this year, Nihad Awad, the national executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said Trump’s “use of the term ‘Palestinian’ as a racial slur is offensive and beneath the dignity of his office,” according to The […]
CAIR-Florida Commentary: Trump must guard against Israeli abuses, including kidnapped Florida teen
READ THE COMMENTARY IN THE ORLANDO SENTINEL. A nation that kidnaps, tortures and kills American citizens is not an ally. These crimes are an assault on American sovereignty. The U.S. government must demand that Israel release Mohammed Ibrahim back to Palm Bay where he belongs, and must not allow Americans to languish in the prisons […]
CAIR Calls on Kentucky Leaders to Condemn Bomb Threat Targeting Islamic School
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on state leaders to condemn a reported bomb threat targeting a Lexington, Kentucky, Islamic school. Lexington police officials say the Lexington Universal Academy was evacuated as a precaution after a bomb threat on Friday morning. No hazardous devices […]
CAIR Urges Congress to Pass Genocide-Recognition Resolution Championed by Rep. Tlaib and 20 Co-Sponsors, Calls for Senate Companion Bill
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the introduction of H.Res. 876, the “Resolution Recognizing the Genocide of the Palestinian People in Gaza,” championed by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) and joined by 20 original co-sponsors recognizing that the Israeli government is committing genocide against the […]
CAIR-AZ Welcomes Swearing in of Adelita Grijalva, First Latina Elected to Congress from Arizona
The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ) welcomes the long-awaited swearing-in of Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva, which took place yesterday following an unnecessary and unexplained delay by the Speaker of the House. While CAIR-AZ said it is pleased that Congresswoman Grijalva can now fully begin the work her community elected her to do, […]
CAIR Welcomes Life Sentence for Virginia Shootings of Hispanic Men
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the life sentence for a man who shot two Hispanic men in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, in 2024. At that time of that shooting, CAIR welcomed hate crime charges. In a statement, CAIR said: “Violence based on race, ethnicity, national origin, or […]
CAIR-LA OP-ED: Case of Sami Handi Shows Why ‘Israel First’ Is a Threat to American Democracy – Common Dreams
Sami’s detention should concern every American, regardless of political or religious affiliation. Because when truth-telling becomes grounds for detention, when journalists are targeted abroad and censored at home, we are not defending democracy—we are dismantling it. Mandela’s words remind us that a democracy without an independent press is no democracy at all. The question now […]