CAIR Applauds Passage of U. of Maryland SGA Resolution Calling for Renaming of Campus Spaces Honoring Defense Contractors Linked to Gaza Genocide
Civil rights group cites measure is evidence that student activism on campuses is flourishing The Maryland office of the Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed an almost unanimous vote by the University of Maryland’s Student Government Association (SGA) to pass a resolution urging the university to rename rooms in the College of Engineering and […]
CAIR-MI Encourages Dearborn Residents to Ignore Planned Anti-Muslim March, Calling It an ‘Islamophobic Publicity Stunt’
The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil right and advocacy organization, today encouraged Dearborn residents of all faiths to ignore a planned anti-Muslim march, calling it an “Islamophobic publicity stunt.” An anti-Muslim activist claims he planned the march next Tuesday “to protect Americans from […]
CAIR-NJ, Partners Host Successful 6th Annual Muslim Day of Advocacy at New Jersey State House
The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ), in partnership with Linda Sarsour, Shaun King and several community organizations, successfully hosted the 6th Annual Muslim Day of Advocacy (MDA) today at the New Jersey State House in Trenton. Some 100 Muslim leaders, activists, students and community members from across the state to […]
CAIR-MI Welcomes Arrest of Illinois Man Who Allegedly Threatened Dearborn Heights Mosque
The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil right and advocacy organization, today welcomed the arrest of an Illinois man who allegedly made threats targeting a Dearborn Heights mosque. That suspect was taken into custody November 10, and faces multiple charges, including: False Report or Threat […]
CAIR Says Biden Officials Who ‘Enabled and Covered Up’ Gaza Genocide Should Face Criminal Charges, ICC Probe
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said that former Biden administration officials who reportedly violated U.S. and international law when they “enabled and covered up” the Israeli government’s genocide in Gaza should face criminal charges and an investigation by the International Criminal Court. CAIR’s statement […]
CAIR in the News, November 13, 2025
CAIR: How the Trump Admin Has Sown Fear Among Progressive Nonprofits – TPM Edward Ahmed Mitchell, national deputy director at the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a nonprofit named in the CRC report, told TPM that pressure from the government was nothing new. Civil rights groups like CAIR have faced federal investigations and threats to revoke […]
CAIR Says Arson Attack on West Bank Mosque is Continuation of Israel’s ‘War on Islam’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said a reported arson attack on a West Bank mosque by illegal Israeli settlers is a continuation of Israel’s ongoing “war on Islam.” Illegal Israeli settlers reportedly torched and vandalized the Hajja Hamida Mosque near the Palestinian town of Deir Istiya in […]
Video: CAIR-CA, HMA Law Firm and MLFA Announce Journalist Sami Hamdi Home After Release from ICE Detention
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CAIR-CA, HMA Law Firm and MLFA Announce Journalist Sami Hamdi Now on His Way Home After Release from ICE Detention
The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), along with co-counsel Hassan Ahmad of The HMA Law Firm and the Muslim Legal Fund of America (MLFA), today announced that British journalist Sami Hamdi is now on his way home to his family in the United Kingdom, leaving the United States voluntarily after more […]
CAIR-NJ Condemns Appearance of Indicted Israeli War Criminal Yoav Gallant in Livingston, NJ
The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ), the state’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the appearance of former Israeli official and indicated war criminal Yoav Gallant at a speaking engagement held Tuesday in Livingston, New Jersey, citing his complicity in war crimes stemming from the ongoing genocide […]