GOOD NEWS: CAIR Enables Free Prayer Rugs for Muslims in Virginia Jail – VIDEO
When a Virginia jail denied prayer mat donations, then turned around and sold them for $30 through commissary, exploiting Muslim inmates’ faith for profit, CAIR stepped in. Thanks to your support, prayer mats have now been donated, and access to worship has been restored. WATCH.
CAIR Condemns Islamophobic Remarks by French National Assembly President Targeting Hijab-Wearing Visitors
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned French National Assembly President Yael Braun-Pivet’s Islamophobic remarks targeting visitors to that nation’s legislative body wearing Islamic head scarves, or hijab. Braun-Pivet called for “extreme vigilance so that this (wearing hijab) does not happen again.” In a statement, Washington, D.C., […]
CAIR Maryland Calls for Transparency from Baltimore County Executive on ICE Agreement
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today sent a letter calling for transparency from Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier regarding a memorandum of understanding (MOU) reportedly executed between Baltimore County and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). According to reports, the county affirmed that the agreement provides federal authorities notice when […]
CAIR, CAIR Action Congratulate 38 Muslim Election Winners, Report At Least 76 Muslim Candidates Nationwide
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, and CAIR Action, its advocacy affiliate, today released updated tracking results from the November 4 elections showing record Muslim participation and 38 confirmed victories nationwide out of 76 Muslim candidates on the ballot across the nation. CAIR and CAIR Action note […]
CAIR and CAIR-Florida Launch National Days of Action Demanding Immediate Release of 16-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Mohammed Ibrahim
(Nov. 6, 2025, Tampa, Fla.) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and its Florida chapter (CAIR-Florida), the nation’s and state’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organizations, today announced the launch of a National Week of Action to demand the immediate and unconditional release of 16-year-old U.S. citizen Mohammed Ibrahim, who has been unjustly […]
CAIR, Partners Obtain Federal Court Ruling Allowing Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine Suit Against U. of Missouri to Move Forward
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Baldwin and Vernon, LLC, and the First Amendment Clinic at Washington University in St. Louis welcome a federal court’s decision advancing a civil rights complaint filed by the University of Missouri’s chapter of the Students for Justice in Palestine (MSJP), alleging that Mizzou Chancellor Mun Y. Choi unconstitutionally excluded MSJP […]
CAIR Congratulates Mayor Fazlul Kabir on Re-Election in College Park, Maryland
The Maryland office of the Council on American‑Islamic Relations (CAIR) today congratulated Mayor Fazlul Kabir on his re-election on November 4 as Mayor of the City of College Park, Maryland. The official election results were released last evening. Mayor Kabir’s re-election reflects the confidence the people of College Park have placed in his leadership and […]
CAIR-MA Welcomes Passage of Ballot Question Calling for Divestment Over Israel’s Genocide, Illegal Occupation
The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MA), the state’s leading Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed passage of a ballot question that would have the city of Somerville, Massachusetts, divest from companies that engage in business that “that sustains Israel’s apartheid, genocide, and illegal occupation of Palestine.” The ballot non-binding question passed […]
CAIR in the News, November 6, 2025
CAIR: Judge allows MU Palestine student group lawsuit to move forward – ABC CAIR: Federal court denies Mun Choi’s request to dismiss MSJP’s lawsuit against him – KUMO CAIR: For Arab and Muslim Americans, Mamdani’s victory grants seat at table – Al-Monitor CAIR: Kidnapping skit in a high school club’s video draws outrage – Washington […]
CAIR, CAIR-NY Condemn ADL’s ‘Mamdani Monitor’ as Hypocritical Act of Anti-Muslim Bigotry
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and its New York chapter (CAIR-NY) today condemned the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) announcement that it will create a “Mamdani Monitor” tipline to track policies and appointments of New York Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani. SEE: Joe Scarborough Accuses ADL Chief of ‘Blurring’ Lines with Pointed Zohran Mamdani Snub In a statement, Washington, D.C., based CAIR said: […]