CAIR Welcomes Drop in Support for Geert Wilders’ Anti-Muslim Fascist Party, Expresses Solidarity with Dutch Muslims
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a drop in support for Geert Wilders’ anti-Muslim, fascist “Party of Freedom” in the Netherlands. Wilders’ party lost 12 parliamentary seats in the latest Dutch elections, a major rebuke to the party’s far-right platform. SEE: Far-Right Party Suffers Big […]
CAIR Says New 7,500 Refugee Cap with Preference for White South Africans Endangers People Fleeing ‘Real Oppression’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said that a new Trump administration policy limiting refugee admissions to 7,500 people per year — with most slots reportedly being designated for white South Africans — will endanger those truly fleeing war, persecution, and oppression around the world. In a […]
CAIR Action Alert: Urge Senate to Support Sen. Van Hollen’s Bill Halting Arms Sales to UAE Amid RSF Genocide in Sudan
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is urging members of Congress to support Senate Bill S. 935 introduced by U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), which would prohibit the sale or licensing for export of designated U.S. defense articles to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) until the […]
CAIR Calls Congressional Resolution Seeking Israeli Sovereignty Over Al-Aqsa Mosque a ‘Dangerous Publicity Stunt’
Muslim civil rights group also condemns 1,300 Israeli settlers storming Al-Aqsa Mosque compound under Israeli occupation police protection The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil-rights and advocacy organization, today said a reported congressional resolution led by Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) and Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) that would recognize Israeli “sovereignty” over the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem […]
CAIR Executive Director Nihad Awad Again Named to 2026 List of World’s ‘500 Most Influential Muslims’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, said today that its National Executive Director Nihad Awad has again been named to “The Muslim 500: The World’s 500 Most Influential Muslims.” Awad has been named to the annual list a number of times. American Muslims named to the list include Awad, Dalia […]
CAIR-NJ Condemns Anti-Muslim Hate Campaign to Silence Rutgers Hindutva Event, Applauds Community Support
The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today condemned the wave of hate-filled messages and reportedly coordinated intimidation efforts that sought to pressure Rutgers University into cancelling its public discussion on Hindutva extremism. The event, “Hindutva in America: A Threat to Equality and Religious Pluralism,” happened on Oct. 27 at Rutgers University’s Archibald […]
CAIR-NY Welcomes Arrest of Suspect in Spree of Anti-Asian Attacks
The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the arrest of a suspect in a spree of anti-Asian hate crimes on the Lower East Side. Police say Clive Porter, 33, was arrested after he allegedly punched a man on […]
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CAIR-SFBA Welcomes Arrest, Hate Crime Charges in Racist Death Threat Case Targeting Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee
The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the arrest and felony hate crime charges filed against David Pokorny, 45, of El Cerrito, for allegedly sending racist death threats to Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee. SEE: Man Arrested for Making […]