CAIR Welcomes Trump’s Rebuke of Israeli Annexation Bill But Says De Facto Annexation Already Underway
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance’s separate and clear rejection of an Israeli bill that would formally annex the occupied West Bank but warned that Israel’s de facto annexation is already well underway through occupation, settlement expansion, and apartheid governance – and […]
CAIR-NY Condemns ‘Unethical’ ICE Raids in Chinatown
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 condemned a series of what it called “unethical” raids carried out by federal immigration agents targeting vendors and community members in Manhattan’s Chinatown. According to news reports, on the afternoon of […]
CAIR-Philadelphia Welcomes Chester Co. Commission’s Apology for Post Praising Confederate Leader
The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed an apology by the Chester County America250 PA Commission for a Facebook post praising Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America. “We appreciate the commission’s acknowledgment that the […]
CAIR in the News, October 23, 2025
Video: CAIR-CA’s Hussam Ayloush Responds to Vance Comments on Ceasefire CAIR: American Child Details Abuses in Israeli Prison as Democrats Demand His Release – Truthout CAIR: US lawmakers urge Trump admin to secure release of American teen in Israel – Al Jazeera “The abuse and imprisonment of an American teenager by any other foreign power […]
Video: CAIR-CA’s Hussam Ayloush Responds to Vance Comments on Ceasefire
CAIR-Sacramento Applauds San Juan Unified’s Halal Meal Pilot Program as Model for Inclusive School Nutrition
The Council on American-Islamic Relations Sacramento Valley/Central California (CAIR-SV/CC), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today applauded San Juan Unified School District for its halal-certified meal pilot program, calling it a powerful model for inclusive education that other districts should adopt district-wide. [NOTE: “Halal” in terms of food refers […]
CAIR, CAIR-FL Welcome Cong. Letter Calling for Rubio, Huckabee to Demand Israel’s Release of Fla. Teen Mohammed Ibrahim
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, and its Florida chapter (CAIR-FL) today welcomed a new congressional letter signed by 27 U.S. senators and representatives urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee to intervene immediately to secure the release of 16-year-old Palestinian-American Mohammed Zaher Ibrahim, a U.S. citizen […]
CAIR-DFW Joins Free Yaa’kub Campaign, Partners in Demanding USCIS Withdraw Unlawful Notice to Terminate DACA Status of Photojournalist
The Dallas-Fort Worth office of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-DFW) has joined the Free Yaa’kub Campaign, Immigrant Rights Groups, Civil Liberties organizations, and the DFW community in demanding USCIS withdraw its unlawful notice to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status of Photojournalist Yaa’kub (Jacob) Ira Vijandre unjustly detained by ICE. […]
CAIR Welcomes Swiss Government’s Rejection of Ban on Hijab in Schools
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the government of Switzerland’s rejection of a ban on hijab, or Islamic headscarves, in schools. In a statement, Washington, D.C., based CAIR said: “We stand in solidarity with the Swiss Muslim community, and we welcome the government’s decision to reject a […]
CAIR in the News, October 22, 2025
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