CAIR in the News, May 22, 2026
CAIR-MI: U-M student sues over surveillance tied to Gaza protests – Detroit Free Press CAIR-MI: U-M Student Says Pro-Palestinian Views Triggered Retaliation – LAW360 CAIR: Congress holds moment of silence for victims of Islamic Center shooting – FOX 5 San Diego Video: Interfaith Community Vigil For the Victims and Families of the Islamic Center Shooting […]
Community Advisory: CAIR Md. to Kick Off 2026 GOTV Campaign With Nonpartisan Voter Registration Drive at ICNA Convention in Baltimore
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will kick off its 2026 Get Out The Vote (GOTV) Campaign with a non-partisan voter registration drive for Marylanders eligible to vote on Saturday, May 23, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET at the ICNA Convention at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore. Maryland […]
CAIR-SFBA OP-ED: Before the San Diego mosque shooting, anti-Muslim hatred was already out of control – San Franscico Chronicle
READ THE OP-ED. We do not need to wait for a final report to recognize the climate around American Muslims. When people with power spend months portraying Muslims, mosques, Muslim schools and Muslim civic organizations as threats, hate becomes more dangerous because it starts to sound reasonable. After the San Diego shooting, there were statements, […]
CAIR-NJ Announces Release of NJ Resident Amrou Ibrahim from Israeli Custody
The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) confirms the release of Nutley resident, Amrou Ibrahim, from Israeli custody. He is currently in Turkey, receiving medical treatment. READ: Gaza flotilla activists deported from Israel as backlash over treatment grows. Amrou is among hundreds of activists who were attempting to deliver aid to Gaza […]
CAIR-SFBA Says San Diego Mosque Shooting Must Not Be Used Against Los Gatos Muslim Congregation
Muslim civil rights group urges Planning Commission to approve West Valley Muslim Association’s permit application and reject fear-based restrictions (SANTA CLARA, CA, 5/21/2026) — 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 urged the Los Gatos Planning Commission to approve the West Valley Muslim Association’s (WVMA) conditional use […]
CAIR-SFBA, Bay Area Muslim and Interfaith Leaders to Hold Community Vigils for Victims of Islamic Center of San Diego Shooting
Vigils in Fremont and Pleasanton will honor the three victims and call for unity against anti-Muslim hate and violence targeting faith communities (SANTA CLARA, CA, 5/21/2026) — The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), along with Bay Area Muslim, interfaith, and community leaders, will take part in community vigils on […]
Video: CAIR Hosts ‘Protecting Your Mosques’ Self-Defense Webinar in Wake of San Diego Mosque Terror Attack
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, yesterday hosted an emergency national webinar on mosque security and community safety following this week’s terror attack targeting the Islamic Center of San Diego. The webinar, titled “Protecting Your Mosques: What Every Mosque Needs to Know and Do,” took place Wednesday, May 20, […]
National Pressure Grows to Free Palestinian-American Community Leader Salah Sarsour from ICE Detention
Half a Dozen Members of Congress Condemn His Wrongful Detention Alongside Over a Dozen WI Lawmakers and 200+ Organizations (MILWAUKEE, WI, 5/21/2026) – Members of Congress and Wisconsin lawmakers have expressed alarm over ICE’s continued detention of Salah Sarsour, a Palestinian-American community leader and legal U.S. resident of over 30 years. Over a dozen Wisconsin […]
CAIR Takes Government to Court Over Border Cell Phone Search
Lawyers from the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, took the federal government to trial this week and challenged the government’s searches of Dr. Osama Abu Irshaid’s cell phones at the U.S. border. CAIR argued that Dr. Abu Irshaid, the executive director of American Muslims for Palestine […]
CAIR-FL Commends Rep. Castor, 25 Other U.S. Reps Calling for Justice for FL Resident, Other Americans Killed by Settler Violence in West Bank
The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida) today commends U.S. Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL) for leading a congressional letter addressed to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee. The letter demands accountability and an independent, U.S.-led investigation into the killing of American […]