CAIR Welcomes Md. School Board VP’s Commitment to Meet with Mosque Leaders, Provides Steps to Repair Community Trust
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MD), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed news that Washington County Board of Education Vice President Mike Guessford has agreed to meet with leaders at the Islamic Society of Western Maryland (ISWMD) following public backlash over his call to “protest” the […]
New York Muslim, Allied Groups Call on Congressional Delegation to Condemn Racist, Anti-Muslim Attacks on Mamdani By Randy Fine, Others
Today the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), its New York chapter (CAIR-NY), and a diverse coalition of allied mosques, community groups, and advocacy organizations representing more than one million American Muslims across the state released a joint letter calling on New York’s U.S. Congressional Delegation to confront the growing wave of Islamophobia, anti-Black racism, and […]
CAIR-Alabama Calls Sen. Tuberville’s Anti-Sharia Bill ‘Unconstitutional Attack on Religious Freedom’
The Alabama chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Alabama) today condemned Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s bill purporting to ban “Sharia law” as an “unconstitutional attack on religious freedom.” Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) announced the introduction of two bills aimed at banning the application of Sharia Law in the United States. The proposed legislation includes the […]
CAIR Welcomes Hate Crime Charge for Michigan Man’s Alleged Assault on Muslim Woman in Virginia
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a hate crime charge for brought against a Michigan man’s alleged assault on a Muslim woman in Manassas, Virginia. Matthew Vinod Malaikal, 66, of Northville, Michigan, was arrested Wednesday for felony assault and battery, hate bias, following a September 30 […]
CAIR Welcomes Roblox’s Investigation Into Reported Exposure of Children to Profane, Bigoted Content on Gaming Platform
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed Roblox Corporation’s confirmation that it is investigation the reported exposure of children to profane anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian content as part of the so-called “Italian Brainrot” trend on its gaming platform following a letter CAIR […]
CAIR Submits Civil Rights Complaint Against North Bethesda Pilates Studio for Discrimination Toward Md. Jewish Woman
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced that it has submitted a formal complaint with the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights (MCCR) on behalf of Ms. Adina Cohen, a Jewish resident of Montgomery County who was banned from Club Pilates – […]
CAIR OP-ED: Why the Nobel Committee must reconsider its award to Maria Corina Machado
Maria Corina Machado has vocally supported European fascists, formed an official alliance with Israel’s racist, genocidal Likud Party, and called for foreign military intervention in her own nation. If Ms. Machado does not renounce her support for war, fascism and bigotry, she should not be mentioned alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Nelson Mandela. […]
Video: CAIR-FL Holds News Conference with Returned Gaza Aid Flotilla Activists Who Describe Israeli Abuse
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CAIR Calls on Social Media Companies to Address Indian Bots Using AI to Incite Anti-Muslim Violence
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on social media companies to take action against Indian Hindutva groups using AI and bot accounts to promote anti-Muslim bigotry and incite violence against Muslims. A report conducted by the Center for the Study of Organized Hate found 1,326 AI-generated […]
CAIR Urges Young Republicans Responsible for Racist Telegram Messages to Resign, Engage with Targeted Communities
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/15/2025) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on Young Republicans responsible for sending racist and bigoted Telegram chats to resign from their positions and engage directly with the communities they reportedly targeted with hate. According to Politico: “They referred to Black people as monkeys […]