BREAKING: CAIR Calls on Nobel Peace Prize Winner Maria Machado to Renounce Her Support for European Fascism, Likud Party and Anti-Muslim Bigotry

Muslim civil rights group says Nobel Prize committee’s decision to award supporter of anti-Muslim fascism and Israel’s far right over opponents of Gaza genocide ‘insulting and unacceptable’ The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on Nobel Peace Prize winner, Venezuelan politician Maria Corina Machado, to apologize […]

CAIR-CA Stands in Solidarity With K-12 Educators in California, Across the Nation Participating in Three-Day Hunger Strike for Gaza 

The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) today expressed solidarity with the K-12 educators in California and throughout the nation who are participating in a three-day hunger strike for Gaza.   SEE: Educators, staff and students launch hunger strikes across the US  On the second anniversary of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, more than 100 […]

CAIR Calls for Release of Remaining Flotilla Activists Held Captive by Israel

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed solidarity with the activists and aid workers from the Gaza aid flotilla who are still held hostage by Israel, including many people of color, and called for nations around the world to demand their immediate release. Six participants […]

CAIR Condemns Israel as ‘Sadistic’ for Bombing Gaza Despite Ceasefire Agreement

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the Israeli government as “sadistic” for continuing to carry out deadly attacks on Gaza even after a ceasefire agreement was announced. According to reports, Israeli forces bombed multiple areas in Gaza, killing at least 10 civilians and wounding many more, despite […]

CUFC, CAIR-Chicago, Legal & Interfaith Advocates to Hold Emergency Press Conference Condemning Unlawful DHS & ICE Tactics in Chicago

(CHICAGO, IL, 10/9/25) – The Chicago United Families Coalition (CUFC) — comprised of legal, communications, organizing, and political advocates — will hold an emergency press conference on Thursday, October 9th at 11:00 AM, to respond to increasingly aggressive, fascist, and militaristic ICE/DHS tactics across Chicago and suburbs. WHAT: Emergency Press Conference Responding to DHS Deployment & ICE Violence in […]

CAIR in the News, October 9, 2025

CAIR: Thousands in Chicago protest Donald Trump’s National Guard deployment – The New Arab “What people should know about Chicago is that it’s the best city in the world,” Jordan Esparza-Kelley, communications coordinator with the Council on American-Islamic Relations, told TNA, speaking while marching in Wednesday’s demonstration. “Trump ran on fixing the economy. Sadly, he is crashing […]

BREAKING: CAIR Welcomes Long Overdue Ceasefire Deal, Says Israel Must Be Held to Agreement and Accountable for Genocide

Muslim civil rights and advocacy group commends students, activists and others who opposed the genocide. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the announcement of agreement on the “first phrase” of a new ceasefire deal that would, if upheld, permanently end the genocide in Gaza […]