This Weekend: Mahmoud Khalil’s Attorneys To Receive Civil Rights Hero Awards at CAIR Gala, Speak at Policy Conference
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced that it plans to honor Amy Greer, Baher Azmy and Ramzi Kassem, the attorneys of Palestinian-American activist Mahmoud Khalil, with Civil Rights Hero awards at its upcoming gala on September 20. The attorneys are also scheduled to speak […]
CAIR Again Condemns Distribution of White Supremacist Propaganda in Montana
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today again condemned the distribution of White supremacist propaganda in Evergreen, Montana. Bags containing pamphlets with racist messages were distributed to homes in Evergreen on Saturday night. The pamphlets also reportedly promoted a White supremacist organization. SEE: Literature promoting hate group […]
CAIR Calls Genocide in Gaza ‘Undeniable’ After Recognition by UN Commission
Muslim civil rights and advocacy group calls on members of Congress to recognize genocide, back suspension of military aid to Israel The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said Israel’s genocide in Gaza is “undeniable” after release of a UN commission’s report on Israeli war crimes […]
CAIR Files EEOC Complaint on Behalf of Muslim Paramedic in Baltimore Suspended for Wearing a Beard
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced the filing a complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against the Baltimore City Fire Department (BCFD) on behalf of a Muslim paramedic who was allegedly wrongfully suspended without pay for refusing to shave his religiously-mandated beard. […]
CAIR in the News, September 16, 2025
CAIR: Tortured in Egypt, jailed in Ohio: The broken asylum promise – National Catholic Reporter Soliman’s case presents the government with a choice. It can allow him to stay, which would be a small step toward reaffirming that due process still matters, and that the U.S. is still a refuge for the persecuted. Or, it […]
BREAKING: CAIR Offers $5K Reward for Info on Shooting of Maryland Muslim Woman, Calls for Hate Crime Probe
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate a reported shooting attack on a Muslim woman yesterday in Capitol Heights, Maryland, as a possible hate crime. Washington, D.C., based CAIR also offered a $5,000 reward for information leading […]
Video: Seats Almost Sold Out for CAIR’s National Policy & Leadership Conference in D.C.
There are a few seats remaining for CAIR’s Impact Weekend, a two-day event on Sep. 19th and Sep. 20th, 2025, in Washington, D.C., starting with a National Policy & Leadership Conference and culminating with CAIR’s 31st anniversary banquet. WATCH A STATEMENT by CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad. Former political prisoner Mahmoud Khalil is scheduled […]
CAIR Sends Letter Calling on House Foreign Affairs Committee to Reject Chairman Mast’s Anti-Free Speech ‘Passport Killer’ Provision
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced it has sent a letter to the House Foreign Affairs Committee urging members to reject the anti-free speech “passport killer” Section 226 of H.R. 5300, misleadingly titled the “No Passports for Terrorists and Traffickers” provision. CLICK HERE: READ CAIR’S LETTER […]
CAIR-NY Calls on NY Law Enforcement to Disclose What Israeli Practices Will Be Implemented After Study Tour in Israel During Gaza Genocide
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 called on New York-area law enforcement officials to disclose what Israeli practices will now impact New Yorkers after a recent tour in Israel to study counter-terrorism initiatives and anti-antisemitism programs as […]
CAIR Condemns Racist ‘Keep Hamilton County White’ Propaganda in Indiana
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the promotion of racist “Keep Hamilton County White” propaganda in central Indiana. SEE: ‘No tolerance for this hateful message’: Noblesville mayor condemns racist stickers In a statement, CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper said: “This hateful and racist […]