CAIR Calls Sen. Tom Cotton ‘Accomplice in Genocide’ After He Claims There is No Famine in Gaza, ‘Palestine is a Made Up Fiction’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) an “accomplice in genocide” after he was caught on video denying the existence of the Israeli-manufactured famine in Gaza and falsely claiming that “Palestine is a made up fiction.” WATCH THE VIDEO HERE. In […]
Video: CAIR Featured in NHK TV Segment on Surge of Islamophobia in US
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CAIR in the News, September 12, 2025
CAIR: Islamophobia surges again in US – NHK CAIR: Islamophobic incidents in Australia ‘skyrocketed’ since Israel’s war in Gaza -TRT World CAIR-CT: Palestinian-American mother and son return home to CT after month-long detention in Israel – CT Insider CAIR: MU changes homecoming parade application policy amid lawsuit from Muslim rights group – ABC CAIR: Mizzou […]
CAIR Condemns Threats Targeting HBCUs, Calls for Stepped-Up Security and Swift Prosecution of Perpetrators
The Council on American‑Islamic Relations (CAIR) today condemned threats targeting multiple Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), which have prompted multiple campuses to go into lockdown, shelter‑in‑place, or cancel nonessential activities. Washington, D.C., based CAIR also called for stepped-up security for those institutions and for swift apprehension and prosecution of the perpetrators. According to news […]
CAIR-CA Denounces Senate Education Committee Vote to Advance AB 715
The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today denounced the Senate Education Committee’s vote advancing AB 715 (Zbur & Addis) and reiterated its strong opposition to the bill. CAIR-CA warns that AB 715 would: In a statement, CAIR-CA Legislative and Government Affairs Director […]
CAIR Expresses Solidarity with UK Muslims After Assault on Muslim Girl in Scotland, Vandalism of Mosque in England
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed solidarity with Muslims in the UK after an alleged hate crime assault on a Muslim girl in Newton Mearns, Scotland, and the vandalism of a mosque in Stockport, England. According to reports, a young Muslim girl was walking […]
Video: CAIR-Chicago Condemns Murder of Charlie Kirk in Utah, Calls for End to Hateful Rhetoric
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CAIR in the News, September 11, 2025
CAIR-FL: Jewish Voice for Peace sues Miami Beach, claiming free speech violations – Miami Herald In attendance at Wednesday’s press conference was Wilfredo Ruiz, communications director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations Florida. “Mayor Meiner and Commissioner Suarez represent the antithesis of our what our country is, of what our city is,” Ruiz said. “This […]
CAIR Says Jerry Seinfeld’s Claim that KKK is ‘Better’ Than ‘Free Palestine’ is Part of Dehumanization of Palestinians
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said that comedian Jerry Seinfeld’s recent claim that the racist Ku Klux Klan (KKK) is somehow “better than” the growing worldwide campaign for a “Free Palestine” is part of the efforts of those supporting Israel’s genocide to dehumanize the […]
CAIR-CT to Hold Media Availability with Mother, Son Returning Home After Travel Ban Lifted by Israel
On Thursday, September 11, the Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CT) plans to hold a media availability with Intifada Abdelghani and her 14-year-old son Musa, both U.S. citizens, finally returning home to Connecticut after their travel ban was lifted by Israeli authorities. They are scheduled to land at Logan Airport in Boston on Thursday, September 11 at […]