CAIR Concerned by AMAC Report That Almost Half of Tennessee Muslim Students Report Faith-Based Bullying
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed concern following a report by American Muslim Advisory Council (AMAC), which found that almost half of Muslim students in Tennessee report faith-based bullying. That AMAC survey of Muslim families and students found 46 percent of students reported experiencing faith-based bullying, while […]
CAIR in the News, September 8, 2025
CAIR: Texas attorney general wants students to pray in school – unless they’re Muslim – The Guardian “It is unfortunate that our state’s top law enforcement officer would engage in a cheap Islamophobic publicity stunt that could very well result in increased bullying of Muslim students and the creation of a hostile learning environment,” the […]
BREAKING: CAIR-Minnesota Calls for Probe of Possible Bias Motive for Fire at Dar Al Farooq Mosque in Bloomington
The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for an investigation of a possible bias motive for a fire that broke out Friday, September 5, after Friday noon prayers (Jummah) at Dar Al Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington. Security cameras and eyewitnesses alerted mosque leaders […]
CAIR Condemns Anti-Hispanic Assault in Maryland, Calls for Unity Against Hate
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned an alleged bias-motivated assault targeting a Hispanic woman in Annapolis, Maryland. According to reports, the suspect attacked the woman while shouting, “No habla inglés,” and has since been charged with a hate crime. SEE: She was gassing up […]
CAIR Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Harassment, Vandalism Targeting Anti-Genocide Protesters’ in Maryland
Civil rights group seeks stepped up protection for protesters, urges elected officials to publicly condemn incidents (BALTIMORE, MD, 9/6/25) – The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a reported pattern of racist, pro-Israel vandalism and harassment allegedly targeting the vehicles of […]
CAIR in the News, September 6, 2025
CAIR: MAGA has a new cautionary tale: England – Washington Post The American Muslim civil rights organization CAIR accused conference speakers of promoting false images of immigrants in Britain, comparing the attacks to “bigotry said about Jewish European” immigrants who came the U.S. in the 20th century. “Stephen K. Bannon and other conservatives who are […]
CAIR-CT Welcomes Lifting of Israeli Travel Ban on Meriden Family
The Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CT), together with the Abdelghani family of Meriden, welcomes the news that U.S. citizens Intifada Abdelghani and her 14-year-old son Musa, both U.S. citizens, will now be able to return home after Israel lifted a security ban that had prevented them from leaving the country. CAIR-CT recently called on state elected officials […]
CAIR Call on State Dept. to Cancel ‘Lawless’ Sanctions on Human Rights Groups for Providing Evidence to the ICC’s Gaza War Crimes Probe
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Trump administration to reverse “lawless” sanctions imposed on Palestinian human rights organizations that have provide evidence to the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) investigation into war crimes committed by Israeli occupation forces in Gaza. The U.S. sanctions target several […]
CAIR-Florida Condemns Hateful Anti-Palestinian ‘Make Gaza Flat Again’ Hat Displayed at Miami Beach Salon; Calls for Public Apology
The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida), the state’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the public display of a racist, anti-Palestinian hat at Wow Brows, a beauty salon in Bay Harbor Islands, Miami Beach. CAIR-Florida is calling on salon owner Dari Moskovitch to issue a public apology in […]
CAIR in the News, September 5, 2025
CAIR-MI: The Metro: Is pro-Palestine speech protected on university campuses? – Detroit Public Radio Last week, the Michigan Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations held a press conference on Wayne State’s campus, accusing the university of being hostile to Muslim and Arab American students who express pro-Palestine views. CAIR urges US media to show […]