BREAKING: CAIR Condemns Israeli Assassination of 5 Al Jazeera Journalists in Gaza, Calls on World Media to Stand with Their Palestinian Colleagues

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned Israel’s assassination of five Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza and called on U.S. and international media professionals to stand in solidarity with their Palestinian colleagues under attack. Israel murdered journalists Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh, along with camera […]

CAIR Calls on UEFA to Clearly State Who Murdered Palestinian Soccer Star Suleiman al-Obeid

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on UEFA, European football’s governing body, to clearly state who murdered Palestinian soccer star Suleiman al-Obeid, and to state how and why he was murdered. In its tribute to the al-Obeid, UEFA only stated: “Farewell to Suleiman al-Obeid, […]

CAIR-Texas Condemns Anti-Asian, Anti-Immigrant Remarks Directed at State Rep. Gene Wu

The Texas chapters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Texas), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the anti-Asian and anti-immigrant remarks directed at Texas Representative Gene Wu.  State Senator Mayes Middleton accused Representative Wu of being “back in China” and “putting China first, Texas second.” These remarks came after Texas […]

CAIR-Chicago Welcomes Hate Crime Charges, Suspect Remains in Custody After Pilsen Mural Assault 

The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, welcomes the hate crime charges filed against Danielle Wasserman for her violent attacks and defacement of a Palestinian-Mexican solidarity mural in Pilsen.  SEE MORE: Chicago woman charged with attacking 2 people, vandalizing mural in Pilsen Wasserman was […]

BREAKING: CAIR Wins Major Court Ruling Protecting the Right of Arkansas Muslims to Gather for Jummah in Prison

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights organization, today won a major federal court order requiring the Arkansas Department of Corrections (ADC) to provide Muslims their own weekly prayer service, or Jummah. While Arkansas prisons allowed Christians, Catholics, Protestants and Jews to prayer separately, they did not do the same for […]

CAIR-Pittsburgh Welcomes Firing of Allegheny County Jail Officer Following Racist Video Scandal

The Pittsburgh chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Pittsburgh), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the termination of an Allegheny County Jail corrections officer who appeared in a racist video wielding a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire and using an anti-Black slur. The widely shared […]

CAIR and CAIR-Chicago Send DOJ Letter Demanding Probe into Killing of U.S. Citizen Khamis Ayyad by Israeli Settlers

The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) and its National chapter CAIR, today announced that they have submitted a joint letter to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Attorney General Pam Bondi demanding an immediate federal investigation intothe killing of Khamis Ayyad, a U.S. citizen and Illinois resident, by illegal Israeli settlers in […]