CAIR Says WHO Report of 12,000 Gaza Children Under Five Being Starved to Death by Israel ‘Should Shock the World’s Conscience,’ Lead to Action

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said a statemen by the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) that some 12,000 children under five in Gaza are suffering from acute malnutrition “should shock the world’s conscience” and lead to concrete action against Israel’s campaign of forced starvation. […]

CAIR-MA Welcomes Massachusetts City’s Vote to Divest from Companies Profiting from Israel’s Gaza Genocide

The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MA), the state’s leading Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed passage of a “Values-Aligned Local Investments Ordinance” by Medford, Massachusetts, barring investments in companies that profit from Israel’s genocide in Gaza. SEE: Massachusetts City To Divest From Israel, Rejecting Trump’s Threat Of Retaliation HuffPost […]

CAIR Calls on Spanish Town to Remove Ban on Muslim Celebrations in Public Spaces

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for the removal of a Spanish town’s ban on Muslims using public facilities to celebrate religious activities deemed “alien to its identity.” That ban in Jumilla prevents Muslims from gathering in public gyms or civic buildings to mark […]

CAIR in the News, August 7, 2025

CAIR-CA: Padilla Criticized for Continuing to Support Military Aid to Israel While Gaza Starves – San Fernando Valley Sun The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, condemned the local senators for voting to continue “arming Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza.”  Bottom of Form […]

CAIR Calls on U.S. to Cut Ties with Anti-Muslim Mercenary Leading GHF Security in Gaza, Shut Down Mass Murdering Group

Doctors Without Borders report says Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution points are ‘sites of orchestrated killing and dehumanization.” (WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/7/2025) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Trump administration to cut ties with a reported anti-Muslim mercenary leading security for the U.S.-backed Gaza […]

In Letter to Gov. Shapiro, CAIR Pennsylvania Says Shift in Tone on Gaza Must Be Followed by Shift in Anti-Palestinian Policies, Talking Points

CAIR‑Pennsylvania (the Council on American-Islamic Relation’s Philadelphia and Pittsburgh chapters) today sent a letter to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro welcoming his call for dramatically increased humanitarian aid to Gaza while expressing concern about his use of talking points that reinforce the Israeli government’s false justifications for starving Gaza. CAIR-Pennsylvania also encouraged Shapiro to reconsider his […]

CAIR-WA, CAIR Call on Microsoft to Deny Israel Use of Servers for Gaza Genocide

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and its Washington state chapter (CAIR-WA) today called on Microsoft to deny Israel the use of its servers to store data reportedly used to carry out its genocide in Gaza. The Guardian reports: “Revealed here for the first time in an investigation by the Guardian with the Israeli-Palestinian publication +972 Magazine […]

CAIR in the News, August 6, 2025

CAIR-Chicago: Family of Palestinian American who died after Israeli settler attack calls for US intervention – The Guardian The Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), and Illinois congressman Chuy Garcia, also demanded an investigation into Ayyad’s killing. Video: CAIR’s Edward Ahmed Mitchell Calls on Trump Admin to Stop Gaza Genocide CAIR-GA: Emory […]