CAIR Says Latest Israeli Massacre of 52 Intentionally-Starved Civilians in Gaza ‘Part of Genocide to Exterminate Palestinians’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said Israel’s latest massacre of at more than 50 intentionally-starved civilians in Gaza is “part of an ongoing genocide aimed at exterminating the Palestinian people.” Israel slaughtered at least 74 across Gaza today, including 52 people shot while desperately seeking food for their […]
CAIR Says Removing Explicit ‘Israel’ from DHS Grant Terms Is a Sham, Remaining Boycott Language Still Threatens Disaster Funds
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today warned that the Trump administration’s removal of explicit language requiring cities and states to certify that they do not boycott Israel was a “sham” because other language remains that would still allow the Department of Homeland Security to withhold funds […]
‘Epic Hate in Texas’: CAIR Report Exposes Baseless Bigotry Behind State’s Targeting of Muslim Institutions
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released an analysis of the fearmongering led by Texas Governor Greg Abbott and anti-Muslim campaigner Amy Mek around a Muslim-led development project, EPIC City. The analysis places the attack in the context of both a continuing tradition of Texas […]
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CAIR in the News, August 5, 2025
CAIR-NY: Columbia’s fight against antisemitism should not come at the expense of free speech or Muslim students – Columbia Spectator And while Columbia’s leadership focuses immense attention on combatting antisemitism—as it should—it has done little to address the documented discrimination faced by Muslim and Arab students. Civil rights organizations like the New York chapter of […]
CAIR-Ohio Condemns Distribution of Racist Propaganda in Cincinnati, Planned White Supremacist Rally
The Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned both the distribution of racist propaganda in Cincinnati and a white supremacist rally planned for August 16 in Brown County, Ohio. According to news reports, hateful flyers linked to white supremacist […]
CAIR Calls on Trump Admin, Congress to Stop Israel’s Declared Annexation of Gaza and the West Bank
Speaker Johnson Endorses Land Seizure from an Illegal Settlement, Knesset Vote Signals Full Israeli Takeover The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Trump administration and Congress to take immediate action to stop Israel’s announced plan to occupy the Gaza Strip and annex the […]
CAIR Says Trump Admin’s $15,000 Visa Bond Program Is ‘Legalized Shakedown,’ Not National Security
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the Trump administration’s new visa bond pilot program requiring foreign visitors from select countries to pay up to $15,000 in cash deposits as a condition for entry into the United States as a “legalized shakedown.” SEE: Federal Register :: Visas: Visa […]
CAIR Says Planned Return of Confederate General’s Statue to D.C. is Attempt to ‘Turn Back the Clock’ to Pre-Civil Rights Era
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said the planned return of a Confederate statue to Washington, D.C., is an attempt to “turn back the clock” to the pre-civil rights era.” The National Park Service says a statue honoring Confederate general Albert Pike will be returned to […]
CAIR Calls for Probe of Alleged Workplace Harassment Targeting Muslim Employee at Maryland Safeway
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called for an investigation of alleged Islamophobic and discriminatory behavior targeting a Muslim employee at the Safeway store located at 4370 Montgomery Road in Ellicott City, Maryland. CAIR also called for corrective actions by Safeway based on the results of that investigation. According to […]