CAIR-Austin, Community Leaders Mourn Imam Islam Mossaad, Announce Funeral Service

The Austin chapter of the Council on American‑Islamic Relations (CAIR-Austin) today announced with deep sadness the passing of Imam Islam Mossaad, a devoted spiritual leader and interfaith advocate for the Central Texas Muslim community and invited all community members to attend his funeral tomorrow, August 1st, at 3:00 PM at North Austin Muslim Community Center […]

CAIR Welcomes Canada’s Planned Recognition of Palestine, Calls Out President Trump’s ‘Israel First’ Response

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the Canadian government’s announcement that it plans to recognize the State of Palestine and called President Trump’s implicit threat to scuttle a trade agreement with Canada over its decision the “latest sign” that his administration is putting Israel […]

CAIR in the News, July 31, 2025

CAIR-SFBA: Bay Area lawmakers, groups express outrage at killing of Palestinian filmmaker who was denied entry at San Francisco airport – Mercury News Video: CAIR-New Jersey, Palestinian Families Urge US Intervention in Israel’s Deliberate Starvation in Gaza Video: CAIR-Michigan Calls on Jewish Leaders to Speak Out Against Gaza Genocide CAIR-CT: CT Palestinian Americans seek political […]

CAIR Condemns Takeover of Ibrahimi Mosque by Illegal Israeli Settlers

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the reported takeover of the Ibrahimi Mosque in the occupied West Bank by Illegal Israeli settlers. Israeli media report that Israeli authorities intend to transfer administrative authority over the historic mosque from the Islamic Waqf and the Palestinian Hebron […]

CAIR Commends 27 Senators Who Voted to Block Weapons for Israel’s Genocide, Calls Vote ‘Historic Sign of Progress’

Muslim civil rights group urges public to thank supporters and hold opponents accountable for arming genocide The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today commended the 27 U.S. senators who voted to block offensive arms shipments to the Israeli government and called the vote a “historic sign […]

CAIR-Connecticut Facilitates Meeting Between Sen. Murphy’s Office, Family of Sayfullah Musallat, Killed by Israeli Settlers

Muslim civil rights group calls for U.S.-led Investigation and Urges Senator Murphy to Support Sanders Resolutions Blocking Arms Transfers   The Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CT) organized an emotional and urgent meeting earlier today between the family of Sayfullah Musallat—a 20-year-old Palestinian-American citizen brutally killed by Israeli settlers in the occupied West […]

CAIR-LA Raises Deep Concerns Regarding UC Settlement in Case Perpetuating False Narrative That UCLA Anti-Genocide Encampment Was Antisemitic

The Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today raised concerns regarding a recent announcement by the University of California that it will pay to settle a federal lawsuit that stemmed from the false narrative that the student-led anti-genocide encampment at the UC Los Angeles (UCLA) created a “Jew Exclusion Zone,” […]