CAIR Welcomes First GOP Recognition of Israel’s War Crimes in Gaza as Genocide

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s recognition that the Israeli government’s war crimes in Gaza – including the deliberate starvation of civilians – constitutes genocide. CAIR also today called on other Republican elected officials to put America first by acknowledging the […]

CAIR-LA Welcomes Swift Response to Racist Incidents at Knott’s Berry Farms

The Los Angeles office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today welcomed Knott’s Berry Farm’s swift response to two separate recent racist incidents at the theme park in Buena Park, California. SEE: A widely circulated video posted to TikTok from July 12 shows a man at Knott’s Berry Farm allegedly shouting a racial slur targeting Latinos after […]

CAIR-Michigan Welcomes Hate Crime Charge for Racist Confrontation

The Michigan chapter of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a local chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed hate crime charges for an alleged racist confrontation in Eaton County. SEE: Eaton County man charged with hate crime after allegedly using racial slur, spitting on neighbor Robert Burley, 38, from Eaton Rapids, […]

CAIR ACTION ALERT: Tell the Senate to Vote YES on Sanders’ Resolutions to Block U.S. Bombs and Guns for Genocide in Gaza

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling on all Americans to immediately contact their U.S. senators and demand they VOTE YES on two urgent resolutions introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders to stop the Trump administration from sending more weapons to the Israeli government. ACT NOW: Tell the […]

CAIR in the News, July 30, 2025

CAIR-MI: ‘A moral emergency’: Muslim leaders urge others to speak out on Gaza – Detroit News Imam Dawud Walid, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Michigan chapter, noted the shared values of Muslims and Jews, such as the belief that “whoever kills an innocent soul is like killing all of humankind, but whoever […]

CAIR Welcomes Senate Reintroduction of John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL) reintroduction of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act in both the U.S. Senate and urged Muslim voters to advocate for its passage during the August congressional recess. CAIR staff and […]

CAIR in the News, July 29, 2025

CAIR: NYPD Honors Didarul Islam: Immigrant Muslim Hero Lost in Midtown Shooting – Latin Times CAIR: Randy Fine ‘dropped by AIPAC’ over Gaza starvation remarks – The New Arab CAIR-Austin: Community rallies around Austin Muslims after vandals strike local mosques– Chron.com CAIR-MN: Local Jewish, Muslim leaders amplify President Trump’s call for more aid in Gaza – […]