CAIR-CT Condemns Racist Rant at Stamford Supermarket
The Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CT) today condemned a racist verbal attack directed at a woman at a Stamford supermarket after video of the incident went viral online. According to media reports, the victim was subjected to racist and xenophobic insults while standing in line at a Grade A Market in […]
CAIR in the News, June 11, 2026
Video: CAIR-Chicago Condemns Burning Cross Found in Grant Park CAIR-Chicago: Chicago police releases photo after person seen fleeing from burning cross in Grant Park – WGN A statement from CAIR Chicago said, “Anti-Black racism and white supremacist intimidation have no place in Chicago. Hate groups and individuals who traffic in these symbols appear increasingly emboldened, […]
CAIR Calls New Expansion of Illegal Israeli Settlements in Occupied West Bank ‘De Facto Annexation’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said the Israeli government’s latest expansion of illegal settlements in the illegally-occupied West Bank is “de facto annexation.” According to reports, the Israeli government is moving forward with major new investments and construction projects to expand settlements and related infrastructure throughout […]
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Video: CAIR-Arizona Calls for Accountability After Peoria School Board Member’s Islamophobic Posts
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CAIR-Chicago to Host Returned U.S. Citizen Freedom Flotilla Activists Following Kidnap By Israeli Forces
The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will host a press conference on Thursday, June 11, featuring Chicago residents who recently returned home after being kidnapped by Israeli forces while participating in the Global Sumud Freedom Flotilla humanitarian mission to Gaza. The U.S. citizen activists […]
CAIR-MI Raises Serious First Amendment Concerns Regarding University of Michigan Protest Indictments
The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) today expressed serious concerns regarding the recently unsealed indictments arising from protests at the University of Michigan, warning that while allegations of criminal conduct should be addressed through the judicial process, charging documents should not blur the line between alleged unlawful acts and constitutionally protected […]
CAIR-Arizona Calls for Accountability After Peoria School Board Member’s Islamophobic Posts, Raises Concerns Over Effort to Restrict Public Participation
The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Arizona), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, yesterday joined parents, students, educators, faith leaders, and community members at the Peoria Unified School District Governing Board meeting to demand accountability following Islamophobic social media posts made by Governing Board Member Janelle Bowles. Multiple community […]
CAIR Welcomes Hate Crime Charges for Reported Assault on Honduran Man in Tennessee
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed hate crime charges against a Roane County, Tennessee, man accused of violently assaulting a Honduran man inside his home. Prosecutors allege that Roy McGraw broke into the mobile home on a property that he managed and assaulted the […]
CAIR-Chicago Condemns Burning Cross Found in Grant Park
Civil rights group says act reminiscent of KKK and White Supremacist hate The Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the discovery of a burning cross in Grant Park on June 9, calling the act a disturbing reminder of the Ku Klux Klan’s legacy […]