Video: Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (PA) Exposes Anti-Muslim Bigotry of ‘Sharia Hoax’ Hearing
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CAIR-NY Raises Concerns Over NYPD Delayed Response to Violent Assault Involving Muslim Man Near ICCNY
The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today is calling for accountability and transparency following what appears to be a delayed and inadequate NYPD response to a violent assault in Manhattan on April 19, 2026. According to the victim’s family, […]
CAIR-NJ Welcomes Rutgers Senate Censure of Dean for Cancelling Speaker Over Opposition to Israeli Genocide
The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today welcomed a decision by the Rutgers University Senate to censure the Dean of the School of Engineering for cancelling a commencement speaker for expressing his views on Israel’s genocide of Palestinians. The Dean of the Rutgers School of Engineering, Alberto Cuitiño, cancelled a […]
CAIR Calls on Sponsors of ‘Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving’ to Expand Speakers List
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the organizers of Sunday’s “A National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving” to expand their speakers list to reflect America’s rich religious landscape. According to Religion News Service, speakers are, “almost entirely Christian and mostly evangelical, with some […]
CAIR in the News, May 13, 2026
CAIR-Texas: Frisco pastor calls Islam ‘demonic agenda,’ says mayoral race is ‘spiritual battle’ – Dallas Morning News Mustafaa Carroll, executive director of the Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said Islam has become a “political football” to help people get elected in Texas. “You’ll find a lot of candidates … using this as a way of […]
BREAKING: CAIR Submits Statement for Congressional Record Rebutting Anti-Muslim Hate Planned for Second ‘Sharia Hoax’ Hearing
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/13/26) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today publicly released a formal statement and briefing materials that it shared with the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government ahead of an anti-Muslim congressional hearing that platforms “unhinged bigots” who seek to expel […]
CAIR-LA Welcomes Pasadena City Council’s Vote to Prohibit Funding for Weapons Manufacturers, Private Prisons
The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today welcomed the Pasadena City Council’s 5–2 vote to amend a city investment policy to prohibit investments in companies that manufacture weapons and in private prisons. SEE: Pasadena amends investment policy, steering funds away from fossil fuel, weapons, private prisons Passed on Monday, May 11, the final amendment states, “The City Treasurer or any other authorized individual […]
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Staff AttorneyLocation: Tampa or OrlandoClassification: NonexemptSchedule Type: Full-timeSalary: $60,000 – $73,000Salary commensurate with experience CAIR-FL is a chapter of the nation’s leading Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization. As a non-profit organization, CAIR-FL is dedicated to safeguarding the civil liberties of Muslim Americans in Florida through legal advocacy, education, media relations, civic engagement, and grassroots mobilization. We strive to […]
CAIR, CAIR-GA Condemn Deborah Lipstadt for Denying Rapes of Palestinian Prisoners, Echoing Threat of Violence Against Nicholas Kristof
The Georgia chapter and national headquarters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned former Biden administration antisemitism czar Deborah Lipstadt for baselessly denying verified reports of the sexual abuse of Palestinians held in Israeli detention facilities and retweeting a post implicitly call for the execution of […]
CAIR Md. Calls on Life Time Fitness to Address Alleged Anti-Muslim, Anti-Arab Harassment, Threats Against Longtime Columbia Member
Civil rights group seeks reinstatement, independent investigation, preservation of evidence, staff training after Muslim Arab member allegedly faced harassment, threats, retaliation The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced that it has called on Life Time Fitness to investigate and take corrective […]