CAIR in the News, July 5, 2025
CAIR: Newlywed Detained by ICE for 140 Days Says She Was Treated ‘Like Cattle’ – Newsweek CAIR-DFW Executive Director Mustafaa Carroll said in a statement shared with Newsweek: “Words cannot effectively express our sincere appreciation for the much-awaited release of Ms. Ward Sakeik from ICE detention that lasted over 120 days. We are extremely pleased […]
CAIR Demands Israel Allow Baby Formula Delivery to Gaza’s Starving Children, Protection for Medical Personnel
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today demanded that Israeli occupation forces allow baby formula into Gaza to feed children facing malnutrition under Israel’s campaign of forced starvation. The director of field hospitals in Gaza told Al Jazeera that Israel is blocking the entry of baby […]
CAIR Offers Condolences for Victims of Flash Flood, Prayers for Those Missing at Camp Mystic
The Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Texas), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed its heartfelt condolences and solidarity with the victims and families affected by the tragic flash flooding at Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp located along the Guadalupe River in the Texas […]
CAIR OP-ED: We Didn’t Fight a Revolution for a King
The Fourth of July marks the day America declared our independence from the idea that one man should hold unchecked power over an entire people and from a system that placed loyalty to the crown above fairness, above freedom, and above the law. That’s the kind of government America’s founding fathers risked their lives to […]
CAIR-CA Urges Senate to Reject AB 715 as Amendments Deepen Threat to Academic Freedom
The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today submitted a second letter to Senator Sasha Renée Pérez, the Senate Education Committee chair, reiterating its strong opposition to Assembly Bill 715 (Zbur & Addis) following the release of new, deeply troubling amendments. In a June letter, CAIR-CA warned […]
DC: AMP with CAIR, USCMO, and CODEPINK to Hold Press Conference Condemning Netanyahu’s White House Visit, Demand Trump Impose Immediate and Permanent Ceasefire in Gaza
On Monday, July 7, American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), in collaboration with CODEPINK, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), and the U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), will hold a press conference condemning Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the White House. WHAT: Press Conference WHEN: Monday, July 7, 10 AM ET LOCATION: H and 16th in front of Lafayette Park, Washington, D.C. CONTACT: […]
CAIR-CA Condemns UC President’s Ban on Student Governments Boycotting Companies Associated With Israel
The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) today condemned a recent statement from the University of California (UC) President Michael Drake banning student governments and all other “university entities” from boycotting companies associated with Israel. SEE: President Drake sent a letter to chancellors in the UC system, reportedly stating that “[financial] boycotts of companies […]
Video: CAIR-WA Calls Out Bellevue School District for Canceling Palestinian Author’s Children’s Book Event
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CAIR Condemns NIH Funding Cut for Sickle Cell Disease Research Citing ‘DEI’ and ‘Divisiveness’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a decision by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to cut a $750,000 research grant to study Sickle Cell Disease, which mostly impacts Black people. The NIH reportedly told the doctor who was conducting the research that it was cutting […]
CAIR Condemns American Mercernaries Caught on Camera Celebrating Attacks on Starving Palestinians in Gaza
Muslim civil rights and advocacy group also welcomes UN human rights official’s call for arms embargo on Israeli government The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today strongly condemned American mercenaries accused of shooting at starving Palestinians in Gaza, called on the Justice Department to investigate and prosecute […]