CAIR Condemns World Silence After More Israeli Massacres of Starving Palestinians at Concentration Sites

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the world’s silence after yet another Israeli massacre of starving Palestinians forced to seek food at U.S.-back concentration sites in Gaza. Israel slaughtered at least 72 people on Thursday, including 21 who gathered near the concentration sites. The […]

CAIR Supports Removal of Confederate Monument in Mississippi

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed support for the proposed removal of a Confederate monument from the center of Brandon, Mississippi. That city’s Board of Aldermen voted to have a civil engineer to determine where it could be relocated. “We support every effort to […]

CAIR in the News, June 19, 2025

CAIR-Action: Mamdani’s Comment on ‘Intifada’ Motto Fuels Tension in Mayor’s Race – New York Times Basim Elkarra, the executive director of CAIR Action, the political arm of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, defended Mr. Mamdani. He said the phrase in question was used by some human-rights activists “to call for nonviolent, worldwide solidarity aimed at […]

CAIR-NJ Encourages All Schools to Permit Cultural Displays at Graduations

The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations today encouraged all public and private schools to allow students to display their cultural identity as they celebrate a major milestone in one of the most diverse states in the country. CAIR-New Jersey is calling on school officials across the state to permit students to wear […]

CAIR Sues Maryland County BOE, School Officials for Violating First Amendment with Palestine Flag Ban

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced the filing of a lawsuit against the Montgomery County Board of Education in Rockville, Maryland, challenging Sligo Middle School’s rule prohibiting teachers from displaying the Palestinian flag but allowing the display of other flags, including that if Israel.  […]

CAIR Calls for Action After Report Reveals Dozens of Western Companies Connected with Uyghur Slave Labor

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the international community to take action after a report revealed that dozens of western companies are connected with slave labor in the Uyghur region of China.  Global Rights Compliance, an international human rights organization, published a comprehensive report revealing […]

CAIR-WA Calls Out Bellevue School District for Canceling Palestinian Author’s Children’s Book Event  

The Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the Bellevue School District’s decision to cancel the debut book event for Palestinian children’s book author Safa Suleiman’s Hilwa’s Gifts at an elementary school.    On April 2, 2025, Suleiman had a […]

CAIR ACTION ALERT: Urge your Senator to Support Sen. Kaine’s Resolution Forbidding Unauthorized U.S. War on Iran

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, calls on all Americans to urge their Senators to sponsor and support Senator Tim Kaine’s (D-VA) joint resolution (S.J.Res 59) to prevent the Trump administration from involving U.S. armed forces in a war with Iran that Congress has not authorized. CLICK HERE […]