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CAIR Calls Trump’s Expanded Travel Ban Targeting Mostly Muslim, African Nations, Free Speech ‘Unnecessary, Overbroad and Ideologically Motivated’

The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today responded to President Trump’s new and expanded travel ban, which targets 19 mostly Muslim and African nations and raises the specter of more vague ideological screening tests on immigrants, by calling the order “unnecessary, overbroad and ideologically motivated.”  CAIR also […]

CAIR-NY Welcomes Indictment of Off Duty LI Detective on Hate Crime Related Charges

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 welcomed the indictment of John Murphy for an alleged hate-crime he reportedly committed in early November.  SEE: Off-Duty LI Detective Indicted On Hate Crime-Related Charges: PD SEE: Local News Hate crime charges levied […]

CAIR Condemns Nazi Swastika Mowed into Illinois Lawn

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, and its Chicago chapter today condemned a Nazi swastika mowed into the grass of a residential lawn in Illinois. Authorities in Alhambra, Illinois, are investigating whether the act qualifies as a hate crime. Yesterday, CAIR’s Pittsburgh chapter condemned the racist and neo-Nazi […]

CAIR Welcomes Sentencing of Texas Man who Threatened to Kill Sikhs in New Jersey

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the sentencing of a Texas man to 26 months in prison after he allegedly threatened employees of a Sikh non-profit in New Jersey. Dallas resident Bhushan Athale, 49, was found guilty of making violent interstate threats against individuals […]

CAIR in the News, June 4, 2025

Video: CAIR-Austin Condemns Vandalism of Three Austin Mosques, Urges Swift Arrest and Continued Protection CAIR-MI: Muslim family accuses Domino’s of food tampering and Islamophobia in civil rights complaint – Detroit Metro Times CAIR-NJ: Here’s what to know about the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha – NJ.com Eid al-Adha, which translates to “the festival of sacrifice,” celebrates […]

CAIR Designates U. of Massachusetts Amherst as ‘Hostile Campus’ for Anti-Genocide Protesters

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, and its Massachusetts chapter (CAIR-Mass) today designated the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) as a ‘Hostile Campus’ following violent crackdowns on peaceful anti-genocide protesters, discriminatory sanctions, and a pattern of neglect in addressing anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian harassment. SEE: CAIR Designates University of Massachusetts […]

CAIR Urges House Education and Workforce Committee to Restore, Protect Shuttered Department of Education Civil Rights Office

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today sent a letter to the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce urging lawmakers to reject the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and to oppose the criminalization of constitutionally […]