CAIR in the News, May 7, 2026
Video: CAIR-NJ Condemns Rutgers School of Engineering Dean’s Removal of Anti-Genocide Commencement Speaker CAIR: Rutgers University rescinds invitation to graduation speaker over anti-Israel comments – CBS News CAIR-NJ: Rutgers University Condemned for Canceling Palestinian Rights Advocate’s Graduation Speech – Common Dreams CAIR: Rutgers University rescinds invitation to graduation speaker over anti-Israel comments – Europe Says […]
CAIR OP-ED: OK Muslims have religious rights despite efforts to erase them | Opinion – The Oklahoman
READ THE OP-ED. The Constitution has not changed. What has changed is that some self-appointed religious police now believe the political climate gives them permission to try again to claim they are empowered to place their personal conditions on American freedom. They are wrong, legally, historically and ethically. Oklahoma taxpayers already footed the bill for […]
Video: CAIR-NJ Condemns Rutgers School of Engineering Dean’s Removal of Anti-Genocide Commencement Speaker
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CAIR-SFBA Condemns Oakland Approval of Cellebrite Phone Surveillance Contract, Citing Civil Rights and Transparency Concerns
The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), today condemned the Oakland City Council’s approval of a contract authorizing the Oakland Police Department (OPD) to deploy technology from Cellebrite, an Israeli digital intelligence company whose tools have been used to harvest data from Palestinian detainees in Gaza and track immigrants across the United States. The council voted 6-2 to approve a $140,000 contract for OPD to deploy Cellebrite’s phone extraction technology, […]
CAIR-SFBA Condemns East Palo Alto’s IHRA-Based Proclamation, Warns of Chilling Effect on Protected Speech
The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the East Palo Alto City Council’s adoption of an antisemitism proclamation incorporating the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism, warning the definition has been repeatedly used to suppress […]
CAIR-Texas Welcomes Removal of Surveillance, Defense Targets from Austin Economic Development Resolution
Muslim civil rights and advocacy group calls on community to mobilize for binding guardrails (AUSTIN, TX, 5/6/2026) – 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 welcomed the removal of specific target industries, including mass-surveillance AI and defense technology, from the […]
CAIR-Chicago to Join American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), Allies at Press Conference Following City Vote on Resolution in Support of Salah Sarsour
The American Muslims for Palestine (AMP)-Chicago, in collaboration with local community organizations, will hold a press conference outside of City Hall following the vote on City Council Resolution R2026-0024891, calling on U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to immediately release Salah Sarsour and to ensure safeguarding of immigrant rights and […]
CAIR Calls on Congress to Condemn Israel’s Latest Targeting of Christians, Ben-Gvir’s Plans to Hang Palestinians
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on members of Congress to condemn the Israeli military’s targeting of Christians, including Israeli soldier’s disrespectful and mocking photo with a statue of the Virgin Mary and an attack by Israeli troops on Christians celebrating St. George’s Day […]
CAIR-NY Condemns Antisemitic, Neo-Nazi Vandalism in Queens
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 condemned the antisemitic and neo-Nazi vandalism of several Jewish institutions in Queens, including a community center, synagogue, two homes, and a vehicle. The incidents are currently being investigated by the Hate Crimes Task Force. The NYPD has released […]
CAIR-NJ Condemns Rutgers School of Engineering Dean’s Removal of Anti-Genocide Commencement Speaker
The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the Dean of the Rutgers School of Engineering’s (SOE) decision to rescind the invitation to have Rami Elghandour, a Rutgers alumnus, accomplished businessman and advocate for human rights, as the 2026 commencement speaker. Elghandour […]