CAIR-LA Condemns Racist Attack Targeting Japanese-American Professor in LA County, Welcomes Police Probe
The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA)today condemned the recent racist attack allegedly targeting a Japanese-American professor in Montebello, California, and welcomed the investigation by local police. SEE: Elderly Japanese American professor injured in suspected hate crime attack Asian American professor who teaches history of racism attacked in possible […]
CAIR-LA Condemns ‘Disturbing’ Vandalism Targeting Los Angeles Mosque, Welcomes Hate Crime Probe
The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today condemned the recent vandalism targeting the Islamic Center of Southern California (ICSC) in Los Angeles. SEE: LAPD launches hate crime investigation into graffiti at Islamic Center of Southern California On Monday, May 12, ICSC released a statement reporting a “disturbing act of vandalism” on […]
CAIR-Philadelphia to Join in Announcing Lawsuit Against School District of Philadelphia for Discrimination, Retaliation
On Thursday, May 15, the Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia) will join a press conference to announce the filing of a federal lawsuit against the School District of Philadelphia on behalf of Keziah Ridgeway, a respected educator and advocate, alleging unlawful discrimination and retaliation in violation of her civil rights. The legal […]
CAIR-NY Expresses Concerns Over New Mask Law’s Threat to Civil Rights, Peaceful Protest
The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), the state’s leading Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today raised alarm over the threat to civil rights and peaceful protest posed by Governor Kathy Hochul’s support for a new statute that creates a Class B misdemeanor for wearing a mask to conceal identity […]
CAIR ACTION ALERT: Demand Congress Strike Dangerous ‘Nonprofit Killer Bill’ Provision from GOP Tax Proposal
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling on all Americans to urge their members of Congress to strike and not include the “Nonprofit Killer Bill” provision, recently approved by the House Ways and Means Committee and quietly inserted into page 380 of President Trump and House Republicans’ […]
BREAKING: CAIR Applauds Order to Release Georgetown Scholar Badar Khan Suri
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today applauded a judge’s order to release Georgetown scholar Badar Khan Suri, who was arrested and detained by ICE, apparently due to his wife’s connections to Gaza and criticism of the Israeli government’s genocide. A federal judge found that Suri, who has […]
CAIR Calls Israel’s Slaughter of 22 Children in Gaza a ‘Transparent Attempt to Sabotage’ President Trump’s Peace Push
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the Israeli government’s escalating slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza, including at least 22 children, as a “transparent attempt to sabotage” the Trump administration’s recent push to restart ceasefire negotiations and pursue an end to other regional conflicts. CAIR […]
CAIR Condemns Vandalism Targeting Church in South Dakota
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned vandalism targeting the Mitchell Congregational United Church of Christ in Mitchell, South Dakota. The church was vandalized with derogatory graffiti over the weekend, the third such incident in recent years. SEE: Church Struck by Vandalism Again, But Faith Remains […]
CAIR in the News, May 14, 2025
CAIR-LA: Salman Rushdie pulls out as Claremont McKenna College graduation speaker – Daily Bulletin On Wednesday, May 7, the Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said in a news release that Rushdie has “made troubling statements about Islam and Palestine.” CAIR: Republicans Sneak “Nonprofit Killer” Bill Into Reconciliation Package – […]
CAIR-CA Hosts 14th Annual Muslim Day at the Capitol, Urges Lawmakers to Oppose Ethnic Studies Censorship and Support Middle Eastern Inclusion
On Monday, May 12, more than 190 California Muslims and interfaith allies from across the state gathered in Sacramento for the 14th Annual Muslim Day at the Capitol (MDAC) Advocacy Day, hosted by the California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization. WATCH: CAIR-CA: 14th […]