CAIR-NJ Condemns Detention of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Demands Immediate Release
The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) condemns the detention of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka today at the Delaney Hall immigration detention center and demands his immediate release. READ MORE: New Jersey Mayor Ras Baraka arrested at ICE facility – POLITICO Baraka was taken into custody Friday while protesting the facility’s reopening, citing […]
Media Advisory: CAIR, Advocates to Speak Out Against Threat of Renewed Muslim Ban at SF Hearing
On Monday, May 12, a representative from the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will testify at a San Francisco Immigrant Rights Commission hearing addressing growing concerns over the potential return of the discriminatory travel ban that previously targeted Muslim-majority and African nations. The hearing will feature […]
Community Advisory: Join CAIR & ICNA Webinar on Protecting Your Freedom of Speech, Movement
Join the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Islamic Council of North America (ICNA) for a webinar on May 13 at 9 p.m. ET on protecting your freedom of speech and movement against government crackdowns. CAIR attorneys and policy experts will join with ICNA board members to share advice on how students, travelers and others threatened […]
CAIR Welcomes Federal Court Order for Immediate Release of ‘Political Prisoner’ Rumeysa Ozturk
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed an order by a federal judge demanding the immediate release of Tufts University graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk who was snatched from the street by masked ICE agents apparently because she co-wrote an editorial calling for her school to […]
CAIR Supports Western Kentucky U. Muslim Students’ Request for Prayer Space
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed its support for a request by Muslim students at Western Kentucky University (WKU) for a space to pray. The Muslim Student Association at WKU chapter has been requesting an easily accessible campus prayer space since its founding in […]
CAIR-CA to Host 14th Annual Muslim Day at the Capitol, Advocating for MENA Inclusion and the Protection of Ethnic Studies
On Monday, May 12, the California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will host its 14th Annual Muslim Day at the Capitol (MDAC). The daylong civic engagement event will run from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and bring together more than 150 participants from […]
CAIR in the News, May 9, 2025
CAIR-Texas: DOJ opens investigation into proposed Muslim-centric development in Collin County– ABC Following Cornyn’s April request for a DOJ investigation into EPIC City, the Council on American-Islamic Relations sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice, calling on the DOJ to reject Cornyn’s request. “Senator Cornyn’s request is not only factually baseless. It weaponizes […]
CAIR Action Alert: Urge Montgomery County Council to Vote No to Public Funding for Maryland Israel Development Center
Council Hearing Scheduled for Today at 1:30pm The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is urging all people of conscience to urge Maryland officials not to support companies that enable genocide. This afternoon, the Montgomery County Council is holding a preliminary vote to allocate $45,831 to the Maryland Israel Development Center (MIDC). This organization serves as the broker to […]
CAIR-OK Condemns Passage of Laws that Restrict Free Speech, Shut Down Campus Protest
The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) today expressed free speech concerns over the signing of SB 942 and SB 991 by Governor Kevin Stitt. “We are disappointed that the Oklahoma legislature, and Governor Stitt, saw fit to enshrine vague and overly broad new laws that restrict free speech under the guise […]
CAIR-NJ ‘Know Your Rights’ Student Edition
Join us for an informative session co-sponsored by the New Jersey State Bar Foundation, with dinner provided. Date: Saturday, May 17, 2025 Time: 8:00 PM (after Maghrib) Location: Islamic Center of Harrison – 301 Jersey St, Harrison, NJ 07029 This program is made possible through funding from the IOLTA Fund of the Bar […]