CAIR and @Muslim Call on Meta to Lift Ban on Popular Social Media Page in India, Reject Pressure From Modi Govt
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization and @Muslim, one of the largest social media pages catering to Muslims, today condemned Meta for banning the page in India under pressure from the Indian government. CAIR and @Muslim called for Meta to reverse the “bigoted attack on free speech” […]
CAIR-NY Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Harassment of 2 Muslim Women in Midtown Manhattan
The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today called on law enforcement authorities to investigate the alleged harassment of two Muslim Women wearing Hijabs (Islamic head scarves) and Keffiyehs (Palestinian scarves) as a possible hate crime. SEE: VIDEO Earlier this week, two Muslim women wearing hijabs and keffiyehs were reportedly walking down Madison Avenue. […]
IMAN Network, CAIR Maryland Call on MD Leaders to Condemn Israeli Call for ‘Gaza Holocaust,’ Demand End to Genocide
The IMAN Network and the Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called for Maryland’s political leaders to condemn in the strongest possible terms a prominent Netanyahu-backed Israeli TV producer Elad Barashi’s public call for a “Gaza Holocaust” and the use of gas chambers and train cars to eliminate the people of […]
CAIR-Philadelphia Condemns House Committee’s Targeting of Haverford College Faculty and Students Over False Allegations of Antisemitism
The Philadelphia chapter of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR- Philadelphia), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned majority members of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce for their unjustified targeting of faculty and students at Haverford College based on false and politically-motivated allegations of antisemitism. In recent hearings, […]
CAIR-LA Calls on Claremont McKenna College to Address Students’ Concerns Over Controversial Commencement Speaker
The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today called on Claremont McKenna College (CMC) leadership to address students’ concerns regarding the school’s 2026 Commencement Speaker, Salman Rushdie. Rushdie is an Indian-born British-American novelist who has previously made troubling statements about Islam and Palestine. On Friday, May 2, the Claremont […]
CAIR Condemns India’s Bombing of Mosques and Civilians in Pakistan, Calls on U.S. to Demand Modi Deescalate
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today strongly condemned India’s far-right and anti-Muslim Hindutva government for bombing mosques and civilians in Pakistan. On Tuesday, the Indian government launched missile attacks on numerous sites on Pakistani territory, including Pakistan-administered Kashmir. India claims its attacks were a response to a […]
CAIR Calls on State Department to Condemn RSF’s Escalating Attacks in Sudan, Make Clear Militia Will Never Receive American Recognition
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the State Department to condemn attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan and make clear that the militia will never receive American recognition. Yesterday, RSF drone strikes hit a major power station in the […]
CAIR Condemns Ban on Hijab by Province in Belgium
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a ban on hijab, or Islamic head scarves, in educational institutions in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The ban, which prohibits the wearing of items such as headscarves during educational activities, comes into effect September 1. Vlaams Belang, […]
CAIR Special Report Reveals Surging Crisis in Employment Discrimination Sparked by Anti-Palestinian Bias
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released a special report, “Terminated: Employment Discrimination at the Core of Islamophobia and Anti-Palestinian Racism,” which reveals a surging crisis in employment discrimination across the country, largely sparked by efforts to prevent employees from displaying signs of Palestinian culture or sympathy […]
CAIR-SFBA Urges Apology After Sunnyvale Censors Palestinian Culture at Arts Festival
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 announced that it has sent a letter to Sunnyvale Mayor Larry Klein urging a public apology and policy changes after the City of Sunnyvale censored Palestinian cultural expression at the Hands on the […]