CAIR-LA, Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai LLP and Legal Partners to Announce Lawsuit Against Law Enforcement Agencies Over Violent Crackdown on Peaceful UCLA Anti-Genocide Protesters
On Monday, May 5, the Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA), along with Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai LLP, the Law Office of Colleen Flynn, Attorney Ricci Sergienko, Kleiman/Rajaram, and the Law Offices of Thomas B. Harvey, will hold a press conference to announce the filing of a lawsuit against […]
CAIR-Austin Urges San Marcos Council Members to Pass a Resolution Calling for Ceasefire, Arms Embargo on Israel
The Austin chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Austin) today called on all San Marcos City Council members to vote next Tuesday, May 6th, in favor of a resolution that demands an immediate ceasefire in occupied Palestine, imposes an arms embargo on Israel, and unequivocally condemns all forms of Islamophobia, antisemitism, and xenophobia. Read […]
CAIR Commends Georgetown University Student Body’s ‘Courageous’ Vote for Divestment from Companies Connected to Israeli Military
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today commended students at Georgetown University for voting to pass a referendum calling on the institution to divest from any companies connected to the Israeli military. Nearly 70 percent of students voted in favor of the referendum, while about 32.1% voted […]
Video: CAIR Designates U. of Pittsburgh as Hostile Campus for Targeting Anti-Genocide Voices
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BREAKING: CAIR Welcomes Release of Columbia Student Mohsen Mahdawi as ‘Major Victory’ for Free Speech on Gaza Genocide
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a federal court’s order to release of Mohsen Mahdawi, a permanent United States resident and green card holder from the illegally-occupied West Bank, who was arrested by immigration authorities in Vermont. CAIR also reiterated its call for the administration to […]
Over 750+ Muslim Delegates Participate in the 10th Annual National Muslim Hill Day on Capitol Hill
The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), the nation’s largest American Muslim civil society umbrella organization, today announced the successful completion of the 10th Annual Muslim Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill. This year’s theme of #MuslimHillDay was “Upholding Civil Rights, Defending Free Speech, and Advocating for Justice,” which reflects the urgency and responsibility of our collective work. Some […]
CAIR Calls on George Washington U. to End Relationship with Islamophobic Program After Racist NYPD Training
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on George Washington University to end its relationship with a program that co-led a racist training for New York Police Department (NYPD) staff that falsely claimed common expressions of Palestinian ethnic identity such as the keffiyeh and watermelons are indicators […]
CAIR in the News, April 30, 2025
CAIR: Mohsen Mahdawi, Columbia Student Detained at Citizenship Interview, Released by ICE – Newsweek CAIR-SFBA: 100 Days, 2 Americas: Assessing the Impact of Trump’s Policies on California and Texas – KQED Video: CAIR Designates U. of Pittsburgh as Hostile Campus for Targeting Anti-Genocide Voices CAIR: Harvard antisemitism and Islamophobia task forces find widespread fear, bigotry […]
CAIR Welcomes Charges for ‘KKK’ Vandalism of Black Church in Delaware, Sentencing for Racist Harassment
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed charges for the racist vandalism of a Black church in Dover, Delaware. CAIR also welcomed the sentencing of a woman for racist harassment in Newark, Delaware. A Dover man faces six counts of graffiti and six counts of […]
CAIR Calls on Trump Admin to Change Course After Amnesty Report Describes ‘Live-Streamed Genocide’ in Gaza
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Trump administration to change course as the new Amnesty International (AI) annual report, “The State of the World’s Human Rights,” describes Israel’s “live-streamed genocide” in Gaza. SEE: Israel committing ‘live-streamed genocide’ in Gaza, says Amnesty International That […]