CAIR Calls for Halt to U.S. Bombing of Yemen After Massacre of African Migrants
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for an immediate halt to U.S. bombing of Yemen after 68 people were reportedly killed by an American strike on a detention center for African migrants in that nation. According to Reuters news agency: “[F]ootage showed bodies covered in […]
CAIR-NJ, Dozens of Orgs Send Letter Urging Gov. Murphy to Veto Bill Threatening First Amendment Rights
The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ), along with a coalition of civil rights organizations, faith leaders, and community groups, have submitted a joint sign-on letter to Gov. Phil Murphy, urging him to veto a bill that could be used to criminalize peaceful protest and suppress constitutionally protected speech. The New […]
Video: MSNBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin Reports CAIR’s Call for Hate Crime Probe of NY Anti-Arab Mob Attack
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CAIR Condemns Murder of French Muslim at Mosque, Calls on French Politicians to Stop Fanning Islamophobia
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the stabbing death of a Muslim worshiper at a mosque in France by an attacker reportedly shouting Islamophobic slurs and called on French political leaders to stop fanning the flames of Islamophobia in the country. The suspect is still on […]
CAIR Condemns Distribution of White Supremacist Propaganda in Maine
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the reported distribution of white supremacist propaganda in Maine. Easter eggs containing flyers with White Supremacist propaganda were discovered at a park in Bangor, Maine, on Easter Sunday. Last week, CAIR similarly condemned the distribution of white supremacist […]
BREAKING: CAIR, CAIR-NY Demand Hate Crime Charges After Pro-Israel Mob Chanting ‘Death to Arabs’ Attacks NY Woman
Muslim civil rights and advocacy group calls on New York elected officials to condemn hateful incident (NEW YORK, NY, 4/26/25) – The New York chapter (CAIR-NY) and national headquarters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the New York Police Department (NYPD) to pursue […]
CAIR in the News, April 26, 2025
CAIR: They staged protests for Palestine. The consequences have been life-changing – The Guardian Schools’ crackdowns on pro-Palestinian student protesters are indicative of a “Palestine exception” to free speech, said Farah Afify, a research and advocacy coordinator at the civil rights group Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). As the co-author of Cair’s analysis on how […]
Video: CAIR-FL Condemns ‘Religious Coercion’ After Muslim Firefighter Forced to Break Ramadan Fast
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CAIR-Florida Condemns ‘Religious Coercion’ After Muslim Firefighter Forced to Break Ramadan Fast
The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned alleged “religious coercion” after a Muslim firefighter in Jacksonville, Florida, was reportedly forced to break his Ramadan fast. SEE VIDEO. A district chief is reportedly under investigation and has been reassigned to desk duty […]
CAIR-LA Welcomes LA City Attorney’s Decision to File Criminal Charges Against Pro-Israel Extremist Involved in UCLA Encampment Attacks
The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today welcomed Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto’s filing of criminal charges against Edan On, one of the alleged perpetrators of violence against pro-Palestinian activists at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)’s anti-genocide encampment last spring. On April 30, 2024, […]