Community Advisory: Join May 1st Mayday Rally for Palestine in Baltimore

The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations and Jewish Voice for Peace Baltimore are urging community members to join the MayDay Rally for Palestine or one of six other feeder marches convening in Baltimore on May 1st as part of a national day of protest against the Trump administration’s harmful policies and discriminatory […]

CAIR-NY Condemns Cornell U. for Cancelling Kehlani Performance over Pro-Palestinian Stance

The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today condemned Cornell University for cancelling Kehlani’s “Slope Day” performance, citing her pro-Palestinian stance.  SEE: Cornell Cancels Kehlani Performance Over Her Stance on the War in Gaza SEE ALSO: Kehlani axed from Cornell performance over ‘hateful views,’ Gaza comments Kehlani, a prominent R&B singer and social […]

CAIR Calls on World Community to Break Israel’s ‘Medieval Siege’ on Gaza That is Starving Palestinian Children

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the world community to break Israel’s “medieval siege” on Gaza that is resulting in the starvation deaths of Palestinian children. The World Food Program (WFP) said today it has depleted all its food stocks for families in Gaza because […]

CAIR-NY Calls on NYPD to Ban ‘Racist’ Training Labeling Palestinian Keffiyeh, Watermelon ‘Symbols of Hate’

Muslim civil rights and advocacy group calls on NYPD to cut ties with anti-Palestinian trainers, host corrective training for officers and affirm respect for Palestinian civil rights. The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), the nation’s leading Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the New York Police Department’s (NYPD) […]

CAIR Action Alert: Tell Congress to Reject Bill Silencing Campus Critics of Israeli Genocide

On Wednesday, April 30th, the Senate HELP Committee will consider the misleadingly titled Antisemitism Awareness Act that frames criticism of Israel on college campuses as bigotry. Join the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in urging the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), and all members of Congress to reject the misleadingly titled Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 […]

CAIR Calls on Maryland School System to Drop Israeli National Anthem From 6th Grade Music Curriculum Over Genocide Concerns

The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) to stop asking 6th grade students at Dunloggin Middle School to perform or learn the Israeli government’s national anthem following concerns raised by parents and students opposed to the ongoing genocide in Gaza. CAIR, the nation’s […]

CAIR in the News, April 25, 2025

CAIR: Many Jews say Trump is politicizing the fight against antisemitism – The Washington Post Nihad Awad, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, added that “it doesn’t take a genius” to see that antisemitism is a real problem, but Trump is using it as a pretext to target Muslims. “You cannot use bigotry […]