CAIR Welcomes Response from Rep. Ivey on Efforts to Secure Release of Md. Resident Kidnapped by Israeli Forces from Gaza Aid Flotilla

The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a response from U.S. Representative Glenn Ivey (MD-04) regarding efforts to secure the release of Dr. John Reuwer, a Prince George’s County resident reportedly kidnapped after Israeli forces intercepted a humanitarian aid flotilla bound […]

CAIR-AL Joins Calls to Stop the Supreme Court from Fresh Redistricting Efforts in Alabama

The Alabama chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AL), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today joined calls from the NAACP and other civil rights organizations asking the Supreme Court to deny the state’s efforts to redraw congressional districts following Tuesday’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais.   Alabama Republicans started a push […]

CAIR Condemns Israel’s Destruction of Christian Monastery, Nuns’ School in Lebanon

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned Israel’s reported destruction of a historic Christian monastery and a nuns’ school in southern Lebanon, calling the incident part of a broader pattern of escalating attacks on Christian and Muslim communities in the region. According to media reports, Israeli […]

CAIR Calls on GOP, Christian Rights Activists to Support Christian Community in Palestine After Israeli’s Attack on French Nun in Jerusalem

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on all Americans, especially Republican elected officials and Christian political organizations, to condemn escalating attacks on Christians in Palestine and Lebanon, including an Israeli man’s assault on a French nun in Jerusalem and Israel’s destruction of churches and […]

CAIR Condemns State Dept. for ‘Betraying and Endangering’ American Flotilla Activists Kidnapped by Israel

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the U.S. Department of State for “betraying and endangering” Americans kidnapped on the high seas by Israel as they sought to bring humanitarian aid to Palestinians suffering under Israel’s ongoing genocidal aid restrictions in Gaza. Instead of condemning the kidnapping of […]

CAIR Welcomes Guilty Plea for Iowa Racist Road Rage Incident

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a guilty plea entered in connection with a racist road rage incident in Urbandale, Iowa, and renewed its call for stronger action to address bias-motivated harassment. According to local reports, an Iowa man pleaded guilty to third-degree harassment after […]

CAIR-CT Condemns Anti-Muslim Bullying and Assault of 12-Year-Old Student in Danbury School, Urges Immediate Passage of HB 5328

The Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CT), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the reported anti-Muslim bullying and physical assault of a 12-year-old Muslim student at a Danbury public school and called for urgent statewide action. According to the student’s family, the child—identified as […]

CAIR in the News, May 1, 2026

CAIR-NY: Anti-Islamic graffiti found on stop signs in Deer Park – News 12 Long Island CAIR-NY: ‘Stop Islam’ Scrawled On Signs Near Long Island Mosque – Daily Voice CAIR-NY: Deer Park ‘Stop Islam’ Graffiti Near Mosque Sparks Hate-Crime Probe – Hoodline CAIR: Florida just one of several states seeing revival of anti-Islam attacks as midterms […]