CAIR-NY Welcomes Arrest of Suspected Perpetrator of Assault on Muslim Woman on Subway
The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today welcomed the arrest of the man suspected of assaulting a Muslim woman and destroying her phone on a Brooklyn subway platform as he shouted Islamophobic remarks. A 39-year-old was arrested on 19 charges, including robbery, assault, petit larceny and criminal mischief as hate […]
CAIR-NY Calls for Independent Criminal Probe of ‘Homicide’ of Rohingya Refugee Abandoned by Border Patrol
The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for an independent criminal investigation of the “homicide” of a nearly-blind Rohingya refugee in Buffalo, New York, after border patrol agents abandoned him miles away from his home. Last month, CAIR and […]
CAIR Md. Condemns Alleged Anti-Palestinian, Anti-Muslim Incident, Calls on MCPS to Take Action Pending Probe
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today strongly condemned alleged discriminatory conduct by a Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) teacher against a Muslim Palestinian student, and called on the school system to immediately remove her from all student contact pending the outcome […]
CAIR in the News, April 2, 2026
CAIR-Texas: Street Preacher’s ‘Hate-Filled Attack’ Disrupts Muslim Prayer at White Rock Lake – Dallas Observer CAIR: Milwaukee Community Leader Abducted by ICE: Letter of Support – MLFA CAIR: Analysis: Rep. Chip Roy’s latest Islamophobic outburst reeks of desperation – San Antonio Current The Texas chapter of Muslim civil rights group the Council on American-Islamic Relations, […]
CAIR Welcomes Hate Crime Charge for Spitting Attack on Muslim Woman in New Mexico
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the decision by authorities in New Mexico to file a hate crime charge for an alleged spitting and battery attack on a Muslim woman in Albuquerque’s Old Town district. According to reports, a local man has been charged in connection with […]
CAIR Says Trump’s Threat to Bomb Iran Back to the Stone Age is ‘Anti-Muslim, Racist, and Dehumanizing’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, said President Trump’s Threat to bomb Iran “Back to the stone ages” is “anti-Muslim, racist, and dehumanizing.” In a statement posted on X, CAIR said: “The Trump administration allowed Israel to drag our nation into an illegal war of aggression, against the […]
BREAKING: CAIR-AZ Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Threatening Letter Sent to Glendale Mosque
The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ) today called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate a threatening letter sent to a mosque in Glendale, Arizona, as a possible hate crime. The letter, allegedly sent to the United Islamic Center of Arizona, said, “Leave our country,” and apparently contained bacon. […]
CAIR-GA Denounces Event Planners’ Decision to Refuse Entry to Palestinian Muslim Activist at Cory Booker Event
The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia), the local chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group (CAIR), today denounced the decision of the event planners at Senator Cory Booker’s book event to refuse entry to Atlanta based Palestinian rights activist Jawahir Sharwany. Senator Raphael Warnock was also in attendance. Sharwany […]
CAIR-NJ, AMP-NJ, and Ceasefire Now NJ to Rally Against Escalating Anti-Muslim Rhetoric, Demand Officials to Condemn Targeted Violence Against Nerdeen Kiswani
The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, American Muslims for Palestine NJ and Ceasefire Now NJ to host a press conference and rally to demand that elected officials at the local, state, and federal levels take immediate steps to rein in escalating […]
CAIR Hopeful SCOTUS Will Reject Trump Administration’s Attempt to Gut Birthright Citizenship
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said it is hopeful that the U.S. Supreme Court will ultimately reject the Trump administration’s attempt to gut birthright citizenship. CAIR previously joined other faith-based advocacy organizations in submitting an amicus brief supporting birthright citizenship. The Supreme Court today heard […]