CAIR-Chicago Condemns Racist Vandalism of Black Women-Led Theatre
The Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) today condemned racist vandalism targeting a Black women-led theatre in the city’s Hyde Park neighborhood. Definition Theatre was vandalized March 13, with someone reportedly writing the phrase “murder Black women” on its wall. Police are investigating the incident and no suspects have been identified as […]
CAIR Calls Israel’s Demolition of Mosque in South Lebanon ‘Latest Act of War on Islam’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the demolition of a mosque in southern Lebanon by Israeli occupation forces as their “latest act of war against Islam.” Video shows Israeli forces blowing up a mosque’s minaret in Khiam in southern Lebanon despite no active fighting […]
CAIR Attorney Joins Interfaith SCOTUS Vigil for Asylum Rights
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today joined an interfaith vigil at the US. Supreme Court as it is hearing arguments in Noem v. Al Otro Lado, a case focusing on the legality of a border policy blocking access to the U.S. asylum process. Vigil participants […]
Video: Remarks by CAIR Civil Rights Attorney Nadia Bayado at Interfaith SCOTUS Vigil for Asylum Rights
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CAIR-NY Seeks Help from Public to Identify Anti-Muslim Subway Attacker
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 asked for the public’s assistance with information leading to the arrest and conviction of a man who reportedly attacked a woman on a subway platform while making “anti-Islamic” statements. A man allegedly approached […]
CAIR in the News, March 24, 2026
CAIR: What is the Sharia Free America Caucus, and who from Pa. joined? – Erie Times-News CAIR: Israeli Soldiers Allegedly Torture Toddler to Force Father’s Confession—What Really Happened? – International Business Times CAIR: Israeli soldiers allegedly detain, torture one-year-old Palestinian toddler with burning cigarettes, nail – New India Express CAIR: ‘A Revolting Moral Outrage’: Israeli […]
CAIR Welcomes Guilty Plea in Hate Crime Targeting Black Man in South Carolina
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a guilty plea by a man who admitted to firing a gun in the air to intimidate his Black neighbor in South Carolina. The perpetrator pleaded guilty to federal hate crime charges last week. He had publicly admitted […]
CAIR Welcomes Charity & Security Network Report Describing CAIR’s Response to Attacks by Rogue Governors as a Model for Civil Society
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a new report by the Charity & Security Network detailing the threat that state-level terrorism designations issued by rogue governors pose to civil society groups. CAIR also welcomed the report’s conclusion that CAIR’s response to attacks on the […]
CAIR in the News, March 23, 2026
CAIR: ‘A Revolting Moral Outrage’: Israeli Soldiers Reportedly Torture Gaza Toddler – Common Dreams In the United States, the story is being amplified by prominent figures including Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and the Council for American Islamic Relations (CAIR), which issued a statement calling the accusations “revolting.” “Israel’s use of a nail and cigarette burns to torture a 1-year-old child and force […]
CAIR-Chicago Condemns ‘Sharia-Free America Caucus’ as Threat to Religious Freedom; Calls on Rep. Mary Miller to Withdraw and Keep Illinois Hate-Free
The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) today strongly condemned the newly formed so-called “Sharia-Free America Caucus” as an attempt to undermine the constitutional rights and religious freedom of millions of Americans and promote harmful misinformation about Islam. CAIR-Chicago specifically called on Congresswoman Mary Miller (R-IL15) to immediately withdraw from the caucus […]