CAIR Urges Senate to Back Sanders Resolutions Blocking U.S. Bomb Transfers to Israel Ahead of Expected Vote
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today sent a formal message to U.S. Senators urging them to vote in favor of three Joint Resolutions of Disapproval introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to block hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. weapons transfers to Israel. A […]
CAIR-LA OP-ED: We, the American People, Have Had Enough of Endless Wars
Congress, especially those members who claim to oppose endless wars, must continue pursuing every available avenue to reassert its authority and prevent further escalation; the stakes are far too high for elected officials to remain silent. The American people do not want this war. It is time for our government to serve them, not the […]
Community Advisory: REGISTER TODAY for USCMO 11th National Muslim Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today encourages Muslim Americans nationwide to participate in the upcoming 11th National Muslim Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill, organized by the U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), taking place April 20–21, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Event Details:Dates: April 20–21, 2026Time: 8:30 a.m. – 5 […]
CAIR Says Israel’s ‘Revolting’ Torture of 1-Year-Old Palestinian Child Must Lead to Congressional Action
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said that the “revolting” torture of a one-year-old Palestinian child in Gaza by Israeli forces must lead to congressional action to block U.S. tax dollars from enabling crimes against humanity. Israeli soldiers reportedly subjected the child to torture – […]
Video: CAIR Deputy Director on ABC News Live to Discuss Muslims Worldwide Celebrating End of Ramadan with Eid al-Fitr
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CAIR in the News, March 22, 2026
CAIR-Ohio: ‘The risk of catastrophe is enormous here.’ New details emerge in mosque shooting plot CAIR: Anti-Muslim Comments by G.O.P. Congressman Reflect a Rising Trend – New York Times Last week, Robert S. McCaw, the government affairs director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, a Muslim advocacy group, wrote a letter to House […]
Video: CAIR-Northern Ohio Rep Responds to Arrest in Mass Shooting Threat Targeting Mosque
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CAIR-Michigan Welcomes Court Ruling Allowing Lawsuit Against University of Michigan to Move Forward
The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a local chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim Civil Rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a decisive court ruling allowing a civil rights lawsuit against the University of Michigan to move forward, marking a major step toward accountability for what advocates describe as unconstitutional suppression […]
CAIR in the News, March 20, 2026
CAIR-NJ: N.J.’s Muslim families carry grief from Middle East wars as Eid begins – NJ.com “How can we celebrate Eid when so many around the Muslim world… are suffering?” said Salaedin Maksut, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations New Jersey (CAIR-NJ), a Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization. “The reality on the ground […]
BREAKING: Federal Court Finds Columbia U May Have Acted as Government’s Instrument to Suppress Palestinian Advocacy – in Violation of the First Amendment
CAIR, CAIR-NY, Dratel & Lewis, Coalition Partners Welcome Order Greenlighting Mahmoud Khalil, Columbia Plaintiffs’ Lawsuit Against Columbia U and Trump Admin (NEW YORK, NY, 3/19/26) – A coalition including the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR National), CAIR-NY, Dratel & Lewis, Project TAHA, and Main Street Legal Services Inc. housed at CUNY School of Law today welcomed a federal court’s order greenlighting a lawsuit […]