CAIR-NJ Held Press Conference with New Jersey Families Impacted by War in the Middle East, Calls on NJ Congressional Representatives to Demand End to War on Iran
The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today held a press conference with Iranian, Lebanese, and Palestinian families speaking out against the Israel-US war with Iran and increased violence in the Middle East. SEE: Press Conference Livestream with New Jersey Families While Eid al-Fitr (March 19th, 2026) traditionally marks […]
CAIR Welcomes Guilty Plea for Racist Arson of Historic Tennessee Social Justice Center Where Rosa Parks, MLK Trained
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a guilty plea in the 2019 racist arson of a historic social justice center in Tennessee where civil rights icons Rosa Parks and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. trained. White supremacist Regan D. Prater will plead guilty to […]
CAIR ACTION ALERT: Tell the Senate to Support Sen. Sanders’ Resolution Opposing More U.S. Bombs for Israel
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling on all Americans to urge their U.S. senators to vote “YES” on three Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRDs) introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders to block hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. weapons transfers to the terrorist Israeli occupation […]
CAIR Calls Israeli Looting of Lebanon Homes Amid Ethnic Cleansing ‘Latest Blatant Violations’ of U.S. Foreign Funding Laws
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said Israeli troops’ looting homes of people they ethnically-cleansed in Lebanon is just the “latest blatant violations” of U.S. foreign funding laws. CAIR also welcomed a decision by the German government to not testify on Israel’s behalf in the […]
CAIR in the News, March 19, 2026
CAIR: Republicans are ramping up attacks on Muslims — and getting rewarded – Washington Post More than 4 million Muslims live in the U.S., but they are a small minority, making up about 1 percent of the population. Corey Saylor, the research and advocacy director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations — the group some […]
CAIR Announces Settlement, Policy Changes with Oregon County Sheriff’s Office Over Removal of Muslim Women’s Hijabs for Booking Photos
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced the resolution of its lawsuit against the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) and Multnomah County Detention Center (MCDC) in Portland, Oregon, for depriving two Muslim women of their religious rights by forcibly removing their hijabs, taking booking photographs […]
CAIR-Chicago Files HISTORIC Class Action Lawsuit Vs. Canary Mission & StopAntisemitism
The Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced the filing of a class action lawsuit against the anti-Muslim, anti-Palestinian online blacklist platforms Canary Mission, and StopAntisemitism. CLICK HERE: Read the lawsuit filing The anonymous, Israel-based platform, “Canary Mission”, and the organization, “StopAntisemitism,” systematically dox Americans—particularly Muslim, Arab, and Palestinian […]
CAIR-LA Secures Release of Two Clients After Federal Court Grants Habeas Petitions Against Unlawful ICE Detention
The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today welcomed the recent release of two of its clients from immigration detention after a federal court granted the organization’s separate petitions for a writ of habeas corpus. Both clients—a man from the Middle East and a single mother of three from […]
CAIR-NJ to Host Press Conference on Eve of Eid with NJ Families Impacted by War in Middle East
The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, to host a press conference with New Jersey families impacted by war in the Middle East. Speakers will include Iranian, Palestinian, and Lebanese families who have lost loved ones due to increasing violence in the […]
CAIR Calls on Congress to Condemn Israeli Ethnic Cleansing of Lebanon that Displaced 1 in 5 People
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on members of Congress to condemn Israel’s ethnic cleansing in Lebanon that has displaced around one in five people in the country. Nearly one in five people in Lebanon have been displaced as a result of Israel’s relentless […]