CAIR Action Alert: Call on Alabama Governor to Commute Death Sentence of 75-Year-Old Faith Leader Charles Burton
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today joined other faith-based and civil rights groups in urging all Americans to sign a petition calling on Alabama Governor Kay Ivey to grant clemency to Charles Burton, a 75-year-old man scheduled to be executed in March for a murder […]
CAIR-Philadelphia to File PHRC Complaint on Behalf of Muslim Trainee Who Was Denied Religious Accommodation in Culinary Program
Later today, Wednesday, Feb. 25, the Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia) will hold a news conference to announce the filing of a complaint with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC) on behalf of a Muslim trainee in a Philadelphia-based culinary training program alleging religious discrimination after program officials refused to consider basic faith-based […]
CAIR in the News, February 25, 2026
Video: Rep. Delia Ramirez Commends CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab on House Floor CAIR: How this North Jersey community is mourning teen killed in West Bank – NorthJersey.com CAIR: Gunman fires multiple shots at prominent Utah Muslim leader – The Salt Lake Tribune The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and […]
Video: Rep. Delia Ramirez Commends CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab on House Floor
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CAIR Condemns Racist Vandalism Targeting Black Church in Virginia
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned racist vandalism targeting a Black church in Chesterfield County, Virginia. A racist message was painted on Village of Faith Ministries, a church serving a largely Black congregation, prompting a police investigation and public response from elected officials. Chesterfield Police said the vandalism […]
BREAKING: CAIR Offers $5K Reward for Info on Shooting Targeting Utah Imam
Muslim civil rights group calls for stepped-up police protection for imam and local Muslim community The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a suspect who reportedly fired multiple shots at a vehicle driven […]
BREAKING: CAIR-Philadelphia Calls for Hate Crime Probe, Offers $5K Reward for Information on Shooting at Pike County Islamic Center
The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for a hate crime investigation and announced a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual(s) responsible for the shooting at the Pike County Islamic Center in Matamoras, Pennsylvania, which took place on […]
CAIR in the News, February 24, 2026
CAIR-MN: Man given prison term for arson attacks on MN mosques – Star Tribune CAIR-Chicago: Lombard man gets probation for hate crime – Shaw Local CAIR: Texas Republicans have a new campaign strategy — and a surprisingly retro boogeyman – MS NOW CAIR: Despite rampant bigotry, Muslims run in 2026 midterm elections – Prism Reports […]
CAIR Condemns Arson Attack on Mosque by Israeli Settlers, U.S. Inaction Over Killing of American Citizen
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned an arson attack on a mosque in the occupied West Bank by Israeli settlers and U.S. inaction in respond to the murder of an American citizen from Philadelphia by other settlers days ago. Israeli settlers vandalized a mosque […]
CAIR Md. Applauds Maryland Attorney General’s Lawsuit to Stop Unlawful ICE Detention Facility
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed the announcement that Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s plans to convert a warehouse in Washington County into a large immigration detention facility without required environmental review, public input, or state consultation. SEE: Attorney General […]