CAIR, CAIR-NY, Dratel & Lewis to Host Media Availability with Mahmoud Khalil, Advocates on Lawsuit Against Columbia U
On Tuesday, February 10 at 10:00 a.m. ET, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), its New York chapter (CAIR-NY) and Dratel & Lewis plan to hold an online media availability with human rights advocate Mahmoud Khalil and his legal team regarding Khalil v. Columbia University, the litigation to stop Columbia’s brutal speech suppression regime surrounding Palestine as […]
CAIR Calls Video Shared by President Targeting Obama Family ‘Disgustingly Racist’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a racist video reportedly shared by President Trump that depicts former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes. The image of the Obamas, which appears to have been AI-generated, shows the bodies of two […]
CAIR Condemns Deadly Attack on Shia Mosque in Pakistan
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a suicide bombing at a Shia mosque in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad. An attacker opened fire at the gates of a Shia mosque in Islamabad on Friday before setting off a suicide bomb and killing at least 31 people, […]
CAIR Maryland Welcomes Passage of Howard County Legislation Protecting Immigrant Communities
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed the Howard County Council’s passage of emergency legislation aimed at protecting immigrant families and preventing the establishment of privately operated immigration detention centers within the county. SEE: Council passes 2 bills aimed at adding guidance for ICE action across Howard County The Howard County Council approved […]
CAIR-AZ Action Alert: Call on Lawmakers to Oppose Bigoted Anti-Muslim Bill
The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on Arizona residents of all faiths and backgrounds to urge their State Legislators and Governor Hobbs to oppose an unconstitutional, bigoted bill, SB1018, that purports to ban “sharia law” from being enforced […]
CAIR-SFBA to Join Interfaith Leaders for Super Bowl Vigil at Morgan Hill ICE Office
Today, Friday, February 6, the San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA) will join faith leaders and community members from across the South Bay and Santa Cruz at a Super Bowl interfaith vigil outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Morgan Hill. Participants will call for an end to the […]
CAIR in the News, February 5, 2026
CAIR-NJ: NJ Man Released By ICE After 67 Days, Mayor Says Alongside the local community, the New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) also issued a statement in support of Kalkan, saying that “at its core, this is about human dignity.” “No family should live in fear or uncertainty because of arbitrary […]
CAIR-Sacramento, Workers’ Advocate Law Group P.C. Announce Lawsuit Against Kaiser Permanente for Discrimination and Assault of Christian Palestinian-American Nurse
Workers’ Advocate Law Group P.C. and the Council on American-Islamic Relations Sacramento Valley/Central California (CAIR-SV/CC) today jointly announced a civil rights lawsuit against Kaiser Foundation Hospitals on behalf of Mona Joy Kafati, a Christian Palestinian-American registered nurse, mother of three children, and nine-year Kaiser employee who was physically assaulted at work after enduring anti-Palestinian harassment. READ […]
CAIR Condemns Reported Censorship at Medgar Evers Memorial in Mississippi
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the anticipated change to educational brochures at the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument in Mississippi that would reportedly no longer describe his assassin, a Klansman, as a racist. SEE: Medgar Evers’ killer was a Klansman, but […]
CAIR, CAIR-Texas Dismiss Ken Paxton’s Latest Frivolous ‘Anti-Muslim Publicity Stunt’
The national headquarters and Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today dismissed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s latest attempt to target CAIR and the Texas Muslim community as “another frivolous, politically motivated anti-Muslim publicity stunt.” CAIR-Texas also noted that the civil rights organization […]