CAIR to Join Michigan Muslim Coalition to Hold Early Voting Event in Dearborn
On Saturday, Oct. 26, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and its Michigan chapter (CAIR-MI) will join hundreds of Muslims from across Michigan in Dearborn to kick off the first day of early voting. In an unprecedented time of genocide in Gaza and war on Lebanon and Yemen, Arab-Americans and Muslims are declaring their voices will be […]
CAIR-CA Publishes 2024 Voter Guide to Mobilize Muslim Voters Amid Gaza Crisis and Rising Islamophobia
The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced the publication of its 2024 Voter Guide, a critical resource designed to assist Muslims and their allies in California as they prepare to vote in the upcoming November general election. SEE: CAIR California 2024 […]
CAIR Joins 100 Nonprofit Groups Condemning House GOP’s Push to Weaponize IRS Against Palestinian Human Rights Advocates
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and a diverse coalition of 100 civil rights, human rights, press freedom, and legal organizations today sent a letter to U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-MO) that condemns their recent politically-motivated attempt to pressure the Internal Revenue Service […]
CAIR Swing State Data Shows Muslim Voters Hold Diverse Preferences, Still Up for Grabs in 2024
The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released additional results from its August 25-27 presidential election survey of 1,155 American Muslim voters showing Muslim voter preferences varying somewhat based on sex, age, race, party affiliation and location, with Muslim voters favoring Dr. Jill Stein in the swing states of Arizona, […]
CAIR Marks 30th Anniversary of Founding, Invites Guests to Attend Gala on Nov. 22nd
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today marked the 30th anniversary of the civil rights and advocacy organization’s founding on June 1, 1994, and invited all community members to save the date for its upcoming 30th anniversary gala, set to be held on the evening of November 22nd. […]
CAIR Action Alert: Are You a Muslim Voter? Take CAIR’s 2024 Election Survey, Then Share It!
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is urging all American Muslims to participate in CAIR’s 2024 General Election Survey of American Muslim Voters. We also encourage leaders, activists, mosques, Islamic centers, and businesses within the Muslim community to share our nationwide survey by posting QR codes […]
CAIR Releases Congressional Scorecard and Resources for Key Legislation Impacting American Muslims
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization in the nation, today released its “2024 General Election Congressional Scorecard” and “2024 Sample Questions for Candidates and Government Officials” to educate American Muslim voters and allies about how their members of Congress voted on key legislation and provide sample questions to ask candidates […]
135 Advocacy Groups Call on Senate to Reject “Dangerous and Orwellian” Bill That Threatens Nonprofits, Violate Due Process
Today, 135 civil liberties, human rights, community, faith, and privacy organizations have united in a letter sent to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, urging Chairman Ron Wyden and Ranking Member Mike Crapo to reject a “dangerous and Orwellian” bill H.R. 6408 and S. 4136 t that would undermine the fundamental rights of the American people by granting a single […]
CAIR-NJ Calls on State Senate to Oppose Bills Designed to Curtail Free Speech
The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today called on the New Jersey Senate to oppose Senate Bill 1292 and Senate Bill 2937, both of which are designed to redefine antisemitism using the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition. In an open letter addressed to the New Jersey Senate, CAIR-NJ wrote, […]
CAIR in the News, March 11, 2024
CAIR-NJ: Hundreds of Palestine supporters protest Israeli real estate event at New Jersey synagogue – Guardian The New Jersey chapters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations and American Muslims for Palestine have called for a federal investigation into the event, saying that it is “deeply concerning to see anyone use a house of worship to […]