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CAIR Calls on Congress to Demand Justice after Trump Admin Kills Family in Iran with 2,000 lb Bomb

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today urged lawmakers to launch a full, independent investigation and hold the Trump administration and the Pentagon accountable after a strike utilizing a 2,000-lb bomb destroyed a family home in Iran, killing three civilians, including a two-year old child.  According […]

CAIR Calls for Congress to Act After Reported U.S. Bombing of Civilian Infrastructure in Iran

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned reported attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure in Iran conducted as part of the Trump administration’s renewed war on Iran. U.S. forces have reportedly bombed bridges in Iran with travelers on them, among other civilian sites, according to […]

CAIR Welcomes MOU to End War on Iran, Warns Against Continued Israeli Sabotage Through Killing and Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza, Lebanon, West Bank

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed reports that the United States and Iran have reached a memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at ending the war on Iran, while warning that Israel will seek to sabotage any diplomatic breakthrough by continuing or even escalating its ongoing genocidal […]

CAIR Action Alert: Tell Congress to Block the U.S.-Israel Military Merger Bills 

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is urging all Americans to contact their members of Congress and demand opposition to two dangerous Israel First provisions moving through Congress that would mandatorily merge America’s military, intelligence, technological, and regional security infrastructure with the government of Israel. CLICK […]

CAIR-Texas and CAIR Action Texas Commend Congressman Christian Menefee for Co-Sponsoring Historic “Block the Bombs Act”

The Texas chapters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Texas) and CAIR Action Texas today jointly applauded U.S. Representative Christian Menefee (D-TX-18) for officially signing onto H.R. 3565, the Block the Bombs Act. SEE: H.R. 3565 Co-Sponsors The crucial legislation, introduced by Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL), seeks to assert vital Congressional oversight by withholding the transfer […]

CAIR Welcomes House Passage of Iran War Powers Resolution, Urges Senate to Follow Suit

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of a bipartisan War Powers Resolution(H. Con. Res. 86) directing an end to unauthorized U.S. military involvement in Iran and reaffirming Congress’ constitutional authority over matters of war and peace. The resolution […]

CAIR-Philadelphia, JVP-Philly to Hold Press Conference with Philadelphia Elected Officials to Call Out Senator Fetterman over Iran War Vote

As Senator Fetterman casts deciding vote against resolution to curb Trump’s war powers, Philadelphia elected officials join Jewish and Muslim Philadelphians to stage public call out At 10am on Friday, May 15th, dozens of Philadelphians from Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP)-Philly and Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR)-Philadelphia will gather in front of Senator Fetterman’s […]

CAIR Action Alert: Urge Congress to Reject Trump’s Claim Iran War Has ‘Terminated,’ Reject War Powers ‘Wordplay’

Join the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, in urging Congress to reject President Donald Trump’s claim that the Iran war has “terminated.” This misleading assertion misreads the War Powers Resolution and relies on semantic “wordplay” to evade constitutional limits on war-making authority. TAKE ACTION NOW: Click here […]

CAIR Says House Vote Falling One Vote Short of Ending Iran War Shows Congress Closing in on Reasserting War Powers

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said a narrowly-failed House vote to end U.S. involvement in the war on Iran demonstrates that Congress is on the verge of reasserting its constitutional war powers authority. The House voted 213-214 to reject a resolution introduced by Representative Gregory Meeks […]