CAIR-Houston Urges University of Houston to Engage with Students Hunger Striking To Protect Immigrants on Campus, End Ties to Human Rights Abusers
The Houston chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston) today expressed support for a group of University of Houston (UH) students participating in a peaceful hunger strike and urged the university to engage with the students regarding their call to protect immigrant students on campus and to end partnerships with corporations allegedly complicit in […]
TOMORROW: CAIR and LaunchGood to Host “How to Protect Your Nonprofits in 2025 and Beyond” Training for Nonprofit Leaders
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, and LaunchGood, the largest global fundraising platform for Muslims, today invited leaders of nonprofit organizations to attend “How to Protect Your Nonprofits in 2025 and Beyond” tomorrow. The training for nonprofit leaders concerned about legal and political threats to 501c3 organizations, […]
Community Invitation: CAIR and LaunchGood to Host ‘The Nonprofit Killer Bill & You’ Training for 501c3 Leaders on Jan. 14
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, and LaunchGood, the largest global fundraising platform for Muslims, today invited leaders of nonprofit organizations to attend “The Nonprofit Killer Bill & You: How to Protect Your Nonprofits in 2025 and Beyond,” a virtual training on January 14th for nonprofit leaders concerned […]
CAIR in the News, November 28, 2024
CAIR-SFBA: How should nonprofits prepare for the ‘nonprofit killer’ bill becoming law? – Religion News Service Zahra Billoo, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, San Francisco Bay Area, is no stranger to her nonprofit facing scrutiny. Since 9/11, many Muslim groups have been under a microscope and a few have been accused of […]
CAIR Action Alert: Thank Members of Congress for Voting NO on the Nonprofit Killer Bill , Rebuke Those Who Voted In Favor
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling on all Americans to thank or rebuke their representatives following today’s vote on H.R. 9495, the “Nonprofit Killer” bill. The bill passed with a simple majority vote, 219:184 CAIR commends members of Congress who voted NO, standing firm to protect constitutional freedoms, religious […]
CAIR Welcomes Increased Opposition to Nonprofit Killer Bill, Urges Senate and White House to Reject Advancement
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed gratitude to the 183 Democratic and Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives who stood in strong opposition to H.R. 9495, commonly referred to as the “Nonprofit Killer Bill.” CAIR is now urging Senate leadership and the […]
CAIR in the News, November 21, 2024
CAIR Visits Swarthmore to Discuss Discrimination on Campuses – The Phoenix CAIR-Ohio: A neo-Nazi turf war may have just flared in Columbus, Ohio. Jewish, Black and elected leaders won’t stand for it – CNN CAIR-Chicago renews calls for state Sen. Feigenholtz’s resignation – FOX 32 CAIR-MI: ‘I’m going to kill you:’ WPB man pleads guilty […]
CAIR in the News, November 18, 2024
Video: CAIR-SFBA Stands with Erin Donovan on the Right to Free Speech for Palestine Advocacy CAIR: School Battles May Help Explain Why Democrats Declined in Some Suburbs – The New York Times Still, those issues were very real for some Virginians, according to Nihad Awad, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, who lives […]
CAIR Action Alert: Contact Congress Before Vote Early Next Week on ‘Nonprofit Killer’ Bill
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling on all Americans to take immediate action to oppose H.R. 9495, a proposed “nonprofit killer” law that would grant unchecked power to the incoming Trump administration’s Secretary of the Treasury to revoke the nonprofit tax status of any […]
Muslim, Arab Groups Applaud House Rejection of ‘Nonprofit Killer Bill’
Today, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), ICNA Council for Social Justice, Justice For All, Muslim American Society (MAS), and Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) issued a joint statement welcoming the defeat of H.R. 9495, or the “Nonprofit Killer Bill,” which fell short of the 2/3 majority needed to pass […]