CAIR to Host ‘Know Your Rights’ Webinar for Muslims Students and Parents
Learn about how to protect the rights of Muslim students in public schools and how parents and guardians can advocate for their children. We’ll cover basic Islamic religious practices and accommodations in the classroom and beyond, such as prayer, fasting, religious attire, and holidays. We’ll talk about how to prevent and address bullying, which is […]
CAIR Launches Back-to-School ‘Know Your Rights’ Campaign for Students and Educators Amid Record Levels of Anti-Muslim Hate, and Attacks on Free Speech
National Know Your Rights materials distribution and webinar series aim to reach K-12 and higher education communities as classes resume The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced the release of its Back to School Resource Guide to reach Muslim students, families and educators as the school year […]
Community Advisory: CAIR Md. Releases New School ‘Rights, Accommodations, and Anti-Bullying’ Resources for 2026-27 Academic Year
Families urged to familiarize themselves with their rights, process to request religious accommodations and document incidents of bullying or harassment As students across Maryland prepare to return to school, the Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today announced the release of two new resources designed to help families navigate public school systems, […]
CAIR Brings Muslim Youth to Capitol Hill in DC for Advocacy Training at Sold-Out Muslim Youth Leadership Symposium
Sold-Out Event Empowered Next Generation of American Muslim Leaders Through Civic Engagement, Advocacy and Leadership Training The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today thanked its congressional host Congressman Don Beyer, speakers, volunteers and supporters for helping make its 11th Annual Muslim Youth Leadership Symposium (#MYLS2026) a […]
Registration Opens for CAIR’s 11th Annual D.C. ‘Muslim Youth Leadership Symposium’ on Capitol Hill – #MYLS2026
Today, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, announced that registration has opened for its 11th annual Muslim Youth Leadership Symposium (#MYLS2026). This year’s event will be held on Thursday, August 6, 2026 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Open to students ages 13 to 19, #MYLS2026 is themed “Understanding […]
CAIR Maryland Concludes 2026 Muslim Youth Day at the Capitol (#MYDAC2026)
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced the successful conclusion of its annual Muslim Youth Day at the Capitol (MYDAC) 2026, a statewide civic engagement initiative that aims to empower young Muslim leaders. WATCH RE-CAP PHOTOS PART I PHOTOS PART II VIDEO Held […]
Community Advisory: Registration Opens for CAIR Md.’s Muslim Youth Day at the Capitol 2026
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced today that registration has opened for its annual Muslim Youth Day at the Capitol #MYDAC 2026, a statewide civic engagement program that aims to empower young Muslim leaders. Held at the Maryland House of Delegates, this free, full-day event is sponsored by the Legislative […]
CAIR-Texas Testifies at State Board of Ed. Hearing for Students’ Rights Despite Smears By Greg Abbott, Failed Opposition by Board Member
(Austin, Texas, 11/20/2025) – The Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Texas) yesterday testified before the State Board of Education (SBOE) during the Committee of the Full Board’s discussion of what will remain in the social studies curricula in the wake of the new framework adopted last September that made World Geography, World […]
CAIR-CA, CPHB to Release Report on Faith-Based Bullying of Muslim Students in California Schools
On Thursday, Oct. 30, and Friday, Oct. 31, the California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), along with its Center for the Prevention of Hate and Bullying (CPHB), will hold press conferences at its offices in Anaheim, Santa Clara, and Sacramento to announce the release of its 2025 Bullying Report documenting faith-based bullying and discrimination […]
CAIR Demands Virginia High School Reverse Removal from Classroom of Virginia Muslim Students Based on ‘Racist Tropes and Stereotypes’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today publicly called on Virginia’s Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County to immediately reverse the removal form classroom imposed on a number of Thomas Jefferson Muslim Student Association members based on “racist tropes and stereotypes […]