Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)
CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.
Releases by this organization
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Newswire article Wednesday, August 21, 2019 CAIR Condemns Trump’s Anti-Semitic ‘Disloyal’ Slurs Targeting American Jewish Community The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned Trump’s doubling-down on his recent anti-Semitic slurs targeting the American Jewish community as “disloyal” if they vote for the opposing political party. Earlier... Read more |
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Newswire article Monday, July 22, 2019 Tell Congress to Support Free Speech, Oppose Anti-BDS Resolution Denouncing Right to Boycott The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today urged all Americans who support the First Amendment to contact their members of Congress and ask them to oppose an anti-BDS resolution, co-introduced by Rep. John Lewis,... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, March 07, 2019 CAIR Statement on House Resolution Condemning Anti-Semitism, Islamophobia The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today issued a statement responding to the planned vote on a House resolution condemning anti-Semitism, Islamophobia and other forms of bigotry. In a statement, CAIR said: “All... Read more |
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Newswire article Monday, March 04, 2019 CAIR Calls on FBI to Take Seriously Threat to ‘Assassinate’ Minn. Rep. Ilhan Omar The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today urged the FBI to take seriously an alleged public threat to assassinate Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN). FBI officials say they are looking into the threat “... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, February 14, 2019 CAIR Condemns Trump's Planned Border Wall Emergency Declaration as 'Abuse of Executive Authority' The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, tonight condemned President Trump's planned emergency declaration to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border as an "abuse of executive authority." Senate Majority Leader Mitch... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, July 06, 2018 CAIR Calls on GOP to Repudiate Trump's 'Aggressively Racist and Misogynistic' Rant in Montana The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on Republican Party leaders and elected officials to repudiate Donald Trump's "aggressively racist and misogynistic" rant at a rally last night in Montana. In his... Read more |
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Newswire article Monday, May 14, 2018 CAIR Condemns Israeli Massacre of Palestinian Civilians Protesting Embassy Move to Jerusalem The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the Israeli massacre of dozens of Palestinian civilians protesting both the move of the United States embassy to Jerusalem and the anniversary of the ethnic... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, April 03, 2018 #LoveAMuslim Twitterstorm Responds to #PunishAMuslimDay Hundreds of businesses, national security officials, local, state, and federal elected officials of both parties, civil rights leaders, and organizations representing impacted communities announced the filing of several dozen amicus (friend of the court) briefs opposing the latest iteration of... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, February 06, 2018 CAIR Calls on DHS to Revise or Drop Report Targeting Muslim Immigrants, Residents with Long-Term Profiling and Surveillance The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to revise or drop a draft report that initially urged authorities to target Sunni Muslim legal immigrants and permanent... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, January 02, 2018 CAIR Says Trump's Call for Imprisonment of Clinton Aide is Attempt to 'Politicize' DOJ The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said President Trump's call to jail a former aide of Hillary Clinton is an attempt to politicize the Department of Justice. In a tweet this morning, Trump called for the... Read more |