The US Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism is under fire for flippant remarks regarding Israel’s recent attacks in Lebanon. At a recent event hosted by the Israeli-American Council, Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt responded jokingly to a comment about perceptions of Israeli vulnerability by saying, “Do you want a beeper?&#...
The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) alongside student and social justice groups is calling for an investigation into the University of Georgia for alleged discriminatory practices against Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim students. A Title VI federal civil rights complaint has been filed with the US Department o...
WASHINGTON (AA) – A Muslim American advocacy group has condemned the killing of a Turkish-American activist by the Israeli army in northern occupied West Bank. “We strongly condemn the Israeli apartheid government for murdering American citizen Aysenur Ezgi Eygi while she peacefully protested its human right abuses in the Occupied ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a prominent US Muslim group, on Monday urged President Joe Biden to value Palestinian and Israeli lives equally. The call came two days after recovery of six hostages, including an American, in Gaza, which prompted protests against the government led by Israeli Prime Min...
A federal court has halted California’s controversial “no beard policy” for peace officers. The policy was enforced by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. It failed to accommodate officers who seek to maintain facial hair for religious or cultural reasons. This legal action follows a lawsuit on behalf of Mubasha...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The run-up to the presidential election is tense because of two key issues: the economy and the major parties’ support to Israel. As Americans grapple with economic hardships and inflation, their frustration is compounded by their government’s support to Israel’s genocidal actions in the devastated Pales...
Morgantown High School in West Virginia has agreed to allocate adequate space for Muslim students to perform their Friday prayers starting this week. The move comes after a year of advocacy by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and local community leaders, addressing concerns about insufficient facilities. CAIR previously urged t...
An elderly Muslim man was shot multiple times outside Masjid An-Nur, a mosque in north Minneapolis on Monday. Authorities report that the 75-year-old confronted a suspect about suspicious behavior before being shot. The suspect fled the scene. Police have a person in custody who they suspect to be the shooter. Despite the severity of the [&hel...
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has filed a lawsuit against US agencies. The Muslim civil rights organization is alleging racial and discriminatory treatment of Palestinian Americans Mustafa Zeidan and Osama Abu Irshaid. Zeidan was allegedly placed on the no-fly list. This prevented him from visiting his sick mother in Jorda...
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has called on the Biden administration to address Israeli war crimes. The plea comes after reports and footage of Israeli forces destroying a Gaza water reservoir in southern Gaza. It also emerges amid disturbing new allegations of Israeli soldiers gang raping a Palestinian prisoner. This has ...
