CAIR Welcomes World Court Order for Israel to End its Forced Starvation in Gaza The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed an order by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) unanimously ordering Israel’s far-right government to ensure basic food supplies arrive without delay Read more…
CAIR-Pittsburgh Condemns Council Member’s Bias in Immigration Remarks (PITTSBURGH, PA, 3/8/2024) – The Pittsburgh chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Pittsburgh), a chapter of the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the recent biased statement made by Bob Macey during the Allegheny County Council resolution vote on March Read more…
CAIR-Pittsburgh Condemns Alleged Racist, Islamophobic Remarks of Local Doctor, Calls for Investigation (PITTSBURGH, PA, 2/19/2024) – The Pittsburgh chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Pittsburgh), a chapter of the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the reported Islamophobic and racist statements allegedly made by Dr. Eugene A. Bonaroti, MD, FACS, a Board-Certified Read more…
Send CAIR’s Update Action Alert Message to Congress! CAIR Has Updated The Alert to Urge Support for The Ceasefire Now Resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives TAKE ACTION NOW Muslim group updates its 40K+ messages to Congress action alert to endorse the resolution (WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/16/23) – The Council on Read more…
Call on State Senate to Do the Same (PHILADELPHIA, PA, 11/21/2023) – The Pennsylvania chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Pennsylvania) and Emgage-Pennsylvania today welcomed passage last week of HB1752 designating Eid al-Fitr as a state holiday. Introduced by State Representatives Carol Kazeem, Tarik Khan, and Jason Dawkins, the act Read more…
CAIR-Pittsburgh Decries Decision to Postpone Islamic Art Exhibit, Seeks Reconsideration (PITTSBURGH, PA, 10/30/2023) – The Pittsburgh chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Pittsburgh), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, expresses its disappointment over a decision to postpone the “Treasured Ornament: 10 Centuries of Islamic Read more…
Guidance for Students Targeted in Response to Palestine Rights Advocacy By: Corey Saylor, October 11, 2023 The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is issuing guidance to students being targeted for advocating on behalf of Palestinian rights or because of their Muslim Read more…
CAIR-PA, Pennsylvania Mosques and Partners Issue Open Letter Criticizing Gov. Shapiro for One-Sided Statements on Mideast Conflict (PITTSBURGH & PHILADELPHIA, PA, 10/12/2023) – The Philadelphia and Pittsburgh chapters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released a public letter to Pennsylvania Read more…
CAIR Calls on Biden Administration to Stop Israeli Government’s ‘Self-Declared War Crimes’ in Gaza Strip (WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/10/2023) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Biden administration to oppose Israel’s “self-declared war crimes” after that nation’s government declared Read more…
CAIR-Pittsburgh Condemns Racist Homecoming Message by Pine-Richland School District Students, Calls for Restorative Process (PITTSBURGH, PA, 9/8/2022) – The Pittsburgh Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Pittsburgh), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a racist homecoming message displayed by a Pine-Richland School Read more…