CAIR Expresses Solidarity with People of Belgium Following Attacks

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/22/16) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed solidarity with the people of Belgium following attacks in that nation’s capital that left more than 30 people dead and many more injured. In a statement, CAIR said: “We express our solidarity with the […]

CAIR-MA Coordinates Response to Anti-Refugee Event

On Monday, February 22nd, CAIR-Massachusetts coordinated the response to a planned anti-Syrian-refugee press conference at the Rhode Island State House.  The event, slated to feature former and current elected officials, as well as the leader of a Boston-based anti-Muslim hate group, was met by fierce opposition from nearly 200 students, members of the clergy, and […]

CAIR Releases Results of Muslim Voter Survey Ahead of Primary Elections

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/1/16) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released the results of a six-state survey indicating that 73 percent of registered Muslim voters say they will go to the polls in upcoming primary elections and that 67 percent will vote for Democratic Party […]

CAIR-MA on “The Muslim Experience in Cambridge”

Check out the latest episode of “Cambridge Uncovered” featuring our own Executive Director, Dr. John Robbins!   NeighborMedia intern Sarah Moawad, co-editor of Muftah’s Egypt and North Africa pages, leads the discussion in this 12th episode of “Cambridge Uncovered.” Joining her are City Councilor Nadeem Mazen — who is said to be the first and […]

U.S. Muslim Leaders Announce Campaigns to Enhance National Security, Address Rising Islamophobia

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/21/15) — The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), a coalition of leading national and local Muslim organizations, today announced major educational, outreach and civic empowerment initiatives to address growing Islamophobia in America and to enhance national security through the promotion of freedom and justice. Proposed USCMO initiatives include a drive to register […]

CAIR-MA Publishes Op-Ed in Boston Globe Rejecting Islamophobia

  “Muslims have once again been placed in the spotlight after Monday’s proposal by presidential candidate Donald Trump of banning all Muslims from entering the United States. Its breathtaking offensiveness and discriminatory fervor have seized public attention, and it has attracted mainstream condemnation from a broad coalition of Republicans, Democrats, civil rights groups, and faith […]

CAIR-MA Calls for Increased Police Protection of Local Mosques

  CAIR-MA Calls for Increased Police Protection of Local Mosques (BOSTON, MA, 11/23/15)  – The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MA) today called for increased police protection at local mosques because of a spike in anti-Muslim rhetoric and direct threats against Muslim houses of worship nationwide since the recent Paris terror attacks. […]