CAIR

Why political correctness has failed the fight against antisemitism - opinion

Antisemitism today is no longer limited to marginal expressions – graffiti on walls, isolated incidents, or offensive slogans at demonstrations. It has crossed into the realm of mass violence. 

|ByAMICHAI CHIKLI
Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli.
Roula Allouch (L), chair of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), and Rabiah Ahmed (C) of the Muslim Public Affairs Council listen to Nihad Awad (R), executive director and founder of CAIR, speak during a news conference with American Muslim leaders to discuss "growing Islamophobia" at t

US House refers CAIR's California branch to IRS, citing concerns over misuse of taxpayer dollars

According to the House referral, CAIR-CA may have improperly used millions in federal funds, provided misleading information to the IRS, and materially supported unlawful conduct.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Pro-Palestinian students demonstrate at University College London, May 15, 2024.

Half of US states file brief against AMP, NSJP for providing material support to Hamas on October 7

This brief has been filed in support of a group of survivors of Hamas’s October 7 terrorist attack, family members of those murdered by Hamas, civilians under fire from Hamas’s terror, and others.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton attends the executive order signing ceremony to reduce the size and scope of the Education Department in the East Room of the White House on March 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.

A-G Ken Paxton moves to defend Texas’s designation of CAIR as a terrorist organization

"Radical Islamist terrorist groups are anti-American, and the infiltration of these dangerous individuals into Texas must be stopped," said Texas A-G regarding terrorist org. CAIR.

|ByLARA SUKSTER MOSHEYOF

Jews and Muslims must not be divided by politics - opinion

An argument between the ADL and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) reflects what could be an alarming turning point in Jewish-Muslim relations in America.

DECEMBER 23, 2021ByYEHUDA KURTZER/JTA
Zahra Billoo (L), Executive Director, Council of Islamic Relations addresses the audience as Maya Wiley, civil rights activist, listens during the three-day Women's Convention at Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan, US, October 28, 2017.

CAIR official takes sabbatical after Zionist Islamophobia speech outrage

CAIR San Francisco executive-director Zahra Billoo has gone on sabbatical after strain at work, but detractors argue she is taking a leave of absence related to her recent speech.

DECEMBER 22, 2021ByMICHAEL STARR
Zahra Billoo, Executive Director, Council on American Islamic Relations (San Francisco) addresses the audience during a panel discussion titled 'Dismantling All Forms Of Oppression' during the three-day Women's Convention at Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., October 28, 2017

Letters to the editor December 15, 2021: I don't separate myself

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

DECEMBER 14, 2021ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

CAIR supports member that said 'Zionist synagogues' behind Islamophobia

Zahra Billoo claimed Zionist organizations were behind Islamophobia, police brutality, and border control.

DECEMBER 12, 2021ByMICHAEL STARR
Zahra Billoo, Executive Director, Council on American Islamic Relations (San Francisco) addresses the audience during a panel discussion titled 'Dismantling All Forms Of Oppression' during the three-day Women's Convention at Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., October 28, 2017

Zionists are behind Islamophobia, US police brutality - CAIR official

Billoo claimed Zionist organizations were behind Islamophobia, police brutality, and border control.

DECEMBER 6, 2021ByMICHAEL STARR
Zahra Billoo, Executive Director, Council on American Islamic Relations (San Francisco) addresses the audience during a panel discussion titled 'Dismantling All Forms Of Oppression' during the three-day Women's Convention at Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., October 28, 2017

Thousands call for congressmen to withdraw support for 'antisemitic' CAIR

Over 9,000 Americans have signed a petition calling on 120 members who recently wrote letters of support to CAIR to renounce their backing, arguing that they cannot also be against racism.

JANUARY 30, 2020ByDONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS
Rep. Ilhan Omar has made wearing a headscarf seem fashionable, chic and powerful.

Warren, Klobuchar, Omar support advocacy group with possible terror ties

The Council on American Islamic Relations celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2019, publishing a gala program which included full copies of the letters

JANUARY 21, 2020ByDONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS
Jaylani Hussein, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Minnesota, speaks at a rally ahead of a visit by President Trump in Burnsville, Minnesota, U.S. April 15, 2019

Muslim civil rights group ‘appalled’ by John Bolton’s interim replacement

“While we welcome the resignation of John Bolton, who has a long track record of promoting anti-Muslim policies and associating with hate groups, we cannot simply replace one Islamophobe with another

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Student watches the Republican presidential debate at the CAIR office (REUTERS/Jason Redmond)

U.S. Census Bureau partners with controversial Muslim group - report

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced the partnership on Wednesday.

AUGUST 30, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Student watches the Republican presidential debate at the CAIR office (REUTERS/Jason Redmond)

Pennsylvania officials attend events with anti-Israel CAIR representatives

JUNE 29, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US Senator Bob Casey