Council on American-Islamic Relations
Not-so-Scientific American, Trump’s insane trial and other commentary
May 6, 2024 | 6:17pmThe craziest thing “about former President Donald Trump’s trial in New York is that we do not know precisely what crime Trump is charged with committing,” muses the Washington Examiner’s...
Controversial Muslim group CAIR now fighting a sex scandal lawsuit after it's dropped by White House over 'happy' Hamas attack remark
January 25, 2024 | 6:00amThe Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is under fire in a sex harassment lawsuit from former "golden child" member Lori Saroya.
The White House partnered with CAIR to fight antisemitism — despite its antisemitism
December 8, 2023 | 7:35pmNihad Awad, director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, gave a speech last month that circulated this week as he described Hamas’ Oct. 7 massacre of Israelis as an act...
Biden's enlisting of CAIR to fight antisemitism was always nuts
December 8, 2023 | 5:56pmThe white House should never have teamed up with CAIR in the first place; the group has always been borderline antisemitic and the Hamas attacks brought it out into the...
White House cuts ties with CAIR on antisemitism strategy after director says Hamas attacks made him ‘happy’
December 7, 2023 | 3:35pmNihad Awad, one of the top executives of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), said he was "happy" to witness the Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel.
Supreme Court stands up for justice on affirmative action, religious freedom
June 29, 2023 | 2:01pmWhat is college affirmative action?
Minnesota priest apologizes for calling Islam 'greatest threat' to America
January 30, 2020 | 11:34amA Roman Catholic priest in Minnesota has apologized for calling Islam the “greatest threat in the world” to the United States and Christianity.
The Women's March still has an anti-Semitism problem
September 21, 2019 | 5:59pmThe Women’s March last week finally edged out its anti-Semitic leaders — only to tap new board members who are just as extreme. Linda Sarsour, Tamika Mallory and Bob Bland...
Ilhan Omar’s pathetic bid to play victim after she downplayed 9/11
April 11, 2019 | 7:44pmDemocrats, Twitter and the national news media offered plenty of outrage Thursday over Rep. Ilhan Omar’s description of 9/11 as a day when “some people did something.” But they directed...
Amazon removes 'offensive' products containing Islamic text
January 4, 2019 | 10:18pmDoormats featuring verses from the Quran were promptly removed from Amazon on Friday. The Council on American-Islamic Relations complained to Amazon on Thursday about more than a dozen bathroom and...
FBI to probe mysterious death of Muslim teen found hanged in woods
March 2, 2017 | 3:55pmThe FBI will review the death of a Muslim teen found hanged in the woods near his home in Washington state after a medical examiner changed the manner of death...
CAIR assails Newt Gingrich's call to 'test' Muslims in US
July 15, 2016 | 10:24amThe Council on American-Islamic Relations on Friday condemned the deadly truck attack in Nice, France -- but assailed Newt Gingrich's call to “test” Muslims in the US. "We condemn this...
Muslim group: Cops won't call attack on teens outside mosque a hate crime
July 4, 2016 | 9:40pmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVu-fUQu0IE Two Muslim teenagers were beaten outside a New York City mosque by an attacker who shouted slurs at them, a rights group said on Monday, calling for police to...
Terrorist bride might get an un-Islamic burial
December 11, 2015 | 6:48pmThe mysterious jihadi bride who helped her husband kill 14 and wound 21 in last week’s terror attack in San Bernardino could get the unceremonious – and un-Islamic - funeral...
Muslim group evacuates US headquarters after getting white powder in mail
December 10, 2015 | 10:58pmA Muslim advocacy group evacuated its national headquarters on Capitol Hill on Thursday after receiving a letter containing white powder, but staff were later allowed to re-enter after authorities conducted...
CAIR is America's top enabler of terror
December 4, 2015 | 8:40pmAs news of the San Bernardino jihadist shootings blared on airport TVs, I spotted a TSA monitor flashing the now ubiquitous message: ‘‘If you SEE something, SAY something.” It’s one...