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Biden Admin Defending Trump Muslim Ban Policy in SF Court
San Jose Resident, Muslim and African Bans Victim to Have Day in Court What: On Thursday, Biden administration officials will appear in federal court to discuss … Read More
CAIR-CA Welcomes Senate Passage of Bill Expanding State Service Holiday Time Off for Religious and Cultural Observances
The California chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), today welcomed the successful, unanimous, and bipartisan passage of SB 461 through the California … Read More
CAIR-CA Condemns Biden Administration’s Inhumane and Unlawful Asylum Ban
The California chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) strongly condems the Biden Administration’s implementation of an inhumane and unlawful asylum ban. Despite … Read More
CAIR-CA Welcomes Caste Discrimination Bill’s Unanimous Passage Through First Committee
The California chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) welcomed the unanimous passage of SB 403 through the California State Senate Judiciary Committee. The landmark … Read More
How to Request Off from School or Work to Celebrate Eid
Can you believe Ramadan is almost over, and Eid Al-Fitr is just around the corner? This year, Eid will most likely fall on Friday, April … Read More
Protecting & Empowering Muslim Students this Ramadan
As Salaamu Alaikum Brothers and Sisters, Do you remember being bullied as a Muslim student? I was 10 years old when I first began to … Read More
Your Right to Religious Accommodation this Ramadan
Know Your Rights at Work and School This Ramadan This Ramadan, we want to provide our community with all the information they will need regarding … Read More
TPS for Yemen Re-Registration Deadline
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Yemen for 18 months through September 3, 2024. Current TPS beneficiaries from … Read More
Biden Admin Defending Trump Muslim Ban Policy in SF Court
San Jose Resident, Muslim and African Bans Victim to Have Day in Court What: On Thursday, Biden administration officials will appear in federal court to discuss … Read More
CAIR-CA Welcomes Senate Passage of Bill Expanding State Service Holiday Time Off for Religious and Cultural Observances
The California chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), today welcomed the successful, unanimous, and bipartisan passage of SB 461 through the California … Read More
CAIR-CA Condemns Biden Administration’s Inhumane and Unlawful Asylum Ban
The California chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) strongly condems the Biden Administration’s implementation of an inhumane and unlawful asylum ban. Despite … Read More
CAIR-CA Welcomes Caste Discrimination Bill’s Unanimous Passage Through First Committee
The California chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) welcomed the unanimous passage of SB 403 through the California State Senate Judiciary Committee. The landmark … Read More
Supes advance police spying bill
The Board of Supes Rules Committee Monday approved 2-1 a complex plan for police surveillance using private cameras—a proposal that the ACLU, the San Francisco … Read More
Oakland committee tentatively rejects license plate readers
The Oakland City Council Public Safety Committee Tuesday tentatively rejected Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong’s bid for the continued use of automated license plate readers to … Read More
Biden’s loan forgiveness plan to heavily impact Black borrowers
President Joe Biden’s plans to cancel student loans will particularly impact Black Americans, who carry much of the burden of student loan debt. “The burden … Read More
Santa Clara County Honors Muslims
Santa Clara County boasts a thriving Muslim community of more than 60,000 residents and has been credited with playing a vital role in the community, … Read More
What We Do
Outreach & Education
CAIR seeks to educate American Muslims about their rights so that they may fully engage in all aspects of civic life. CAIR also works with … Learn More
Youth Empowerment
CAIR has always believed that in order to secure a brighter future for our communities, investments must be made in providing our youth with the … Learn More
Advocacy
Raise Our Voices: Monthly Calls to Action Watch our monthly series! BECOME A CEC! Even if you aren’t able to vote in this election, you can help … Learn More
Legal Services
Civil rights advocacy remains at the center of CAIR’s work. CAIR has served more than 25,000 victims of discrimination since its founding. Our California offices … Learn More
Our Campaigns
Protecting Muslim Youth
As part of our work to empower and engage young American Muslims, CAIR-CA offices set out on a statewide effort to better understand Muslim youth’s … Learn More
Stop TrumpIntelPro
TRUMPINTELPRO (Trump’s Intelligence Program) is named after COINTELPRO, the FBI’s covert and profoundly illegal Counter Intelligence Program. This program was used in the United States during the … Learn More
#NoMuslimBanEver
The #NoMuslimBanEver campaign is being organized and led by the following organizations, Asian Americans Advancing Justice –Asian Law Caucus, Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)’s San … Learn More
Immigrants’ Rights Program
For more than 20 years, CAIR-SFBA has provided civil rights legal services to individuals facing discrimination because of their Muslim identity. Now CAIR-SFBA is expanding … Learn More
