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ICC Issues Arrest Warrant for War Criminal Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu
What’s Happening The International Criminal Court (ICC) recently issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war … Read More
CAIR-CA and CPHB Release 2024 Campus Climate Report Highlighting Rise in Islamophobia on College Campuses
(LOS ANGELES, CA – 11/19/2024) – The California chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), in collaboration with its Center for the Prevention … Read More
CAIR-LA, Partner Organizations, and Impacted Community Members Call on OCDA To Drop Criminal Charges Against UCI Anti-Genocide Protesters
(LOS ANGELES, CA – 11/13/2024) – The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA), along with Jewish Voice for Peace, … Read More
CAIR-LA Reaffirms Commitment to Combating Islamophobia, Xenophobia, and Racism Amid Trump Reelection, Commends California Muslim Voter Turnout
Photo Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES, CA – 11/6/2024) – The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today reaffirmed its commitment … Read More
ICC Issues Arrest Warrant for War Criminal Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu
What’s Happening The International Criminal Court (ICC) recently issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war … Read More
The Power of the Muslim Vote
Photo Credit: Zainab Malik As Muslims, voting is not just our right—it’s our responsibility. From advocating for the rights of marginalized communities to addressing crucial issues … Read More
Palestine Is Not a Single-Issue Vote
What Is Single-Issue Voting? Single-issue voting refers to the practice of selecting a candidate based on their position on a specific issue, rather than their … Read More
Know the Difference: War vs. Genocide
For more than a year, we have witnessed a genocide unfold in Gaza at the hands of the Israeli government. However, media outlets and elected … Read More
CAIR-CA and CPHB Release 2024 Campus Climate Report Highlighting Rise in Islamophobia on College Campuses
(LOS ANGELES, CA – 11/19/2024) – The California chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), in collaboration with its Center for the Prevention … Read More
CAIR-LA, Partner Organizations, and Impacted Community Members Call on OCDA To Drop Criminal Charges Against UCI Anti-Genocide Protesters
(LOS ANGELES, CA – 11/13/2024) – The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA), along with Jewish Voice for Peace, … Read More
CAIR-LA Reaffirms Commitment to Combating Islamophobia, Xenophobia, and Racism Amid Trump Reelection, Commends California Muslim Voter Turnout
Photo Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES, CA – 11/6/2024) – The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today reaffirmed its commitment … Read More
CAIR-LA Urges UTLA To Reject Attempts To Silence Pro-Palestine Solidarity, Continue Defending Teachers’ Free Speech Rights
Photo Credit: Damian Dovarganes/AP (LOS ANGELES, CA – 11/4/2024) – The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today urged the United … Read More
CAIR-CA Welcomes President Biden’s Day-One Termination Of Muslim And African Bans, Other Executive Orders
The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) today welcomed President Joe Biden’s announced termination — on his first day in office — … Read More
CAIR-LA Calls for Hate Crime Investigation After Religious Leader Allegedly Assaulted, Called “Dirty Arab”
(LOS ANGELES, CA – 11/18/2020) – The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today decried an alleged hate crime … Read More
Officers Removed Woman’s Hijab Without Permission During Public Hearing About Police Shooting, Lawsuit Alleges
By Meghan Roos, Newsweek A lawsuit filed against the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) alleges officers handcuffed and forcibly removed a woman’s hijab while she … 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 tools … Learn More
Civic Engagement
Through various programs, CAIR facilitates opportunities to engage with government bodies, to influence public policy by meeting with elected officials and to advocate for legislation that aims … Learn More
Legal Services
Civil rights advocacy remains at the center of CAIR-LA’s work. CAIR has served more than 25,000 victims of discrimination since its founding. Our California offices … Learn More
Our Campaigns
Muslim Community Action Network (MCAN)
What is MCAN? MCAN stands for Muslim Community Action Network—a network of teams of Muslims in Southern California who come together to build civic engagement … Learn More
Demand UCI Administration Respect and Protect Its Peaceful Student Protesters
On Monday, April 29, University of California, Irvine (UCI) students, workers, and community members launched a Gaza Solidarity Encampment on the university’s campus as part of … Learn More
Demand Accountability From Orange County Supervisors Responsible for Islamophobic Statements Regarding Israel and Palestine
Chairman Donald Wagner, Vice Chairman Andrew Do, and Supervisor Katrina Foley Recently Released a Statement Implying Islam and Muslims Are To Blame for the Ongoing … Learn More
Urge Governor Newsom to Ensure K-12 Time Off for Religious Holidays
Students Who Are Religious Minorities Should Have the Right To Celebrate Their Holidays Without Penalties 56% of Muslim students reported feeling unsafe in schools, according … Learn More
Support SAUSD as it Rejects Attempts to Censor Palestine from Ethnic Studies Curriculum
Despite immense pressure from Zionist groups to erase Palestine from its ethnic studies curriculum, SAUSD decided on May 23 to maintain the curriculum’s inclusion of … Learn More
Emergency Funds for Black Asylum Seekers
Xenophobic and anti-Black U.S. immigration policies have caused increased waves of migration at the U.S. Southern border. Once these migrants enter the U.S., Immigration and … Learn More
Urge the U.S. House of Representatives to Designate India as a ‘Country of Particular Concern’
After the re-election of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in May 2019, the religious freedoms of ethnic and religious minorities in India, which includes Muslims, … Learn More
Tell the North Orange County Community College District To Stop Silencing Pro-Palestinian Activism
On May 11, 2022, Israeli occupation forces deliberately shot Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in the head while she was on assignment in the West … Learn More
Urge Santa Ana College To End Islamophobic Rhetoric in Class
Adjunct Professor Jamie McDonough, currently teaching at Santa Ana College, was recorded during her lecture making derogatory and biased comments about the roles of men and … Learn More
Center for the Prevention of Hate and Bullying
On Wednesday, Nov. 3, CAIR-LA, along with California Attorney General Rob Bonta and several leaders within the Muslim community, hosted a community meeting and press conference … Learn More
