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CAIR-San Diego Responds to Exclusion of Local Muslim Voices from Discussion on Islamophobia

https://www.cair.com/press_releases/video-cair-san-diego-responds-to-exclusion-of-muslim-voices-from-discussion-of-islamophobia

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UC San Diego Palestinian students celebrate graduation off-campus

Source: ABC 10 News San Diego https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/uc-san-diego-palestinian-students-celebrate-graduation-off-campus By: Laura Acevedo SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Just a day before UCSD kicks off its graduation weekend, Palestinian … Read More

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CAIR-SD and Community Organizations Demand UCSD Let Students Graduate

Leaders, Community Organizations Gather to Demand UCSD Allow Students to Graduate. (SAN DIEGO, CA – 06/06/2024) The Council on American-Islamic Relations, San Diego (CAIR-SD), today gathered … Read More

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Tension builds during dueling rallies at UCSD

Source: CBS 8 San Diego

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How to Request Time Off from Work to Celebrate Eid

Eid al-Fitr is right around the corner! This year, Eid will most likely fall on or around Wednesday, April 10—a weekday. For those of us … Read More

Over 100 CA Muslim Organizations Publish Joint Open Letter to Governor Newsom and Congressional Officials Urging Support for Ceasefire in Gaza

(SACRAMENTO, CA – 11/21/2023) – The California chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), along with more than 100 Muslim community organizations, today sent … Read More

#Ceasefire NOW! Here’s How You Can Take Action

Dear CAIR-SD Supporter,  CAIR San Diego unequivocally stands with the people of Gaza, advocates for an immediate #ceasefire, and demands urgent humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza. To … Read More

Bullying Report 2023

CAIR-CA’s surveys have shown that 40-50% of Muslim students have consistently reported being bullied over the past decade. In CAIR-CA’s most recent survey, nearly half … Read More

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CAIR-SD and Community Organizations Demand UCSD Let Students Graduate

Leaders, Community Organizations Gather to Demand UCSD Allow Students to Graduate. (SAN DIEGO, CA – 06/06/2024) The Council on American-Islamic Relations, San Diego (CAIR-SD), today gathered … Read More

CAIR Calls on 400+ University Leaders to Stop Targeting Anti-Genocide Protesters and Enabling Islamophobia, Anti-Palestinian Racism

In new report “Hostile,” CAIR documents how universities have smeared and silenced students speaking in support of Palestinian human rights. The Council on American-Islamic Relations … Read More

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CAIR-SD Uplifts Imam Hassane as the Right Candidate for the Leon Williams Human Relations Commission

(SAN DIEGO, CA, 02/13/24) – The San Diego chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-San Diego) today calls for Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer to meet with … Read More

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UC San Diego Palestinian students celebrate graduation off-campus

Source: ABC 10 News San Diego https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/uc-san-diego-palestinian-students-celebrate-graduation-off-campus By: Laura Acevedo SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Just a day before UCSD kicks off its graduation weekend, Palestinian … Read More

Voice & Viewpoint Town Hall Breaks Ground On Uniting Communities of Color

Source: San Diego Voice & Viewpoint By: Emily Kim Jenkins, Contributing Writer The phrase “E Pluribus Unum” is engraved on American currency and is traditionally … Read More

Invisible Hate: Anti-Muslim Hate Incidents Going Unreported

Source: The San Diego Voice and Viewpoint By: Emily Kim Jenkins, Contributing Writer Ever-rising tensions in the Middle East continue to ripple at home, making … Read More

San Diego advocates call attention to reported rise in anti-Muslim hate

(San Diego, CA, 04/09/2024) On Tuesday, April 2, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, released its annual civil rights … Read More

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CAIR aims to build and expand bridges of understanding between the American Muslim community and the community at large using a two-pronged approach. The first … Learn More

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