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CAIR-SFBA Welcomes Afghan Asylee Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Against U.S. Government
The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the … Read More

CAIR-SFBA Welcomes Islamophobia Lawsuit Settlement Against the City of San Jose, San Jose Police Department
The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the settlement of … Read More

CAIR-SFBA Urges San Francisco State University to Reverse AMED Studies Program Curriculum and Instructor Changes
The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on … Read More

CAIR-CA Celebrates Passage of Bills Protecting Religious Liberties Through California State Legislature
The California chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) celebrated the successful passage of three CAIR-CA sponsored bills—SB 309, SB 461, and AB … Read More

Traveling Outside the U.S.? Know Your Rights!
Prepare for Your Travel Before traveling outside the U.S., you should: Prepare for Your Return to the U.S. To re-enter the U.S., travelers must go … Read More

How to Request Time 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

CAIR-SFBA Welcomes Afghan Asylee Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Against U.S. Government
The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the … Read More

CAIR-SFBA Welcomes Islamophobia Lawsuit Settlement Against the City of San Jose, San Jose Police Department
The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the settlement of … Read More

CAIR-SFBA Urges San Francisco State University to Reverse AMED Studies Program Curriculum and Instructor Changes
The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on … Read More

CAIR-CA Celebrates Passage of Bills Protecting Religious Liberties Through California State Legislature
The California chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) celebrated the successful passage of three CAIR-CA sponsored bills—SB 309, SB 461, and AB … 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