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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
Senator Cortese to Introduce Legislation on Religious Accommodations in Correctional and Detention Facilities
WHAT: On Feb. 6, Senator Dave Cortese’s office will hold a press conference announcing a bill authored by himself and sponsored by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, … Read More
Rights Advocates Laud Victory of Grassroots Opposition to Killer Robots
San Francisco supervisors reversed a decision to authorize lethal force by police robots last week, following an outcry that highlighted the racial inequity, potential for … 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
Senator Cortese to Introduce Legislation on Religious Accommodations in Correctional and Detention Facilities
WHAT: On Feb. 6, Senator Dave Cortese’s office will hold a press conference announcing a bill authored by himself and sponsored by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, … Read More
Rights Advocates Laud Victory of Grassroots Opposition to Killer Robots
San Francisco supervisors reversed a decision to authorize lethal force by police robots last week, following an outcry that highlighted the racial inequity, potential for … Read More
MCA and CAIR-SFBA to Host a Forum for Santa Clara Mayoral and Council Candidates
The Muslim Community Association (MCA) and Council on American-Islamic Relations, San Francisco Bay Area office (CAIR-SFBA) is hosting a nonpartisan candidate forum tonight for the … Read More
Joint Statement from Council Member Sylvia Arenas, CAIR-SFBA & Evergreen Islamic Center
It is vital that San Jose elected leaders and our regional American Muslim community leaders continue to work together with close communication and learn from … Read More
CAIR-SFBA to Host Candidate Forums for Congressional District 15 and Assembly District 20
The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA) is hosting two candidate forums this week for the races of Congressional … Read More
CAIR-SFBA Welcomes FBI Investigation, Condemns Targeting of Muslim Woman by Southwest Airlines Passenger
The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA) today welcomed the FBI investigation into an alleged assault targeting a Bay Area woman … 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
