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CAIR-SFBA Applauds Gov. Brown’s Signing of Anti-Bullying Bill
The San Francisco Bay Area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) today applauded the signing of an anti-bullying bill into law by California … Read More
BART Board’s Vote on Surveillance Technology Protects the Privacy of BART Riders; Promotes Public Safety
Today, the BART Board of Directors unanimously passed a surveillance equipment ordinance that requires public notice and debate prior to seeking funding, acquiring equipment, or … Read More
Hajj 1439: Travel Advisory
As’ Salaamu Alaykum, As we arrive at the start of the blessed pilgrimage of Hajj, we pray that Insha’Allah that you arrive safely at the … Read More
From the Civil Rights Desk
As’Salaamu Alaikum, This past month, your legal team at CAIR-SFBA continued advocating on the behalf of the community to prevent the normalization of anti-Muslim bigotry … Read More
Muslim Civil Rights Group Sends Police Chief Letter With Demands After Racism Allegations
A Muslim civil rights organization has sent San Jose police Chief Eddie Garcia a letter with demands after a Lebanese-American police officer alleged blatant racism … Read More
California Muslim Families Lobby for Bullying Prevention Bill
As the Supreme Court debates the constitutionality of President Trump’s travel ban, which opponents believe targets Muslims, hundreds of California Muslims lobbied their lawmakers in … 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
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 … 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 … 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
