CAIR Designates GWU, UCLA, and Emory University as “Institutions of Particular Concern” Following Targeting of Anti-Genocide Student Protesters
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, has designated an initial three universities as “institutions of particular concern” due to their threat toward the safety of Palestinian, Arab, Muslim, Jewish, and other students and faculty who stand against occupation, apartheid, and genocide. These three universities are The George Washington University (GWU), the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and Emory University.
Employer’s Guide to Islamic Religious Practices
Demographers say that Islam is one of the fastest growing religions in the United States and around the world. American Muslims are now found in all sectors of society. This growing Muslim population adds a new dimension to be considered by employers when dealing with issues of multiculturalism and diversity.
‘Hostile’: How Universities Target Anti-Genocide Protesters While Enabling Anti-Palestinian Racism and Islamophobia
The Council on American-Islamic Relations is releasing a new analysis on the disturbing role of universities in targeting students protesting against the Israeli government’s ongoing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
2024 Civil Rights Report: Fatal: The Resurgence of Anti-Muslim Hate
CAIR received 8,061 complaints nationwide in 2023, marking the highest number of complaints CAIR has ever recorded in its 30-year history. Nearly half of all complaints received in 2023 were reported in the final three months of the year.
Gaza: The Resurgence of Islamophobia in 2023
Read CAIR’s new preliminary paper on the state of Islamophobia leading up to and during the ongoing attacks by the far-right Israeli government against Palestinians in Gaza, which many legal and human rights experts have indicated may constitute the crime of genocide.
Defining Islamophobia
CAIR is reissuing our definition of Islamophobia here as we continue to urge employers, schools, media, government entities, and others to identify and address Islamophobia and anti-Muslim racism wherever it may appear.
Employee Guidance: Speaking with Human Resources
What do I do if human resources wants to speak with me about my Palestine social media content? See our new guidance here.
Know Your Rights: Encounters with Law Enforcement
CAIR is releasing Know Your Rights guidance for individuals approached by law enforcement.
Guidance to U.S. Employees in Response to Islamophobic and Anti-Palestinian Rhetoric in the Workplace
See CAIR’s new guidance for employees responding to Islamophobic and/or anti-Palestinian rhetoric at work.
Letter to U.S. Employers in Response to Islamophobic and Anti-Palestinian Rhetoric in the Workplace
Read our letter urging U.S. employers to respond to Islamophobic and anti-Palestinian rhetoric in the workplace.
