CAIR

US House refers CAIR's California branch to IRS, citing concerns over misuse of taxpayer dollars

According to the House referral, CAIR-CA may have improperly used millions in federal funds, provided misleading information to the IRS, and materially supported unlawful conduct.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Roula Allouch (L), chair of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), and Rabiah Ahmed (C) of the Muslim Public Affairs Council listen to Nihad Awad (R), executive director and founder of CAIR, speak during a news conference with American Muslim leaders to discuss "growing Islamophobia" at t
Pro-Palestinian students demonstrate at University College London, May 15, 2024.

Half of US states file brief against AMP, NSJP for providing material support to Hamas on October 7

This brief has been filed in support of a group of survivors of Hamas’s October 7 terrorist attack, family members of those murdered by Hamas, civilians under fire from Hamas’s terror, and others.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton attends the executive order signing ceremony to reduce the size and scope of the Education Department in the East Room of the White House on March 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.

A-G Ken Paxton moves to defend Texas’s designation of CAIR as a terrorist organization

"Radical Islamist terrorist groups are anti-American, and the infiltration of these dangerous individuals into Texas must be stopped," said Texas A-G regarding terrorist org. CAIR.

|ByLARA SUKSTER MOSHEYOF
Hiba Rahim, interim executive director of CAIR-Florida, speaks during a press conference in response to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis designating the Council on American-Islamic Relations as a “foreign terror organization,” earlier this month.

Manufacturing extremism in the West: the Muslim Brotherhood’s long game - opinion

From Europe to America, the Muslim Brotherhood exploits legal freedoms to construct influence networks.

|BySALEM ALKETBI

'I want ISIS to kill all of you!': Hate crime charges pressed against former CAIR employee

Police have charged Noora Shalash with aggravated harassment and a second-degree hate crime.

FEBRUARY 8, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Noora Shalash

Imam at mosque connected to New Orleans terrorist says Jews exploit usury to dominate economies

Masjid Bilal is one of 20 Islamic Centers run by The Islamic Society of Greater Houston.

JANUARY 3, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The French Quarter, near Bourbon Street is blocked off late morning with a heavy police and FBI presence after a Terrorist attack early in the morning in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 1, 2025.

Chikli: CAIR leader praised October 7 massacre, called Gaza 'concentration camp'

Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli claimed that CAIR had ties to Hamas and was 'outrageously antisemtic.'

DECEMBER 20, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Amichai Chikli attending the One Million Lobby Association event honoring the immigrant IDF soldiers who fell in combat in war against Hamas and Hezbollah.

Bill to revoke tax-exempt status of terror-supporting NGOs fails to pass US House

Opponents of the bill claimed it would have targeted pro-Palestinian organizations that facilitate aid to Gaza.

NOVEMBER 13, 2024ByMATHILDA HELLER
Members of the House of Representatives vote for the third time on whether to elevate House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) to Speaker of the House in the U.S. Capitol on October 20, 2023 in Washington, DC.

‘Muslim Brotherhood vs. United States of America’? FBI sued over alleged ‘terror lists’

Osama Abuirshaid, a Hamas sympathizer who reportedly held ties to Hamas-affiliated organizations, represented in the lawsuit by CAIR, believed to push Muslim Brotherhood agenda in the US

AUGUST 29, 2024ByOHAD MERLIN
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Neo-Nazism, Islamism: Who is Imam Asad Zaman, hosted by Tim Walz?

Imam Asad Zaman pledged his support to Palestinians after October 7 and has previously promoted a Neo-Nazi propaganda film expressing support for Hitler.

AUGUST 12, 2024ByMATHILDA HELLER
Imam Asad Zaman

'Disgusting gaslighting, victim narrative': CAIR-LA outreach manager rants about 'Zionists'

He criticized Israel for labeling what he called anti-Israel "peaceful protesters" as "violent" and "antisemitic."

JULY 21, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Samer Naseredden speaking in California, July 12, 2024.

Politicians react to Biden's announcement of hostage deal

World leaders and organizations react to US President Joe Biden's announcement of the proposed hostage deal.

JUNE 1, 2024ByDARCIE GRUNBLATT
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with then-US president Barack Obama at the White House, 2014.

Texas stabbing of Palestinian American probed as bias crime, police say

The suspect, identified by police as Bert James Baker, shouted obscenities, attempted to rip a "Free Palestine" flag from their car and stabbed a 23-year-old Palestinian-American in the chest.

FEBRUARY 6, 2024ByREUTERS
Police officials stand outside 12200 Chessington Drive in southwest Houston, Texas, U.S., April 30, 2021. Dozens of persons were found inside a residence in Southwest Houston, which was initially reported as a kidnapping but prompted police to look into human smuggling, police and local news organiz

White House condemns pro-Oct. 7 comments by CAIR director

"[Gazans] have the right to defend themselves... Israel, as an occupying power, does not have that right to self-defense," CAIR director Nihad Awad said at a conference.

DECEMBER 8, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Terrorism can come in several forms, including sexual assault and rape motivated by nationalism. Pictured: The scene of Hamas's October 7 massacre at the Supernova music festival.