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OUR 2025 PRIORITIES
Protecting Nonprofit Organizations
Protecting Muslim nonprofits from smears and witch hunts.
Humanizing Immigration Policies
Standing in solidarity with immigrant families threatened with mass deportation.
Ending Orwellian State Abuses
Ending the watchlist and other discriminatory government abuses.
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
“Know your rights” material is available in English, Arabic, Bengali, Bosnian, Farsi, Somali, and Urdu. *Each language listed is a link to a page where all PDFs for that language are available for download.
OUR STORY
1994
CAIR was founded to advance American Muslim civil rights. Won first settlement. First state chapter established.
1995
Issued first anti-Muslim discrimination report. Began education campaign about Islamic holidays and practices.
1996 - 1999
CAIR won first hijab case, issued first-ever Muslim Civil Rights report, and successfully pressured Nike to recall offensive shoes.
2001
CAIR meets with White House to addressed post-9/11 discrimination. Released first census of U.S. mosques.
2000s
CAIR won legal battles against employment and religious discrimination. Established 16 new CAIR chapters.
2010 - 2012
CAIR blocks certification of an anti-Muslim constitutional amendment in Oklahoma; won lawsuit to permanently block it. Issued first Islamophobia report.
2017
CAIR protested and challenged Muslim travel ban executive order
2018
Launched first-ever nationwide Muslim Civil Rights Educational Tour
2019
CAIR won major First Amendment case
2020 – 2022
CAIR wins landmark BDS case; mobilized Muslim voting; obtained leaked copy of secret No Fly list; CAIR’s advocacy established International Day to Combat Islamophobia.
2023
CAIR announces launch of offices in North Carolina and other states, bringing total number of CAIR chapters and offices nationwide to a historic peak of 27.
2023
CAIR received 8,061 complaints in 2023, the highest number of complaints CAIR has ever recorded and a 56% increase over the prior year due to the Gaza genocide and surge in anti-Muslim, anti-Palestinian hate.
2024
CAIR argued against structural Islamophobia and the FBI’s watchlist abuses before the U.S. Supreme Court for the first time -- and won a historic, unanimous 9-0 verdict.
