Council on American–Islamic Relations

The Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR) is a Muslim civil rights and advocacy group. It is headquartered on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., with regional offices nationwide. Through civil rights actions, media relations, civic engagement, and education, CAIR's stated purpose is to promote social, legal and political activism among Muslims in America.

Council on American–Islamic Relations
FormationJune 1994 (1994-06)
FounderOmar Ahmad
TypeNon-profit, NGO
PurposeMuslim activism
HeadquartersWashington, D.C.
Location
  • 453 New Jersey Ave., S.E.
Region served
United States
Executive Director
Nihad Awad
Key people
Roula Allouch
(Chairman)
Ibrahim Mossallam
(Board VP)
Ibrahim Hooper
(National Communications Director)
Staff
70+
Volunteers
300+
Websitewww.cair.com

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Critics of CAIR have accused it of pursuing an Islamist agenda and claimed the group is connected to Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood due to a purported connection to the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development. CAIR denies such links, and Glenn Kessler, a journalist at The Washington Post, has stated such allegations are "unfair" since CAIR has never been charged with criminal activity and maintains its tax-exempt nonprofit status.

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