Nihad Awad

CAIR Hopeful Biden’s Leadership and Lawmakers’ Advocacy Will Create ‘Islamophobia’ Envoy Position

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) says it’s been calling for the government to appoint a special envoy to monitor and combat “Islamophobia” for two decades, but with President...

CAIR Blames White House ‘Islamophobes’ and ‘White Supremacists’ for New Travel Order

The Council on American-Islamic Relations on Monday blamed what it called “Islamophobes” and “white supremacists” in the White House for President Trump’s new travel executive...

CAIR Says Trump Has ‘Diminished the Hopes’ Many People Have in America

Donald Trump was in the crosshairs Wednesday as a group of Democratic lawmakers, joined by religious leaders of various faiths, announced a bill that would make it illegal to deny entry to the United States...

Rep. Andre Carson: 'Our Largest Domestic Threat Comes From Racial Supremacist Groups'

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CAIR to Carson: Withdraw from Presidential Race Over Islam Remarks

Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) national executive director Nihad Awad called Monday for Ben Carson to withdraw from the 2016 presidential campaign after the Republican retired neurosurgeon...

MSNBC's Alex Wagner: 'Distressing' That Some See Canadian Rampage as 'Terrorist Act'

On her MSNBC show, Alex Wagner asks "how distressing" is it that some are viewing the assault by a Muslim convert on the Canadian Parliament as a "terrorist act." 

New US Islamic Group Plans Census, Says Opponents Lowball The Number of American Muslims ‘For Political Reasons’

At the launch of a new umbrella group for America Muslim organizations, a leader said the number of Muslims in the U.S. was estimated at seven to eight million, but “opponents” claim the number is...

CAIR Director Says Republicans Are Portraying Muslims As Outsiders

CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad claims there is a nationwide campaign to deny Muslims their civil rights.