CAIR New Jersey

The NJ chapter of @CAIRNational, America's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization.

[CAIR National @CAIRNational]

Public schools cannot create a “Palestine exception” to the First Amendment. That’s why a federal court just ruled in favor of CAIR Legal Defense Fund’s client, teacher Hiba Sayed. Her free speech lawsuit against the Montgomery County Public School system can now proceed to trial.

CAIR LDF sued @MCPS after the school district banned Ms. Sayed from displaying a Palestine flag alongside other international flags outside her clasroom, barred from wearing a keffiyeh, and added a specific contract provision prohibiting her from referencing Palestine in any way.

The court today ruled that Ms. Sayed has plausibly alleged that MCPS violated her constitutional rights by selectively restricting Palestine-related expression while allowing other teachers and staff to engage in various similar political and cultural expressions.

No educator, student, or public employee should be threatened, punished, or silenced simply for acknowledging Palestinian identity, culture, or humanity.

The case now moves forward.

[CAIR New Jersey @CAIRNJ]

Why is this being held on Eid day? Obviously it’s not truly meant for public participation if many impacted community members can’t join. @McCormickProf

[Congresswoman Sara Jacobs @RepSaraJacobs]

I just introduced a resolution to honor the lives of Amin Abdullah, Mansour “Abul Izz” Kahzia, and Nader Awad, who were murdered at the Islamic Center of San Diego. The best way to honor their memory is to finally address the horrific rise of Islamophobia and anti-Muslim hate.

[CAIR New Jersey @CAIRNJ]

This is how emboldened Israeli authorities feel treating foreign nationals.

Free Amrou. Free them all.

[Haaretz.com @haaretzcom]

Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir released a video showing detained participants of the intercepted Gaza-bound flotilla being bound and dragged in Israel's Ashdod Port, writing, "That's how we welcome the terror supporters. Welcome to Israel."

Read more here: https://t.co/jirdAoCedy

[DOAM @doamuslims]

This is Mohamed Nader, one of the victims of the San Diego mosque terrorist attack…

His wife, Mrs. Khairaat, has served as a kindergarten teacher for decades. Their family has long been known within the ICSD community as “the neighbors of the masjid,” since they lived directly across the street.

When Nader heard the gunshots, he immediately ran toward the danger. He grabbed whatever he could from Brother Amin Abdullah and went inside to confront the two terrorists. He was martyred in the process.

At the same time, his wife was barricaded inside the kindergarten classroom with her students. Despite the unimaginable fear and chaos, she remained composed so the children would not be afraid. Imagine her strength... Evacuating with her students and then witnessing the carnage brought upon our house of worship and school.

Brother Nader was always trying to do right by people, especially by his children. His children attended my Quran classes, and their parents would often ask me to check in on them and mentor them. They cared deeply about their children and the children of the community. They would always say, “Please talk to our children because they listen to you and need good mentorship.” SubhanAllah, this is the kind of family the Awads are.

When Brother Nader heard the gunshots, he ran into the gunfire from across the street not knowing what would happen, only knowing that his wife, the children, and the community were in danger and that he had to do something. By the will of Allah, he delayed the shooters and prevented them from reaching the classrooms.

He saved an untold number of children’s lives yesterday.

May Allah accept Nader as a Shaheed.

— Fayaz Nawabi

[CAIR New Jersey @CAIRNJ]

We commend @GovSherrillNJ @NewJerseyOAG for their swift response to the deadly San Diego mosque shooting. We call on all our state’s leaders to denounce the attack and the dangerous rhetoric leading up to it. https://t.co/iWahfOFag5

[CAIR New Jersey @CAIRNJ]

No child should have to endure this at their place of worship

[Al Jazeera Breaking News @AJENews]

A nine-year-old boy who survived the San Diego mosque shooting that killed three people has described seeing ‘bad stuff’.

His mother, a refugee from Gaza who came to California two decades ago, gave permission for reporters to speak to her son.

[CAIR New Jersey @CAIRNJ]

Thank you @RepAnalilia @SenatorAndyKim for working to secure his release. We’d welcome @SenBooker support on his case.

[CAIR New Jersey @CAIRNJ]

NJ resident Amrou Ibrahim was abducted this morning when the @gbsumudflotilla was raided by Israeli authorities. Release him NOW https://t.co/MXOCYHEx3B

[CAIR National @CAIRNational]

To God we belong, and to God we return. We have learned from @CAIRSanDiego that at least one person was killed by a shooter at the Islamic Center of San Diego today. May Allah grant him the highest rank of Paradise and protect everyone from harm.

No one should ever fear for their safety while attending prayers or studying at an elementary school. We are working to learn more about this incident and we encourage everyone to keep this community in your prayers.

[CAIR National @CAIRNational]

The @HouseGOP just spent another day and more taxpayer dollars hosting a congressional hearing about the imaginary threat of "sharia law" taking over America.

Before the hearing, we provided members of Congress with a statement for the record, fact sheets, and other information debunking this nonsense. We commend @RepMGS, @RepRaskin and other members of the Judiciary Committee who called out the increasingly laughable nature of these McCarthyist hate hearings.

The real threat to our nation is not American Muslims practicing Islam. The real threat to our nation is corrupt politicians who waste our taxpayer dollars on illegal wars, shield Jeffrey Epstein's pedophile friends from accountability, and shred the First Amendment to protect a foreign government from criticism.

[CAF @CAF4MESA]

Our letter to Rutgers University expressing concern about Dean Alberto Cuitiño’s decision to cancel the graduation address that Arcellx chair and CEO Rami Elghandour had been invited to deliver on 15 May 2026 at Rutgers University’s School of Engineering https://t.co/u1GHh64Wli

[CAIR New Jersey @CAIRNJ]

https://t.co/uehdvddOi4

[CAIR New Jersey @CAIRNJ]

Rutgers Senate showing leadership where its administration failed.

If @RutgersU has any interest in earning back the trust of students, faculty and alumni they should immediately reverse this decision and allow Mr. Elghandour to speak.

[Prem Thakker @prem_thakker]

Update: Rutgers Senate has voted to censure the Engineering School Dean for canceling @RamiElghandour's grad speech after some students complained about his online posts.

+ They call on the President to reaffirm commitment to expression, free from internal or external pressure.

[CAIR National @CAIRNational]

"It's not like any of his speech was hateful speech or bigoted speech. It was calling for an end to genocide, calling for human rights and accountability," @CAIRNJ Public Affairs Director Naureen Akhter said.
READ: https://t.co/hvLGXYkv1W

[Rami Elghandour @RamiElghandour]

I love Rutgers and it’s disappointing and heartbreaking to see it abandon its students and its ideals. My full statement.

[CAIR New Jersey @CAIRNJ]

@RutgersU making clear what kind of speech they won’t tolerate on campus just days after rolling out the red carpet to IDF soldiers https://t.co/7UphpiPNjC

[CAIR New Jersey @CAIRNJ]

With Israel’s ongoing land grab attempts in Lebanon, NJ resident Hala Ghanem watches her ancestral homeland get wiped off the map https://t.co/X3GqjylR0S

[CAIR National @CAIRNational]

Congress must demand that the Israeli apartheid government immediately release the American citizens and other humanitarian activists it kidnapped in international waters in a blatant violation of international law. Our nation would not tolerate, much less fund, the kidnapping of American citizens in international waters off the coast of Greece by any other state. It is long past time for the out-of-control Netanyahu regime to face consequences of its crimes, including American citizens.

Read more: https://t.co/RvVDrUbJ8a

[CAIR New Jersey @CAIRNJ]

Thank you, @AnaliliaForNJ, for taking this stand. The work doesn’t stop here, help us continue to fight for justice.

[CAIR New Jersey @CAIRNJ]

Rep. Analilia Mejia (NJ-11) has officially co-sponsored the Block the Bombs Act!  She joins a growing coalition of 69 Representatives now supporting the push to block arms to Israel. This is a massive win for advocacy in New Jersey.