“I’m saddened, and I’m frightened,” said Al Rieder with CAIR-NC. “Saddened because it’s a level of disconnect that we’re seeing in our greater society, where our neighbors are not meeting our neighbors and not getting to know each other, which is saddening in itself, but I’m frightened because the rhetoric itself is so strong and so hateful that it could lead somebody to do something drastic.”
“While TPM regulations are legally required to be content-neutral, we have repeatedly seen them weaponized at UC Berkeley and across other campuses to suppress specific political expression, particularly advocacy for Palestinian rights and against the ongoing genocide in Gaza,”
Summary
CAIR published a news roundup linking coverage of mosque zoning and opposition, a McKinney mosque vote, a RLUIPA zoning case, campus time/place/manner policy debates at UC, an immigration court matter, and a detained Gaza hospital director; the release includes CAIR statements and quotes from CAIR-NC and CAIR-CA.
Document Council on American-Islamic Relations, CAIR in the News, August 6, 2026, statement, August 6, 2026, cair.com.
USCMO’s National Twin-Mosque Initiative calls Muslim institutions to transform belief, concern, and opposition to racism into practical and sustained action.
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US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) said it created the National Twin-Mosque Initiative to turn Muslim institutions' belief and opposition to racism into sustained antiracist action and partnerships, and said [name withheld] sponsors and supports the initiative.
Document U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations, The National Twin-Mosque Initiative: Moving From Faith to Action, statement, August 6, 2026, uscmo.org.
In a July 28 report , the Council on American-Islamic Relations documented 17 incidents affecting Islamic places of worship during May, June, and July 2026, compared with six during the same period in 2025.
American Muslims should not have to choose between keeping their institutions open and keeping their communities safe.
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U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations said Muslim communities face increasing pressure around the right to worship and to build institutions. The statement cited a CAIR report that documented 17 incidents affecting Islamic places of worship in May to July 2026, and noted lawsuits and zoning disputes in U.S. cities, including Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.
Document U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations, From Mosque Doors to City Hall: American Muslims Face Growing Pressure Over the Right to Worship, statement, August 6, 2026, uscmo.org.
The Bridgeport Islamic Community Center (BICC), in coordination with the Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CT), hosted Governor Ned Lamont on Friday for an information session with BICC board members and community stakeholders.
Summary
CAIR said the Bridgeport Islamic Community Center, in coordination with CAIR-CT, hosted Governor Ned Lamont for an information session where participants questioned him on education, healthcare affordability, property taxes, immigration enforcement, small-business development, and Connecticut’s relationship with Israel. CAIR said the governor addressed 300 members after Friday prayer.
Document Council on American-Islamic Relations, BICC, CAIR-CT Host Community Information Session with Governor Ned Lamont, statement, August 8, 2026, cair.com.
The first training session, which took place at Dar Al Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls Church, Virginia, provided guidance to religious leaders and community members about how to prevent, recognize and address threats, including active shooters.
NAIT also announced the creation of the Resilience and Protection Waqf (endowment), a multi-million-dollar endowment fund designed to educate, train, equip, and protect American Muslim communities from rising anti-Muslim hate and violence.
Summary
CAIR said it and the North American Islamic Trust held the first regional active shooter and safety training on August 8 at Dar Al Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls Church, Virginia, for mosques, Islamic private schools and other faith-based institutions. CAIR said the session provided guidance to religious leaders and community members about preventing, recognizing and addressing threats.
Document Council on American-Islamic Relations, CAIR, NAIT Host First Regional Active Shooter Mosque Safety Training, statement, August 10, 2026, cair.com.
The online threats targeting ICOI—rooted in tired anti-Muslim conspiracy theories—are deeply alarming, especially at a time when Muslims across the nation are facing an unprecedented wave of hate and feeling increasingly unsafe in their own communities and places of worship.
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CAIR-LA said it condemned violent online threats and an Islamophobic smear campaign targeting the Islamic Center of Irvine, that it is working closely with ICOI to provide support, and that it urged law enforcement, social media platforms, and community leaders to take threats and misinformation seriously.
Document Council on American-Islamic Relations, CAIR-LA Condemns Threats, Islamophobic Smear Campaign Targeting Islamic Center of Irvine, statement, August 17, 2026, cair.com.
The organizer’s decision to falsely portray ICSC—a mosque where hundreds of families and community members peacefully worship every day—as the front line of a supposed ‘war on America’ is not a harmless claim
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CAIR-LA said it condemned an anti-Muslim rally planned outside the Islamic Center of Southern California in Los Angeles and called on leaders and residents to reject hate; MPAC and the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California also condemned the rally, the document says.
Document Council on American-Islamic Relations, CAIR-LA, MPAC, Shura Council Condemn Anti-Muslim Rally Targeting Islamic Center of Southern California, statement, August 22, 2026, cair.com.
Building relationships with local law enforcement and understanding how to respond in an emergency are important steps toward creating safer spaces for our communities.
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CAIR-MI said it launched a safety toolkit for mosques and Islamic schools to strengthen emergency preparedness, assess safety practices, and build relationships with local law enforcement. CAIR-MI said the toolkit was developed by its Safe Spaces department and is available to interested institutions.
Document Council on American-Islamic Relations, CAIR-MI Launches Safety Toolkit for Mosques and Islamic Schools in Wake of Rising Anti-Muslim Bigotry, statement, August 26, 2026, cair.com.