CAIR Austin

04/03/2026

🚨 LESS THAN 2 HOURS LEFT TO REGISTER 🚨
Texas students deserve an education rooted in facts. CAIR-Texas is calling on you to register by 5 PM TODAY to testify before the State Board of Education.

📝 How to Register:
1. Link: http://bit.ly/47vJBMo
2. Hearing: Choose April 7th.
3. Option: Select 1COFB3 PUBLIC HEARING.
4. Position: Select "Against" to oppose biased curriculum changes.

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Don’t know what to say for your testimony? We are here to support you!

Please fill out this form for help with your statement, coordinating day-of logistics, and staying connected for community advocacy related to the SBOE:
👉 https://bit.ly/sboehelp
Don't let our voices be erased. Register now and fill out our form for support!

03/03/2026

🗳️ Election Day is TODAY in Texas.

Polls are open from 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM. If you are in line by 7:00 PM, stay in line — you have the right to vote.

In many Texas districts, the primary election determines who ultimately holds office. At a time when our communities are calling for real solutions on education, healthcare, public safety, and an end to rising division and harmful rhetoric, your participation matters.

Find your polling location and voter information here:
muslimsvote.turbovote.org

Language assistance is available at polling locations. You may bring an interpreter of your choice (excluding an employer or union representative), or ask poll workers about available help.

Make a plan. Show up. Encourage your family and friends to do the same.

Have you voted yet? Let us know in the comments.

03/03/2026

We must reject this dangerous rhetoric that contradicts the moral foundation of the country itself. When America tells people like me that service and civic responsibility are still not enough, it tells the world that belonging here is fragile and reversible.

I still love this country. That has not changed. But love requires honesty and courage. This is your story as much as it is mine, and how it ends is up to all of us. The choices we make today will define not just who belongs here and now but who we become tomorrow.

Shaimaa Zayan is an American Muslim civil rights advocate and operations manager with CAIR-Austin.

READ THE ENTIRE COMMENTARY (https://www.expressnews.com/opinion/commentary/article/islamophobia-texas-21943696.php).

Click the link to donate: https://cairtexas.kindful.com/?campaign=1391904

03/02/2026

We extend our deepest condolences to the families impacted by last night’s tragedy in Austin and pray for those injured.

We reject collective hate and stand united for justice, safety, and peace.

02/26/2026

Early voting is here. Polls close at 7 p.m. Make sure you’re registered and ready: cairhouston.com/registration/

01/25/2026

Today, the city of Austin declared Jan. 22nd as CAIR-Autsin Day reaffirming its commitment to inclusion and justice and honoring our tireless work in civil rights, advocacy, and civic engagement.
Thank you!

12/30/2025

11/27/2025

Wow. The Israeli government is now so desperate that it is cutting out the incompetent middleman (looking at you, Greg Abbott) and attacking CAIR directly. What an honor. We must be doing something right.

By the way, Minister עמיחי שיקלי - Amichai Chikli, your government sucks up billions in American taxpayer dollars every year and spends millions on your department's propaganda budget. Yet the best attack you can level against us is the old Hamas/Muslim Brotherhood conspiracy theory?

With all that free American money, couldn't you make up something new? Something more original? If you want to distract the American people from the children you keep bombing with our taxpayer dollars, you'll need something better than this weak showing.

And for the record, here are the facts:

1. CAIR statement that has appeared on its website for decades: “We unequivocally condemn all acts of terrorism, whether carried out by al-Qa’ida, the Real IRA, FARC, Hamas, or any other group designated by the U.S. Department of State as a ‘Foreign Terrorist Organization.’” https://cair.com/dispelling-rumors-about-cair/

2. Document listing 30 years of CAIR's condemnations of terrorism, including su***de bombings by Hamas.https://cair.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/HistoryofCAIRDefendingJewishCommunity.pdf

3. CAIR National Board statement from 2023 that reaffirms our condemnation of attacks on civilians on Oct. 7th.https://cair.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/CAIRBoardLetter.pdf

4. Dispelling the Conspiracy Theories https://cair.com/dispelling-rumors-about-cair/

11/14/2025

09/24/2025

Community Members, Muslim and Non-Muslim, please join us for this critical and timely conversation on Thursday! Register to receive zoom link here - bit.ly/unitedagainsthateTX

📢 Join us Sept 25th (6–7:30 PM CT) for United Against Hate: Protecting Texas Communities — a virtual forum with Muslim leaders & elected officials tackling anti-Muslim hate and defending our rights in Texas.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/unitedagainsthateTX