CAIR Austin

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.

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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.

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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/

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