December 12, 2025 | New York Sun
Scrutiny Rising Over Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Ties to Terrorism — and Turkey’s Government
Turkish entities with ties to the Erdogan government have increasingly become enablers of CAIR Action’s emerging political influence machine inside the United States.
December 12, 2025 | New York Sun
Scrutiny Rising Over Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Ties to Terrorism — and Turkey’s Government
Turkish entities with ties to the Erdogan government have increasingly become enablers of CAIR Action’s emerging political influence machine inside the United States.
Excerpt
The Council on American-Islamic Relations is taking a beating this holiday season. Just before Thanksgiving, Texas designated the civil rights organization, known colloquially as “CAIR,” as a foreign terrorist organization. Florida followed suit on December 8.
The day that Governor Ron DeSantis designated CAIR, news broke that the organization’s political advocacy arm, CAIR Action, has been operating in America “without the licenses, registrations, or legal authority required in any of the 22 states where it raises money or conducts political activity.” Nor does CAIR Action possess the documentation required to “legally operate or solicit funds” at Washington, D.C., where it’s incorporated.
Mr. Ciddi is a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, where Natalie Ecanow is a senior research analyst.