The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is reporting that it, along with the Islamic Society of Tulsa (IST), has filed a lawsuit against the City of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. The lawsuit alleges the city illegally denied IST’s rezoning application to build a mosque, violating the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, and Oklahoma law. CAIR said the lawsuit seeks to declare the city’s actions unlawful, approve the project, and grant compensatory and punitive damages. Syed Newaz, IST Board Chairman, expressed hope for a quick resolution, while Gadeir Abbas of the CAIR Legal Defense Fund urged city officials to settle through dialogue. The Department of Justice is already investigating the denial.
CAIR and its Michigan chapter (CAIR-Michigan) launched a statewide robocall campaign reaching more than 48,000 Muslim voters ahead of Michigan’s midterm primary election on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. The organizations are encouraging eligible voters to verify registration, locate polling places, and create a voting plan through CAIR’s national voter engagement platform, Muslims.Vote. CAIR stated that American Muslims are an increasingly influential voting bloc and that civic engagement, including voting, is crucial for advocating for justice and civil rights.
CAIR Deputy Executive Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell stated that the killing of an unborn baby and its mother in Gaza exemplifies the “evil” of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Mitchell called for members of Congress to condemn these “massacres of children” and to end American support for what he described as “crimes against humanity,” despite a “so-called ‘ceasefire.’”