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Our next small business spotlight goes to Charminar Indian Restaurant & Catering in Fremont.
This was the kind of meal that turns an ordinary workday into a highlight.
Flavorful, filling, and unforgettable. Our team was fighting to take it home!
Try them out and tell a friend.
This was the kind of meal that turns an ordinary workday into a highlight.
Flavorful, filling, and unforgettable. Our team was fighting to take it home!
Try them out and tell a friend.
February 11, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Our next small business spotlight goes to Charminar Indian Restaurant & Catering in Fremont.
This was the kind of meal that turns an ordinary workday into a highlight.
Flavorful, filling, and unforgettable. Our team was fighting to take it home!
Try them out and tell a friend.
This was the kind of meal that turns an ordinary workday into a highlight.
Flavorful, filling, and unforgettable. Our team was fighting to take it home!
Try them out and tell a friend.
Eleven years ago today, three young American Muslims were executed in their Chapel Hill home by their neighbor in an Islamophobic hate crime.
More than a decade later, we continue to pray for them & their families and advocate for an end to hate in all its forms.
Learn more: ourthreewinners.org
More than a decade later, we continue to pray for them & their families and advocate for an end to hate in all its forms.
Learn more: ourthreewinners.org
February 10, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Eleven years ago today, three young American Muslims were executed in their Chapel Hill home by their neighbor in an Islamophobic hate crime.
More than a decade later, we continue to pray for them & their families and advocate for an end to hate in all its forms.
Learn more: ourthreewinners.org
More than a decade later, we continue to pray for them & their families and advocate for an end to hate in all its forms.
Learn more: ourthreewinners.org
Our next business spotlight goes to iJAVE, who brought a spread so good our team could barely wait to dig in.
Flavor‑packed breakfast burritos and sandwiches, perfectly griddled French toast, & a beautiful fruit platter. Basically, happiness on a table.
Support your local Muslim‑owned businesses!
Flavor‑packed breakfast burritos and sandwiches, perfectly griddled French toast, & a beautiful fruit platter. Basically, happiness on a table.
Support your local Muslim‑owned businesses!
February 10, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Our next business spotlight goes to iJAVE, who brought a spread so good our team could barely wait to dig in.
Flavor‑packed breakfast burritos and sandwiches, perfectly griddled French toast, & a beautiful fruit platter. Basically, happiness on a table.
Support your local Muslim‑owned businesses!
Flavor‑packed breakfast burritos and sandwiches, perfectly griddled French toast, & a beautiful fruit platter. Basically, happiness on a table.
Support your local Muslim‑owned businesses!
CAIR-SFBA is highlighting some of the small Muslim businesses that support our work.
First up: Sitty's Recipes. The tea and kunafa were amazing!
Check them out. You won't regret it.
First up: Sitty's Recipes. The tea and kunafa were amazing!
Check them out. You won't regret it.
February 10, 2026 at 2:00 AM
CAIR-SFBA is highlighting some of the small Muslim businesses that support our work.
First up: Sitty's Recipes. The tea and kunafa were amazing!
Check them out. You won't regret it.
First up: Sitty's Recipes. The tea and kunafa were amazing!
Check them out. You won't regret it.
Want to become a U.S. citizen? Join CAIR-SFBA’s free citizenship clinic on Friday, February 13, at SABA Center, 3:00pm – 7:00pm.
We’ll help with eligibility, paperwork, and interview prep.
Register: bit.ly/cairclinic
We’ll help with eligibility, paperwork, and interview prep.
Register: bit.ly/cairclinic
February 6, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Want to become a U.S. citizen? Join CAIR-SFBA’s free citizenship clinic on Friday, February 13, at SABA Center, 3:00pm – 7:00pm.
We’ll help with eligibility, paperwork, and interview prep.
Register: bit.ly/cairclinic
We’ll help with eligibility, paperwork, and interview prep.
Register: bit.ly/cairclinic
15 years of collective power.
15 years of community advocacy.
Muslim Day at the Capitol
April 13 | Sacramento
Save the date. Registration opens soon.
15 years of community advocacy.
Muslim Day at the Capitol
April 13 | Sacramento
Save the date. Registration opens soon.
February 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
15 years of collective power.
15 years of community advocacy.
Muslim Day at the Capitol
April 13 | Sacramento
Save the date. Registration opens soon.
15 years of community advocacy.
Muslim Day at the Capitol
April 13 | Sacramento
Save the date. Registration opens soon.
In a USA Today article, CAIR-SFBA’s Musa Tariq explains why Bay Area immigrant communities remain on edge during Super Bowl week—despite official assurances.
Hoping for the best. Preparing for all scenarios.
Read the article: bit.ly/no-ice-superbowl
Hoping for the best. Preparing for all scenarios.
Read the article: bit.ly/no-ice-superbowl
February 5, 2026 at 12:00 AM
In a USA Today article, CAIR-SFBA’s Musa Tariq explains why Bay Area immigrant communities remain on edge during Super Bowl week—despite official assurances.
Hoping for the best. Preparing for all scenarios.
Read the article: bit.ly/no-ice-superbowl
Hoping for the best. Preparing for all scenarios.
Read the article: bit.ly/no-ice-superbowl
BREAKING: We beat Laura Loomer in court. Again.
Since 2023, her failed lawsuit has made her a monthly CAIR donor.
She tried to stop paying; the judge said finish the checks.
Follow her lead—just this once: bit.ly/cairsfba-coj26
Since 2023, her failed lawsuit has made her a monthly CAIR donor.
She tried to stop paying; the judge said finish the checks.
Follow her lead—just this once: bit.ly/cairsfba-coj26
February 3, 2026 at 6:02 PM
BREAKING: We beat Laura Loomer in court. Again.
Since 2023, her failed lawsuit has made her a monthly CAIR donor.
She tried to stop paying; the judge said finish the checks.
Follow her lead—just this once: bit.ly/cairsfba-coj26
Since 2023, her failed lawsuit has made her a monthly CAIR donor.
She tried to stop paying; the judge said finish the checks.
Follow her lead—just this once: bit.ly/cairsfba-coj26
Join CAIR-SFBA for an in-person Becoming a Citizen Workshop on Friday, Feb. 6 (6:30–7:30 PM) at the SABA Center in San Jose.
Learn about the naturalization process, fee waiver options, common issues, and today’s immigration climate.
Learn about the naturalization process, fee waiver options, common issues, and today’s immigration climate.
February 2, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Join CAIR-SFBA for an in-person Becoming a Citizen Workshop on Friday, Feb. 6 (6:30–7:30 PM) at the SABA Center in San Jose.
Learn about the naturalization process, fee waiver options, common issues, and today’s immigration climate.
Learn about the naturalization process, fee waiver options, common issues, and today’s immigration climate.
Join CAIR-SFBA and West Valley Muslim Association for a screening of the Oscar-nominated film "The Voice of Hind Rajab" in honor of the anniversary of her death.
Thursday, February 5 | 6:00pm
West Valley Muslim Association
16769 Farley Rd., Los Gatos
RSVP today: bit.ly/hindrajab-sfba
Thursday, February 5 | 6:00pm
West Valley Muslim Association
16769 Farley Rd., Los Gatos
RSVP today: bit.ly/hindrajab-sfba
January 31, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Join CAIR-SFBA and West Valley Muslim Association for a screening of the Oscar-nominated film "The Voice of Hind Rajab" in honor of the anniversary of her death.
Thursday, February 5 | 6:00pm
West Valley Muslim Association
16769 Farley Rd., Los Gatos
RSVP today: bit.ly/hindrajab-sfba
Thursday, February 5 | 6:00pm
West Valley Muslim Association
16769 Farley Rd., Los Gatos
RSVP today: bit.ly/hindrajab-sfba
Good news: A federal court ordered the release of a CAIR-SFBA client from ICE detention after granting our habeas petition + TRO.
He’s an asylum seeker taken at a routine ICE check-in on 12/3/2025.
Legal victory, alhamdulillah. Due process still matters.
He’s an asylum seeker taken at a routine ICE check-in on 12/3/2025.
Legal victory, alhamdulillah. Due process still matters.
January 29, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Good news: A federal court ordered the release of a CAIR-SFBA client from ICE detention after granting our habeas petition + TRO.
He’s an asylum seeker taken at a routine ICE check-in on 12/3/2025.
Legal victory, alhamdulillah. Due process still matters.
He’s an asylum seeker taken at a routine ICE check-in on 12/3/2025.
Legal victory, alhamdulillah. Due process still matters.
Alameda County just took a powerful stand.
The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to establish ICE-Free Zones, blocking ICE from using county-owned property for enforcement operations.
This is how local governments protect immigrant communities.
Others should follow.
The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to establish ICE-Free Zones, blocking ICE from using county-owned property for enforcement operations.
This is how local governments protect immigrant communities.
Others should follow.
January 29, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Alameda County just took a powerful stand.
The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to establish ICE-Free Zones, blocking ICE from using county-owned property for enforcement operations.
This is how local governments protect immigrant communities.
Others should follow.
The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to establish ICE-Free Zones, blocking ICE from using county-owned property for enforcement operations.
This is how local governments protect immigrant communities.
Others should follow.
Project Esther is a Heritage Foundation plan to target dissent on Gaza and Palestinian rights.
Join a free workshop Tues, Jan 27 in San Francisco (Al Sabeel Masjid Noor Al-Islam), led by IfNotNow Bay Area + co-hosted by CAIR-SFBA.
Join a free workshop Tues, Jan 27 in San Francisco (Al Sabeel Masjid Noor Al-Islam), led by IfNotNow Bay Area + co-hosted by CAIR-SFBA.
January 27, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Project Esther is a Heritage Foundation plan to target dissent on Gaza and Palestinian rights.
Join a free workshop Tues, Jan 27 in San Francisco (Al Sabeel Masjid Noor Al-Islam), led by IfNotNow Bay Area + co-hosted by CAIR-SFBA.
Join a free workshop Tues, Jan 27 in San Francisco (Al Sabeel Masjid Noor Al-Islam), led by IfNotNow Bay Area + co-hosted by CAIR-SFBA.
Join CAIR-CA & Adam Travel this spring for Umrah Through the Lens of Justice, led by Sheikh Tarik Ata (OCIF), CAIR-CA CEO Hussam Ayloush, & CAIR-SFBA Executive Director Zahra Billoo.
This special Umrah experience will take place March 22 - March 30.
Register: bit.ly/cairca-umrah
This special Umrah experience will take place March 22 - March 30.
Register: bit.ly/cairca-umrah
January 24, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Join CAIR-CA & Adam Travel this spring for Umrah Through the Lens of Justice, led by Sheikh Tarik Ata (OCIF), CAIR-CA CEO Hussam Ayloush, & CAIR-SFBA Executive Director Zahra Billoo.
This special Umrah experience will take place March 22 - March 30.
Register: bit.ly/cairca-umrah
This special Umrah experience will take place March 22 - March 30.
Register: bit.ly/cairca-umrah
Want to become a U.S. citizen? Join CAIR-SFBA’s free citizenship clinic on Friday, Jan. 30, at Diyanet Ertugrul Gazi Masjid, 3:00pm – 6:00pm.
We’ll help with eligibility, paperwork, and interview prep.
Register: bit.ly/cairclinic
We’ll help with eligibility, paperwork, and interview prep.
Register: bit.ly/cairclinic
January 23, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Want to become a U.S. citizen? Join CAIR-SFBA’s free citizenship clinic on Friday, Jan. 30, at Diyanet Ertugrul Gazi Masjid, 3:00pm – 6:00pm.
We’ll help with eligibility, paperwork, and interview prep.
Register: bit.ly/cairclinic
We’ll help with eligibility, paperwork, and interview prep.
Register: bit.ly/cairclinic
Join us at Jummah tomorrow. We’re working to protect the rights and dignity of American Muslims.
Come say "salam," meet the team, and learn more.
Come say "salam," meet the team, and learn more.
January 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Join us at Jummah tomorrow. We’re working to protect the rights and dignity of American Muslims.
Come say "salam," meet the team, and learn more.
Come say "salam," meet the team, and learn more.
Santa Cruz is the 1st city in CA to end its Flock automated license plate reader (ALPR) contract—a win for privacy & civil liberties.
ALPRs enable broad location tracking & data-sharing—a risk to immigrant communities.
Congrats to the advocates who organized for this.
Which city is next?
ALPRs enable broad location tracking & data-sharing—a risk to immigrant communities.
Congrats to the advocates who organized for this.
Which city is next?
January 22, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Santa Cruz is the 1st city in CA to end its Flock automated license plate reader (ALPR) contract—a win for privacy & civil liberties.
ALPRs enable broad location tracking & data-sharing—a risk to immigrant communities.
Congrats to the advocates who organized for this.
Which city is next?
ALPRs enable broad location tracking & data-sharing—a risk to immigrant communities.
Congrats to the advocates who organized for this.
Which city is next?
Starting Jan 21, immigrant visa processing will be suspended for nationals of 75 countries—blocking family- and employment-based visas for entire nations, mostly Black, Brown, Global South & Muslim-majority.
Tell Congress to oppose it & demand it be rescinded: bit.ly/stop-visa-suspension
Tell Congress to oppose it & demand it be rescinded: bit.ly/stop-visa-suspension
January 17, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Starting Jan 21, immigrant visa processing will be suspended for nationals of 75 countries—blocking family- and employment-based visas for entire nations, mostly Black, Brown, Global South & Muslim-majority.
Tell Congress to oppose it & demand it be rescinded: bit.ly/stop-visa-suspension
Tell Congress to oppose it & demand it be rescinded: bit.ly/stop-visa-suspension
CAIR-SFBA is hiring: Operations Manager + Operations Coordinator.
Help power a civil rights organization by strengthening the systems that keep our work moving.
Apply: bit.ly/cairsfba-jobs
Help power a civil rights organization by strengthening the systems that keep our work moving.
Apply: bit.ly/cairsfba-jobs
January 16, 2026 at 2:00 AM
CAIR-SFBA is hiring: Operations Manager + Operations Coordinator.
Help power a civil rights organization by strengthening the systems that keep our work moving.
Apply: bit.ly/cairsfba-jobs
Help power a civil rights organization by strengthening the systems that keep our work moving.
Apply: bit.ly/cairsfba-jobs
Hate doesn’t have to be met with silence. Act with courage and care.
Bystander Intervention Training with CAIR-SFBA + UC Law SF Students for Immigrants’ Rights:
Tue, Jan. 20 | 12:30–1:30pm
UC Law SF (Alumni Reception Center)
Hands-on, nonviolent de-escalation tools to help keep someone safe.
Bystander Intervention Training with CAIR-SFBA + UC Law SF Students for Immigrants’ Rights:
Tue, Jan. 20 | 12:30–1:30pm
UC Law SF (Alumni Reception Center)
Hands-on, nonviolent de-escalation tools to help keep someone safe.
January 14, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Hate doesn’t have to be met with silence. Act with courage and care.
Bystander Intervention Training with CAIR-SFBA + UC Law SF Students for Immigrants’ Rights:
Tue, Jan. 20 | 12:30–1:30pm
UC Law SF (Alumni Reception Center)
Hands-on, nonviolent de-escalation tools to help keep someone safe.
Bystander Intervention Training with CAIR-SFBA + UC Law SF Students for Immigrants’ Rights:
Tue, Jan. 20 | 12:30–1:30pm
UC Law SF (Alumni Reception Center)
Hands-on, nonviolent de-escalation tools to help keep someone safe.
Albany voted unanimously to align public investments w/human rights. KQED covered the story.
CAIR-SFBA's Musa Tariq: “Cities can be financially complicit through their investments, & Albany chose to end that complicity while maintaining its fiduciary responsibilities.”
bit.ly/kqed-ethical-albany
CAIR-SFBA's Musa Tariq: “Cities can be financially complicit through their investments, & Albany chose to end that complicity while maintaining its fiduciary responsibilities.”
bit.ly/kqed-ethical-albany
January 14, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Albany voted unanimously to align public investments w/human rights. KQED covered the story.
CAIR-SFBA's Musa Tariq: “Cities can be financially complicit through their investments, & Albany chose to end that complicity while maintaining its fiduciary responsibilities.”
bit.ly/kqed-ethical-albany
CAIR-SFBA's Musa Tariq: “Cities can be financially complicit through their investments, & Albany chose to end that complicity while maintaining its fiduciary responsibilities.”
bit.ly/kqed-ethical-albany
A Palestinian educator was reported for wearing the Palestinian flag at her child’s school event. She never taught there.
No rules were broken—yet the district investigated.
With our support, she presented evidence & defended her rights.
Result: no violation.
Need help? bit.ly/cairsfbareport
No rules were broken—yet the district investigated.
With our support, she presented evidence & defended her rights.
Result: no violation.
Need help? bit.ly/cairsfbareport
January 13, 2026 at 4:10 AM
A Palestinian educator was reported for wearing the Palestinian flag at her child’s school event. She never taught there.
No rules were broken—yet the district investigated.
With our support, she presented evidence & defended her rights.
Result: no violation.
Need help? bit.ly/cairsfbareport
No rules were broken—yet the district investigated.
With our support, she presented evidence & defended her rights.
Result: no violation.
Need help? bit.ly/cairsfbareport
Honored to welcome Anna Lin, Atef Ibrahim, and Azeem Sattar to CAIR-SFBA’s Governance Board.
From community organizing and nonprofit leadership to entrepreneurship and fintech, each brings deep experience and a shared commitment to justice and service.
Grateful to have them on board.
From community organizing and nonprofit leadership to entrepreneurship and fintech, each brings deep experience and a shared commitment to justice and service.
Grateful to have them on board.
January 9, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Honored to welcome Anna Lin, Atef Ibrahim, and Azeem Sattar to CAIR-SFBA’s Governance Board.
From community organizing and nonprofit leadership to entrepreneurship and fintech, each brings deep experience and a shared commitment to justice and service.
Grateful to have them on board.
From community organizing and nonprofit leadership to entrepreneurship and fintech, each brings deep experience and a shared commitment to justice and service.
Grateful to have them on board.
Join us at Jummah tomorrow. We’re working to protect the rights and dignity of American Muslims.
Come say "salam," meet the team, and learn more.
Come say "salam," meet the team, and learn more.
January 9, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Join us at Jummah tomorrow. We’re working to protect the rights and dignity of American Muslims.
Come say "salam," meet the team, and learn more.
Come say "salam," meet the team, and learn more.
Nov. 7, 2025: Vigil4Gaza protesters in Sunnyvale were violently attacked while hanging Palestinian flags. The assailant was arrested.
Jan. 7, 2026: Court ordered a 100-yard stay-away + GPS monitoring. Charges include battery & assault with a deadly weapon.
Report hate➡️bit.ly/cairsfba-report-hate
Jan. 7, 2026: Court ordered a 100-yard stay-away + GPS monitoring. Charges include battery & assault with a deadly weapon.
Report hate➡️bit.ly/cairsfba-report-hate
January 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Nov. 7, 2025: Vigil4Gaza protesters in Sunnyvale were violently attacked while hanging Palestinian flags. The assailant was arrested.
Jan. 7, 2026: Court ordered a 100-yard stay-away + GPS monitoring. Charges include battery & assault with a deadly weapon.
Report hate➡️bit.ly/cairsfba-report-hate
Jan. 7, 2026: Court ordered a 100-yard stay-away + GPS monitoring. Charges include battery & assault with a deadly weapon.
Report hate➡️bit.ly/cairsfba-report-hate