Social conservatism
Political ideology advocating traditional values and power structures
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| May 2024 | Rabbi Reuven Kahane was arrested after assaulting pro-Palestinian protesters in New York City following an argument that led to his car being damaged. |
| December 2023 | The Biden administration cut off contact with CAIR after its executive director's controversial statements about the October 7th events involving Palestinians and Israel. |
| November 12 2023 | During the March for the Republic and Against Antisemitism, French JDL members assaulted a protester and attacked demonstrators from the Golem collective. |
| October 30 2023 | JDL member Robert Manning was released on parole after serving time for the assassination of Alex Odeh on October 11, 1985. |
| 2019 | Southern Poverty Law Center reported the number of Klan groups in America had dropped from 130 to 51 between 2016 and 2019. |
| 2019 | German authorities conducted raids against a potentially dangerous group called National Socialist Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Deutschland. |
| February 14 2019 | The Democrat-Reporter published an editorial by Goodloe Sutton calling for the Klan to 'ride again', which led to widespread condemnation, including censure by the Alabama Press Association and removal from the University of Southern Mississippi's Mass Communication and Journalism Hall of Fame. |
| 2018 | Klan-clad far-right activists marched in front of a Northern Irish mosque. |
| 2017 | Participated in the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, alongside various white nationalist and extremist groups. |
| 2017 | CAIR secured an $85,000 settlement for Kirsty Powell after police forcibly removed her hijab while in custody. |
| 2017 | Meir Weinstein becomes North American co-ordinator and continues as Canadian Chairman. |
| July 2017 | Chris Barker was interviewed by Univision's Ilia Calderón, during which he used racial slurs and made threatening statements about 'burning her out' and made inflammatory comments about immigrants and the Holocaust. |
| July 2017 | Chris Barker was interviewed by Univision's Ilia Calderón, during which he used racial slurs and made threatening statements about 'burning her out' and made inflammatory comments about immigrants and the Holocaust. |
| July 8 2017 | Held a rally in Charlottesville, Virginia with 50 members, which was denounced by hundreds of counter-protesters. |
| July 8 2017 | Held a rally in Charlottesville, Virginia with 50 members, which was denounced by hundreds of counter-protesters. |
| February 2017 | Distributed recruitment flyers around Grand Junction, Colorado, inviting people to join the chapter. |
| February 2017 | Distributed recruitment flyers around Grand Junction, Colorado, inviting people to join the chapter. |
| January 21 2017 | Multiple JDL members held a party during Donald Trump's presidential inauguration in a New York City office building, reciting Kiddush and serving bagels and wine. |
| 2016 | Anti-Defamation League reported an estimate of just over 30 active Third Klan groups in America. |
| 2016 | Senior CAIR officials in Washington, D.C., and Florida became aware of gender bias allegations within the organization, but reportedly took little to no follow-up action according to former employees. |
| 2016 | Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nicholas Kristof advocated for people to support and sign up as members of CAIR following the election of US President Donald Trump. |
| 2016 | The University of Saint Thomas named the Minnesota branch of CAIR as the winner of its Winds of Change Award at its Forum on Workplace Inclusion. |
| 2016 | CAIR was accused of attempting to prevent unionization efforts by its national office employees, with the Service Employees International Union Local 500 filing complaints about the organization's anti-union actions. |
| December 6 2016 | Christopher Eugene Barker (founder) and William Ernest Hagen (California Grand Dragon) were arrested for a stabbing incident at Barker's home in Yanceyville, North Carolina, which resulted in one klansman being wounded. |
| December 6 2016 | Christopher Eugene Barker (founder) and William Ernest Hagen (California Grand Dragon) were arrested for a stabbing incident at Barker's home in Yanceyville, North Carolina, which resulted in one klansman being wounded. |
| June 2016 | CAIR representatives met with LGBT leaders after the Pulse nightclub shooting to condemn the attack, show solidarity, and express support for LGBT rights. CAIR Sacramento director Basim Elkarra and national director Nihad Awad publicly voiced support for the LGBT community. |
| March 2 2016 | Chris Barker, the group's 'Imperial Wizard', organized a 'White lives matter' demonstration in Anaheim, California, which erupted in violence when KKK members attacked counter-protesters and a KKK member stabbed a counter-protester with a flagpole. |
| March 2 2016 | Chris Barker, the group's 'Imperial Wizard', organized a 'White lives matter' demonstration in Anaheim, California, which erupted in violence when KKK members attacked counter-protesters and a KKK member stabbed a counter-protester with a flagpole. |
| 2015 | KKK chapters nationwide grew from 72 to 190, according to SPLC report. |
| 2015 | The Seattle chapter of the League of Women Voters awarded the Washington branch of CAIR a Champion of Voting and Civil Rights Award, recognizing their efforts to encourage voting and community involvement among Muslim Americans. |
| October 2015 | Around 100 JDL supporters attacked the Agence France Presse building in Paris, with approximately 12 members assaulting journalist David Perrotin. |
| July 2015 | Protested against the removal of the Confederate flag from the South Carolina State House in Columbia, following the Charleston church shooting. The rally included members from multiple KKK chapters, Neo-Nazis, and Christian fundamentalists, with protesters waving Nazi flags and chanting racial slurs. |
| July 2015 | Protested against the removal of the Confederate flag from the South Carolina State House in Columbia, following the Charleston church shooting. The rally included members from multiple KKK chapters, Neo-Nazis, and Christian fundamentalists, with protesters waving Nazi flags and chanting racial slurs. |
| January 2015 | CAIR announced its intention to appeal the terrorist organization designation in the UAE. |
| 2014 | Launched a recruiting campaign distributing flyers in predominantly white neighborhoods across six states: Texas, Louisiana, Illinois, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Georgia. |
| 2014 | St. Anthony city agreed to a settlement after a federal lawsuit, allowing the Abu-Huraira Islamic Center to begin services. |
| 2014 | Launched a recruiting campaign distributing flyers in predominantly white neighborhoods across six states: Texas, Louisiana, Illinois, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Georgia. |
| November 2014 | The United Arab Emirates (UAE) designated CAIR as a terrorist organization, claiming ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash defended the designation, asserting that CAIR was linked to groups involved in incitement and extremism. |
| June 2014 | Two LDJ supporters were sentenced to prison in France for targeting Jonathan Moadab's car with a home-made bomb in September 2012. |
| 2012 | The Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan was formed, establishing a new iteration of the Ku Klux Klan organization with the goal of 'restoring America to a White, Christian nation'. |
| 2012 | German media reported that two police officers who were members of the European White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan would be allowed to keep their jobs. |
| 2012 | The Ku Klux Klan attempted to infiltrate other political parties in Australia, such as Australia First. |
| 2012 | CAIR initiated legal proceedings against St. Anthony, Minnesota City Council after they rejected a building plan for the Abu-Huraira Islamic Center, urging federal investigation under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act. |
| 2012 | CAIR successfully filed suit to strike down State Question 755, which banned Sharia law in Oklahoma, arguing it violated First Amendment rights to free exercise of religion. |
| 2012 | Ari Rubin, JDL vice-chairman and son of Irv Rubin, committed suicide. |
| 2012 | The Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan was formed, establishing a new iteration of the Ku Klux Klan organization with the goal of 'restoring America to a White, Christian nation'. |
| January 2012 | CAIR's Michigan chapter defended four Muslim high school football players accused of attacking a quarterback, with charges later being dropped. |
| 2011 | CAIR was one of the first American organizations to call for a no-fly zone to protect Libyan citizens during the 2011 Libyan Civil War. |
| 2011 | JDL Canada organized a support rally for the English Defence League (EDL) at the Toronto Zionist Centre, featuring a live Skype speech by EDL leader Tommy Robinson. The rally was condemned by the Canadian Jewish Congress and attracted a counter-protest by Anti-Racist Action, resulting in four ARA members being arrested. |
| 2011 | The Royal Canadian Mounted Police launched an investigation against at least nine JDL members regarding an anonymous tip about a potential plot to bomb the Palestine House in Mississauga. |
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