Nihad Awad

Nihad Awad is National Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations

Recent Articles

CAIR Exec: What American Muslims Can Do Today With Dr. King’s Lessons

Coordination is key

By Nihad Awad January 15, 2018

Homophobia and Islamophobia Are Connected Systems of Oppression

Americans cannot let criminals, terrorists and extremists divide us

By Nihad Awad June 14, 2016

Ted Cruz’s Plan to Target ‘Muslim Neighborhoods’ Is Un-American

The Senator misunderstands both policy and peace

By Nihad Awad March 22, 2016

American Muslims Are Continuing Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy

'We demand that our nation live up to its own profession of values'

By Nihad Awad January 18, 2016

Muslim Leader to Ben Carson: Extremists Are Our Enemies, Too

Comparing my group to terrorists is an act of fear, not strength

By Nihad Awad December 16, 2015

ISIS Is Not Just Un-Islamic, It Is Anti-Islamic

If we want to stop ISIS, we must deny it any claim to represent Islam and starve it of the fuel of injustice

By Nihad Awad September 5, 2014

I'm a Muslim-American Leader, the NSA Spied on Me

But I am not the threat—our country's surveillance program is

By Nihad Awad July 9, 2014
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