FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2017, file photo, attorney Gadeir Abbas speaks during a news conference at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in Washington. A federal judge will hear arguments on whether a government watchlist of more than 1 million known or suspected terrorists violates the Constitution. The Council on American-Islamic Relations sued in 2016 on behalf of Muslim Americans who say they were wrongly placed on the list and suffered negative consequences as a result. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Houston fire officials now say an accelerant was used in a fire that broke out at the Quba Islamic Institute early Friday, prompting the Council on American-Islamic Relations for call on state and federal authorities to investigate a possible hate crime. (KTRK)
Great Falls Mayor Michael J. Winters wrote a blistering editorial that condemns the Council on American-Islamic Relations for a recent public relations campaign that apparently brought a Quran to his door right before Sept. 11. (City Commission)
FX, Fox 21 and producers of the upcoming series "Tyrant" issued a statement this week assuring Muslims that the show will be respectful of Islam after leaders of the Council on American-Islamic Relations complained. (FX/Fox 21)
Nadia Kahf (right), executive director of the New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, and Aref Assaf, president of the American Arab Forum, speak to the media March 3, 2012, as they leave a meeting with federal and state law enforcement officials at the Richard Hughes Justice Complex in Trenton, N.J. (Associated Press)