CAIR-AZ

What CAIR-AZ does

CAIR-Arizona (CAIR-AZ), legally the Council on American-Islamic Relations (Arizona chapter), is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit civil rights and advocacy organization headquartered at 1819 S. Dobson Rd., Ste. 214, Mesa, Arizona. The organization is the Arizona state chapter of the national Council on American-Islamic Relations and was actively operating by 2013, with documented programming traceable to at least the 2015 period. It employs approximately 5 staff and is governed by a Board of Directors led by an Executive Director (Imraan Siddiqi) with day-to-day civil rights legal work handled by in-house Civil Rights Directors/attorneys.

The organization's core offering is free civil rights services delivered directly to American Muslims in Arizona, including legal representation in religious-discrimination cases, asylum and habeas corpus advocacy (e.g., Mounis Hammouda and Hisham Ghalia ICE detention cases), Know Your Rights education delivered at mosques and community centers, government affairs advocacy, and interfaith coalition building. Programmatic sub-brands include the HateHurts documentation initiative (launched June 2016), and the organization pursues high-profile constitutional litigation, including a 2020 First Amendment suit against Scottsdale Community College and a 2018 challenge to Arizona's anti-BDS law. There is no proprietary technology platform; outputs are legal, educational, and advocacy deliverables.

Revenue is generated entirely through donations. The organization accepts individual contributions, bequests and estate-planned gifts, stock transfers, and corporate matching gifts from employers including Google, Microsoft, Qualcomm, and SanDisk. Services to constituents are free of charge. Operational reach is Arizona-wide, anchored by the Mesa headquarters and extended through community events, university MSA partnerships, and digital channels (website, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, email newsletter).

Name

CAIR-AZ

Legal name

Council on American-Islamic Relations

Website

https://cair-az.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CAIR-AZ is a Mesa, Arizona-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit and Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, providing free legal representation, civil rights advocacy, Know Your Rights education, and asylum case support to American Muslims across Arizona.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Rights Advocacy and Legal Aid

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Legal Aid & Client Advocacy Services (BPAGAEAM)

Keywords

• Civil rights advocacy
• Religious discrimination legal services
• Immigration rights representation
• Community legal aid
• Interfaith coalition building

Headquarters

HQ city

Mesa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Primary funding source from individual donors supporting civil rights work and community advocacy.
2. Bequests and Estate Planning: Legacy giving program allowing supporters to include CAIR-AZ in wills or trusts to sustain long-term civil rights work beyond their lifetime.
3. Stock Gifts: Donors may transfer stock to support civil rights and social justice advocacy activities.
4. Matching Gifts: Corporate matching gift programs where employers match employee donations dollar-for-dollar, including participation from Google, Microsoft, Qualcomm, and SanDisk.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

CAIR-AZ provides free legal representation and advocacy services for Arizona residents who have experienced religion-based discrimination, hate crimes, or civil rights violations. The organization delivers Know Your Rights training, asylum case representation, government affairs advocacy, and interfaith coalition building to protect the constitutional rights of the Arizona Muslim community.

Product overview

CAIR-Arizona (CAIR-AZ) is a civil rights and advocacy organization, not a technology product company. It provides advocacy services, legal assistance, educational programs, and community empowerment initiatives focused on protecting the civil rights of American Muslims in Arizona. The organization does not offer software products, platforms, or technology services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HateHurts Initiative: A documentation initiative launched by CAIR-AZ to document incidents of hate and Islamophobia targeting communities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Won asylum case for Palestinian refugee held in ICE detention for nearly 500 days
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Price Law Group APCcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 3 June 2020Law firm serving as co-counsel on First Amendment lawsuit against Scottsdale Community College on behalf of Muslim student.
• Kelly Warner, PLLCcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 16 March 2018Law firm co-counsel with CAIR-AZ board chair Raees Mohamed on lawsuit challenging Arizona's anti-BDS law.
• Arizona Faith NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 November 2015Coalition partner in open letter to Governor Doug Ducey regarding Syrian refugee placement. AZ Faith Network is a collaborative network of faith-based organizations working on social justice issues in Arizona.
• Arizona Muslim Alliance (AMA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 November 2015Coalition partner organizing press conferences and rallies on issues affecting Arizona Muslims, including Kashmir humanitarian crisis advocacy.
• Voices of KashmirminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 November 2015Partner in coalition rallies addressing Kashmir humanitarian crisis.
• RM Warner Law PLCcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 17 November 2015Law firm serving as co-counsel with CAIR-AZ on First Amendment lawsuits against public institutions, including Scottsdale Community College lawsuit.
• The Law Offices of Zayed Al-Sayyed PLLCcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 17 November 2015Lead counsel on habeas corpus petitions for Palestinian asylum seekers detained at ICE Florence facility.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lambda Legal: Lambda Legal is a national civil rights organization providing impact litigation and advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights. It is structurally and operationally comparable to CAIR-AZ as a community-specific civil rights legal services and advocacy organization, despite serving a different target population.
• American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC): ADC is a national civil rights organization advocating for Arab Americans, with parallel legal services, policy advocacy, and community education programs. It is directly comparable to CAIR-AZ in mission, target population, and service mix, serving an adjacent ethnic/religious community facing similar civil rights challenges.
• Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC): MPAC is a public policy and advocacy organization working to improve public understanding of Islam and empower American Muslims through government affairs, media engagement, and education. Its advocacy, policy, and community education mission closely parallels CAIR-AZ's, though with stronger policy-research orientation.
• Muslim Advocates: Muslim Advocates is a national legal advocacy and policy organization fighting discrimination against American Muslims through litigation, policy advocacy, and community education. It mirrors CAIR-AZ's core civil rights legal services and advocacy model at a national scale.
• Asian Americans Advancing Justice: Asian Americans Advancing Justice is a national civil rights organization providing legal services, advocacy, and community education for Asian Americans. It parallels CAIR-AZ's model of combining free legal representation, policy advocacy, and community empowerment for a specific religious/ethnic community facing discrimination.

Regional players

• ACLU of Arizona: ACLU of Arizona is the state affiliate of the ACLU focused on civil liberties litigation, advocacy, and education across the state. It serves the same Arizona geography as CAIR-AZ and pursues overlapping constitutional rights cases, including First Amendment and religious freedom litigation, but across a broader civil liberties agenda.
• Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Arizona: ADL fights antisemitism and all forms of hate through legal advocacy, education, and incident tracking. It is comparable to CAIR-AZ in its hate-incident documentation, civil rights advocacy, and interfaith coalition building within Arizona, but operates across a broader set of targeted communities.

Emerging players

• Japanese American Citizens League (JACL): JACL is a national Asian American civil rights organization advocating for civil liberties, immigration rights, and community protection. It is comparable to CAIR-AZ as a longstanding community-specific civil rights advocacy organization with a parallel mix of legal services, policy advocacy, and community education.
• Islamic Society of North America (ISNA): ISNA is a major American Muslim umbrella organization supporting Islamic institutions, education, and community welfare. While not primarily a civil rights legal services body, it overlaps with CAIR-AZ on community advocacy, interfaith engagement, and serving American Muslims facing civil rights issues.

Broad incumbents

• CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations): CAIR National is the parent organization of CAIR-AZ and America's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization. It is directly comparable as the overarching national body providing the brand, mission framework, and operational backbone that CAIR-AZ extends at the state level.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cairaz
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/CAIRArizona
• Facebookfacebook.com/cairarizona
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cair-arizona

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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