UC Berkeley designated as 'hostile campus' by Muslim civil rights group: Here's why

Muslim civil rights group designates UC Berkeley as a ‘hostile campus’

The Council on American-Islamic Relations accused UC Berkeley of intimidating and punishing students who criticize Israel.

UC Berkeley designated as 'hostile campus' by Muslim civil rights group: Here's why

UC Berkeley has long been known as the home of the free speech movement. It's a campus that prides itself on its diversity and has a history of free speech protests and academic freedom. But now, it's being called into question.

UC Berkeley receives ‘hostile campus’ label over suppression of anti-genocide speech - Local News Matters

The Council on American-Islamic Relations has designated University of California, Berkeley a “hostile campus” due to the “systematic suppression of anti-genocide speech,” the organization announced. CAIR cited a “long and escalating pattern of targeting Palestinian, Muslim, Arab, and allied students and faculty who speak out against Israel’s genocide in Gaza” as reason for the designation. Specifically, the organization pointed to UC Berkeley’s…

CAIR Designates UC Berkeley a ‘Hostile Campus’ for Systematic Suppression of Anti-Genocide Speech : Indybay

August 26, 2025 - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced the designation of the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), a “Hostile Campus” due to its long and escalating pattern of targeting Palestinian, Muslim, Arab, and allied students and faculty who speak out against Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

UC Berkeley designated ‘hostile campus’ by nation’s largest Muslim civil rights organization

Representatives from the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR-SFBA, alleged in a press conference Tuesday that campus suppressed Palestinian, Muslim, Arab and Jewish students who speak out in support of Palestine and call…