CAIR-NY: Jewish Man Charged With Attempted Murder in Attacks on Muslim Neighbor – New York Times
Afaf Nasher, the executive director of Council on American-Islamic Relations New York, said in a statement, “The violence allegedly committed is shocking, and to learn that Islamophobia motivated the attacks is even more alarming.” “We hope that justice is served,” Ms. Nasher said.
“CAIR-NY condemns in the strongest possible terms the presence of an anti-Muslim float at the upcoming India Day parade. It sends a message to Indian Muslims that religious violence and intolerance can even reach our society,” said Afshan Khwaja, Board President of the Council on American Islamic Relations New York.
CAIR: NY India Day Parade to feature floats of 4 religions representing nation’s ‘unity in diversity’ – IANS
CAIR-NY: New York mayor ‘supports’ NGO demand to bar AVHP’s I-Day Ram Temple float
CAIR: Returning Gaza Student Protesters Face Punitive Welcome – Countercurrents
On August 14, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Arab American Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) and Palestine Legal held a press conference to discuss how universities are punishing returning students for their participation in the protests.
CAIR today named three universities as “institutions of particular concern,” ie. George Washington University (GW) in Washington, DC, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
CAIR concerned about UCLA discrimination cases – NBCLA
CAIR: US government sued over alleged discrimination against Palestinian Americans – The New Arab
The lawsuit is related to the placement of one Palestinian American – Mustafa Zeidan – on the US government “no-fly list” and the seizure of an electronic device of another Palestinian American – Osama Abu Irshaid – while federal agents interrogated him about his organizing against Israel’s war in Gaza, the Council on American-Islamic Relations said.
CAIR: ‘Secret, Illegal List’ – CAIR Files Lawsuit against FBI for Targeting Pro-Palestine Activists – Palestine Chronicle
CAIR-MN: Minneapolis Mosque Receives Threatening Calls from St. Cloud, FBI and Local Authorities Urged to Investigate – KNSI
CAIR-MN: Minneapolis mosque leaders urging FBI to investigate series of threatening calls -Grand Forks Herald
CAIR-NY: New York county signs controversial mask ban meant to hide people’s identities in public – USA Today
After Nassau County legislators approved the mask ban on August 5, other civil rights groups and state officials also pushed back on the law. The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations condemned the law, saying it “paves the way for political censorship.”
CAIR-NY: Nassau County executive signs protest mask ban, urges state and city to follow suit – Gothamist
CAIR-NY: Your Rights to Wear a Mask in Public in Nassau County – NYCLU
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