CAIR-GA: Muslim Advocacy Group Files Civil Rights Complaint Against University of Georgia – Reuters
The Council on American Islamic Relations advocacy group said on Tuesday it filed a civil rights complaint on behalf of some students at the University of Georgia alleging differential treatment of people of Palestinian, Arab and Muslim descent.
Video: CAIR-GA, Co-Counsel File Civil Rights Complaint on Behalf of U. Georgia Students
CAIR-GA: Muslim advocacy group files civil rights complaint against US university – Middle East Monitor
CAIR-GA: Lawsuit filed against UGA over alleged anti-Muslim discrimination – Atlanta News First
CAIR-GA: UGA Students Suspended for Protesting Gaza Invasion File Civil Rights Complaint – Flagpole
CAIR-GA: Emory University bans camping, overnight protests on campus – Rough Draft Atlanta
CAIR: US Muslim group blasts Biden’s failure to call family of American killed by Israel – Al Jazeera
The Council of American Islamic Relations denounced US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for double standards after the killing of American citizen Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, by Israeli forces.
“President Biden and Vice President Harris’ failure to call the family of an American citizen murdered by an Israeli sniper is deeply disturbing and disappointing, especially given that both of them quickly contacted the family of an Israeli-American killed by Hamas,” said CAIR’s Deputy Executive Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell.
CAIR: US Muslim group criticizes Biden and Harris for failing to contact family of Turkish American activist – Anadolu Agency
CAIR: Justice for Aysenur Ezgi Eygi – CODEPINK
CAIR: US lawmaker celebrates Turkish-American activist’s killing in West Bank – Middle East Eye
CAIR-Chicago: With windows shot out twice, Chicago business owners believe they’re being targeted for Muslim faith – CBS News
Lincoln Square martial arts studio hit by vandals twice in 2 months; CAIR calls on CPD to investigate as hate crime – WGN
CAIR-Chicago: After Lincoln Square Gym, Nearby Mosque Shot At, Muslim Chicagoans Fear ‘Targeted’ Attacks – Block Club Chicago
CAIR: Green Party candidate Jill Stein, of Lexington, leads among Muslim voters in key swing states, survey finds – Boston.com
Stein leads Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump among Muslim voters in Arizona, Michigan, and Wisconsin, according to polling from the Council on American-Islamic Relations. She has the support of 35% of Muslim voters in Arizona, 40% in Michigan, and 44% in Wisconsin.
Harris is leading among Muslim voters in Georgia and Pennsylvania, with 43% and 37%, respectively. Trump leads in Muslim voter support in Nevada with 27%, according to the report.
CAIR: Jill Stein leads with Muslim-American voters in three swing states, survey shows _ Middle East Eye
CAIR-WA: Surveillance video shows fatal shooting outside Big 5 Sporting Goods in Renton – KIRO
“I mean, it was a brutal murder,” said Katie Walker with the Washington Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
Walker with CAIR says the Rohani family is still grieving their son’s death while at the same time continuing to fight for justice.
“It would be really important to find justice and hopefully video like that would show that this person was indeed guilty of murder,” Walker said.
CAIR: College Reviewed Protest Policy Over the Summer, Amid National Reckoning on Campus Speech – The Amherst Student
During many colleges’ summer policy reviews, administrators sought guidance from outside organizations like the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), both of which released guidance for administrations over the summer. The ADL’s packet focused on clearly communicating protest policies in advance and protecting Jewish students, while the CAIR’s guidance emphasized negotiations with protesters, minimizing police response, and effective defense against the doxxing of students.