CAIR Press Releases

CAIR in the News, November 13, 2024

CAIR: How did Muslim Americans vote in election? Poll finds massive shift from 2020 – McClatchy

CAIR: Inside the Tragic Life and Controversial Execution of Marcellus Williams – Esquire

More than a million people had signed online petitions posted by Change.org, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, and the Innocence Project demanding Williams not be put to death.

CAIR: No Thanks to These 52 Dems, House Defeats Bill Enabling Trump Assault on Nonprofits – Common Dreams

“This bill dangerously weaponizes the Treasury against nonprofit organizations and houses of worship—Christian, Jewish, or Muslim—that dare to support Palestinian and Lebanese human rights or criticize Israel’s genocidal actions,” said Robert McCaw, director of government affairs at the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

CAIR: “Tools of tyranny”: House rejects bill that would expand Trump’s power to target critical NGOs – Salon.com

CAIR: US bill with bipartisan support targets charities and pro-Palestine groups – Middle East Eye

CAIR: Bill to revoke tax-exempt status of terror-supporting NGOs fails to pass US House – Jerusalem Post

CAIR: US House fails to pass anti-NGO bill that could target pro-Palestine groups – Al Jazeera

CAIR: US House fails to pass bill that could target pro-Palestine groups – Al Jazeera

CAIR: Alarming bill targeting nonprofits accused of “supporting terrorism” fails in US House – TAG24

CAIR-LA: Activists Call On Prosecutors To Drop Charges Against UCI Protestors – Lake Forest, CA Patch

Video: CAIR-LA, Activists Decry Prosecution of Pro-Palestine Protesters at UCI

CAIR-LA, Activists Decry Prosecution of Pro-Palestine Protesters at UCI – MyNewsLA

CAIR-LA: Activists criticize prosecution of UC Irvine protesters – KNX

CAIR-SFBA: Veterans Day March on Senators Pt. II – IndyBay

CAIR-LA: Arraignment Set for Pro-Palestine Protesters – MyNewsLA

CAIR-WA: Dan Newhouse likely to defeat Trump-backed opponent, retain US District 4 seat – KING

The Washington chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations issued a statement to the paper in response saying Sessler’s “attempts to discredit (American Muslim candidates)” are not only “baseless” but also “an affront to the core values of religious freedom and democracy that define this nation.” 

CAIR: Trump’s first picks are die-hard Israel supporters, mocking the pro-Palestinian protest vote – The Forward

CAIR-MI: Demonstrators waved Nazi flags outside ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’ production in Michigan – USA Today

“We condemn this display of neo-Nazi hate and join all those speaking out against the rising bigotry and societal division we are witnessing nationwide,” CAIR-MI Executive Director Dawud Walid said in a statement on Tuesday. “All such attempts to promote racism, antisemitism or any other form of bigotry must be repudiated by local, state and national religious and political leaders.”

CAIR-MI: Antisemitic protest at ‘Diary of Anne Frank’ in Howell – Lansing State Journal

CAIR-MI: Hate-fueled ‘Protests’ in Livingston County spark concern over antisemitism, racial slurs – ClickonDetroit.com

CAIR-MN: Minneapolis residents continue to express outrage at police response that ended with man shooting neighbor – WCCO

Minnesota Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations Executive Director Jaylani Hussein also expressed outrage.

“They call 911 19 separate times. We want the system to work for everyone,” says Hussein. “We know it doesn’t work for Black people, but we want it to work for everyone. It is unacceptable after the murder of George Floyd that we are talking about a family who was nearly killed because of the inaction of the Minneapolis Police Department.”

CAIR-MN: Police, Mankato mosque at odds over reported arson attempt – Star Tribune

CAIR-MN: Fireworks incident raises tensions in the Mankato Muslim community – MPR

CAIR: Here are 26 organizations fighting Donald Trump that you can donate to – The Advocate

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