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CAIR in the News, November 19, 2024

CAIR-Pittsburgh: Police investigating antisemitic and racist stickers found throughout Squirrel Hill – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Images of the stickers were widely circulated on social media, sparking outrage from community members. The Pittsburgh chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR-Pittsburgh, a chapter of the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, also condemned “the distribution of antisemitic neo-Nazi propaganda.”

“[We] urge political and religious leaders to speak out against this and all other forms of bigotry and attempts to divide our society,” Executive Director Christine Mohamed wrote in a statement.

CAIR-CA: Islamic Group Alleges SCUSD Has ‘Hostile Educational Environment’ For Palestinians – The Silicon Valley Voice

CAIR-Austin: Texas State Board of Education weighs Bible-infused materials, vote expected this week – Austin American-Statesman

CAIR: US House to vote again on NGO bill that could target pro-Palestine groups – Al Jazeera

CAIR: Scalise preps vote on terrorism bill decried as a gift for Trump – MSNBC

CAIR: From Campus to the Courts, the “Palestine Exception” Rules University Crackdowns – The Intercept

In September, the University of Maryland moved to cancel a protest organized by SJP and Jewish Voice for Peace after receiving complaints about the event. The group Palestine Legal and the Council on American-Islamic Relations then filed suit over the protest cancellation. (The school declined to comment and pointed to a statement from the university president.)

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ACLU Sign on Letter Opposing H.R.9495

CAIR-Chicago: Illinois woman attacked man in Panera Bread for wearing Palestine sweatshirt, police say – USA Today

CAIR-Chicago: ‘Hate Crime’ – Chicago Woman Faces Charges for Assaulting Palestinian Couple – Palestine Chronicle

CAIR-Chicago: Illinois woman charged with hate crimes in alleged Panera Bread attack over man’s Palestine hoodie – NBC

CAIR-Chicago: Victim speaks out after woman charged with hate crime in Panera Bread attack – WMAQ-TV

CAIR-Chicago: Darien woman faces hate crime charges for alleged anti-Palestinian attack, authorities say – Chicago Tribune

CAIR-Chicago: Woman charged with hate crime after incident at suburban Panera Bread caught on cam

CAIR-Chicago: Woman faces hate crime charges after allegedly assaulting Palestinian couple at Downers Grove restaurant – Chicago Sun-Times

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