CAIR: Award-winning Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda’s TikTok account restored after reported ban – Images
On Thursday, Owda also announced she had joined the Palestinian-owned social media app UpScrolled, which is gaining increasing popularity as a censorship-free alternative to major platforms like TikTok.
The app has seen a major spike in traffic from countries like the US, UK and Australia, where it became the most downloaded social media app on Apple devices recently. The Council on American-Islamic Relations recently commended UpScrolled for “protecting free speech” amidst TikTok’s “censorship spree.”
CAIR-Austin: Texas SBOE appears poised to require Bible readings in public schools – Houston Chronicle
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Jaylani Hussein, the executive director of the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said the killing had deepened fear and anxiety within communities unsettled by aggressive enforcement tactics, particularly when operations are carried out in residential areas and public spaces.
CAIR: ‘ICE out’: A general strike and hundreds of protests fill the streets of Minneapolis this Friday – El Mundo
CAIR accused the US polling institute Rasmussen Reports of framing Muslims as “inherently threatening” through the questions used in a public opinion survey – TRT World
CAIR-MN: Target facing criticism from advocate groups saying they turned a blind eye to immigration enforcement – WCCO
Meanwhile, other local activists are gearing up for what they call a second massive shutdown in Minneapolis on Friday.
It’s all set to take place at 2:00 p.m. at the Government Plaza in downtown Minneapolis, with organizers aiming to surpass the scale of the January 23 demonstration that drew an estimated 100,000 participants.
Organizer and Executive Director of the Council on American–Islamic Relations, Jaylani Hussein, says Minnesota is leading the nation at this moment.
“We did not choose this moment, but this moment chose us,” says Hussein. “We are standing up for our neighbors and by doing so we are showing the rest of the country how to defeat ICE.”
CAIR: Man who squirted apple cider vinegar on Omar is charged with assaulting and intimidating her – Associated Press
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a leading Muslim civil rights group, praised federal prosecutors’ decision to file charges against Kazmierczak.
“We welcome these federal charges for the attack on Representative Ilhan Omar as an important step toward accountability and justice,” CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad said in a statement. “The dangerous climate of dehumanization that inevitably leads to such violent acts puts public servants and entire communities at risk.”
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CAIR-CA: California Demands Oakland Schools Make Sweeping Changes Over Antisemitism Complaints – KQED
But Musa Tariq, a policy coordinator with the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said the decision could have a “chilling” effect for educators trying to teach about the war in Gaza across the state.
“There have been coordinated efforts to restrict how Palestine is being discussed in classrooms,” he told KQED. “This decision, unfortunately, is something that will be cited statewide and can embolden complaints designed to intimidate educators rather than addressing real discrimination.”