CAIR Seeks Probe of Bias Motive After WI Parent Pushed Superintendent During Graduation (Video)
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CAIR in the News, June 7, 2024
CAIR: Jamilah McBryde, a Muslim Wrestler, Couldn’t Go to the Olympic Trials Because of Her Hijab and Uniform – Teen Vogue In a statement from the Council for Islamic Relations (CAIR), a Muslim civil rights and advocacy group working with the McBryde family, the organization says the US Olympic Committee should be “ashamed to use […]
CAIR in the News, June 6, 2024
CAIR-LA: What’s next for pro-Palestinian US student protests this summer? – The New Arab Monica Rahim, a senior policy and advocacy manager with the Council on American-Islamic Relations, tells TNA that they are getting requests for “know your rights” training and what to do if arrested, including from students who are not US citizens. “This […]
CAIR-LA Welcomes Opening of Multi-Faith Prayer Room at LAX
The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today welcomed the opening of a multi-faith quiet room at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The space, located near gate 130 in the Tom Bradley International Terminal, is intended to be used by people of all faiths for prayer, reflection, meditation, […]
CAIR-NY Responds to Firing of Nurse Over Pro-Palestinian Comments in Award Acceptance Speech (Video)
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CAIR in the News, June 5, 2024
CAIR-MI: Labeling pro-Palestinian graffiti as ‘antisemitic’ at U-M regent’s office is disingenuous, activists say – Detroit Metro Times Dawud Walid, director of the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), says he does not condone the graffiti but that supporters of Israel’s war are trying to silence dissent by labeling anti-genocide messages as […]
CAIR in the News, June 4, 2024
CAIR: Incessant IDF Strikes Making Gaza Aid Deliveries ‘Virtually Impossible’: Oxfam – Common Dreams The Guardian reported over the weekend that at least 30 child deaths from malnutrition have been recorded in Gaza in recent months. Two Palestinian children died of starvation at a hospital in central Gaza last week, according to the Al Mezan […]
CAIR Urges New Jersey Muslims to Vote in Tuesday’s June 4th Statewide Primary Election
Do you live in New Jersey? Volunteer With CAIR-NJ’s Voter Phone Bank at its HQ (WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/3/24) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today urged all eligible voters to participate in the New Jersey State Primary Election on Tuesday, June 4, with polls open […]
CAIR Action Alert: Oppose ‘Absurd’ Bill Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court
This week, the U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on an “absurd” sanctions bill designed to punish any foreign person connected to the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) investigation or prosecution of any U.S. individual or ally, including Israel. This act is a direct retaliation to the ICC’s attempt to secure an arrest warrant against […]
CAIR-CA: California MENA Civil Rights Coalition Responds to CA Assembly Appropriations Committee’s Suspension of MENA Inclusion Act
The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), along with more than 20 members of the California MENA Civil Rights Coalition, sent a joint letter to the California Assembly Appropriations Committee in response to its decision to hold the California Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Inclusion Act (AB 2763) in suspension. The […]