Video: CAIR-WA Demands Release of U.S. Army Veteran Zahid Chaudhry Detained by ICE
CAIR-WA: ICE detains U.S. Army veteran in his citizenship interview – Seattle Times
CAIR-WA: ICE Arrests US Army Veteran, Husband of Former Congressional Candidate – The Stranger
CAIR-WA: ICE detains Pakistani immigrant at citizenship interview in Tukwila – Northwest Asian Weekly
Al Jazeera: Israel carrying out ‘mass slaughter of civilians’: CAIR
CAIR: CT Jewish leaders denounce new rules for federal security grants – CT Monitor
The Council on American Islamic Relations, or CAIR, first sent out a press release on Aug. 7, urging mosques, synagogues, schools and nonprofits to pause or withdraw applications to all grants administered by DHS and FEMA until the agency removes “two dangerous and unconstitutional conditions” for fiscal year 2025.
CAIR: Workshop aims to address anti-Muslim bullying in Charlotte schools – WFAE
The Council on American-Islamic Relations will host a training this weekend in Charlotte to address Islamophobia in local schools and colleges.
CAIR-MN: Leaders urge shoppers to continue boycotting Target after CEO quits – The Philadelphia Tribune
CAIR-MN: Target boycott that started in Minneapolis will continue despite departure announcement of the company’s CEO – WCCO
CAIR: DHS reviews security funding to Muslim organisations, places of worship – Middle East Eye
“Mosques have the same legal right as churches, synagogues and other religious nonprofit organisations to apply for federal grants, including funding that helps houses of worship vulnerable to attack increase their security,” a CAIR spokesperson said.
“Kristi Noem’s Department of Homeland Security is letting the inmates run the asylum by issuing politically motivated statements based on the ravings of the MEF, an Israel First hate website whose founder Daniel Pipes has condemned the president as ‘selfish’, ‘repulsive’, and ‘unsuited for the presidency’.
CAIR-GA lawsuit – The Emory Wheel
Following pro-Palestinian protests in April 2024, Emory continues to face new legal challenges due to its management of the protests and student conduct. The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) announced on Aug. 4 that it is suing Emory on behalf of suspended medical student Umaymah Mohammad.