CAIR-Texas: Anti-Muslim propaganda film by Texas right-wingers seizes on San Antonio’s Alamo as central symbol – San Antonio Current
CAIR-NY: New York mosque receives shooting threat ahead of Friday prayers
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CAIR-Chicago: Muslim woman sues Waukesha County for violating freedom of religion – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Hafsa Haider, a spokeswoman from the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the largest Muslim-American advocacy group in the country, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that, for Muslim women, wearing a hijab represents modesty.
Being asked to remove your hijab and being seen (by men outside one’s family) without one is a direct violation of a Muslim woman’s core religious value, Haider said.
“It can be a very distressing moment for woman to be compelled to remove a hijab before unrelated men,” Haider said.
CAIR-MN: Ramsey County sheriff says Somali gang violence must be curbed, but community warns of dangerous rhetoric – Star Tribune
Several Somali community members and the Council on American-Islamic Relations Minnesota (CAIR-MN) took issue with Fletcher’s take. They agreed that there have been problems with “community violence” that need to be worked on.
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Video: CAIR-Philadelphia Offers Reward for Info on Apparent Arson Attempt Targeting Mosque
CAIR: Philadelphia Muslims adjust to ‘level of shock’ after mosque arson – The Philadelphia Tribune
CAIR-Philadelphia: Officials condemn arson attack at Philadelphia mosque – The Center Square
CAIR: Can a Muslim be a Republican? The Week Magazine
CAIR-NY: North Hempstead racks up $257G more in legal fees for defense in mosque case – Newsday
Afaf Nasher, executive director of the New York Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said in an interview North Hempstead “taxpayers deserve better”
“These laws are meant to protect and to penalize when egregious actions that are discriminatory occur,” Nasher said. “This should be avoided by providing equal and constitutional treatment to every worshipping community.”