CAIR-Texas: Questions remain unanswered after Palestinian man detained at Bush Airport for more than a week – Click2Houston
The Council of American Islamic Relations in Houston and Alshrouf’s attorney say U.S. Customs and Border Patrol never told him why he was being held or why he was suddenly released after nine days.
“This young man legally entered the country with a U.S. immigrant visa, having passed every background check and security clearance. Yet he has been held in a secondary screening room for more than a week without due process or basic human compassion,” John T. Floyd, a board member of CAIR-Texas Houston and prominent civil rights attorney. “This type of treatment is unlawful, unjustified, and inhumane. We demand his immediate release and access to legal representation.”
CAIR-NY: Faith Leaders Can Now Endorse. Will That Swing the N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race? – New York Times
“The potential is huge for masajid to get involved and to endorse,” said Afaf Nasher, executive director of the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, which is nonpartisan. She added: “We’re growing more sophisticated, the Muslim community, in terms of looking at politics.”
CAIR-NY: Columbia “Incorporating” IHRA Antisemitism Definition – Inside Higher Ed
CAIR-NY: Four CUNY Professors Say They Were Fired for Supporting Palestine – The Intercept
CAIR: NEA Teachers Celebrate Motion to Drop ADL; Israel Lobby Fumes – Common Dreams
CAIR: The New Imams – The New York Review of Books