CAIR rallies support for local Muslims, calls out group that opposed Eid celebration – Newton Beacon
“We refuse to accept the premise that Muslims must continually prove their innocence and worthiness to celebrate and gather, in ways never demanded of other faith communities,” Tahirah Amatul-Wadud, executive director of CAIR-MA, said. “We call on elected officials, neighbors and interfaith partners: join us in rejecting anti-Muslim bigotry in all its forms.”
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Security funding matters. California’s chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations has questioned whether Muslim-serving institutions receive their fair share of nonprofit security grants despite rising threats.
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Outside the meeting, critics donned black and held an interfaith funeral to mourn “the death of religious freedom in public schools.”
“In the end, she could not survive herself. The attacks came from within. From those who were entrusted to protect her,” Shaimaa Zayan, operations manager for CAIR Austin, said. “This morning she took her last breath. May she rest in peace and may we find the strength, the courage and the wisdom to carry her legacy forward.”
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