CAIR: Congressional Democrats call GOP anti-Sharia caucus ‘hateful’ – Religion News Service
CAIR: More Than 120 Democrats Condemn Anti-Muslim ‘Sharia-Free America’ Caucus – HuffPost
CAIR: US confirms it denied entry to Somali referee set to take part in World Cup – Al Jazeera
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) decried the travel bans after Artan was denied entry.
“Our nation should not ban anyone from our shores simply because of their race or their ethnicity. That’s especially true of a coach or referee or anyone else coming to participate in the World Cup,” Edward Ahmed Mitchell, CAIR’s deputy director, told Al Jazeera.
“Somali visitors go through the same vetting process that other visitors go through, and once someone has gone through that thorough vetting process, there is no reason to ban them from our country simply because of their nationality. Doing so is an affront to our values and the law.”
CAIR: Trump’s World Cup Kicks Off With Embarrassing Debacle – Daily Beast
CAIR: Africa’s referee of the year barred from US despite World Cup appointment – Business Insider Africa
CAIR-CT: A CT faith leader calls it a ‘hate tax.’ It’s the cost of safety amid fear; CT spends millions on it – Hartford Courant
Farhan Memon, CAIR-CT chairman, said “many Muslim families and institutions feel less safe today than they did a few years ago and recent attacks on Muslim communities around the country have heightened those concerns.
“Last week we learned of a student in Danbury who was ‘swatted’ by his classmates after they labeled him a ‘terrorist,’” Memon said, adding that the student was beaten up by his fellow students.
Memon said school resource officers from the Danbury police department searched his home for weapons and found none.
Video: Muslim Students Face Discrimination in US Schools? CAIR Files Federal Lawsuit – News Scroll
CAIR: Israel puts Gaza doctor Hussam Abu Safiya in solitary confinement after 17 months without charge – The New Arab
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) last week renewed calls for his release, saying reports of his solitary confinement while being held without charge were deeply troubling.
“Dr Hussam Abu Safiya should never have been kidnapped by Israeli forces in Gaza and imprisoned without charge,” the organisation said.
“The international community cannot remain silent while a respected physician is reportedly subjected to harsh conditions, denied adequate medical care, and isolated from the outside world without any legal justification.”