CAIR-NY: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest US college’s expulsion of third student – Anadolu Agency
CAIR-NY: Barnard College protests: Bomb threat leads to police removing Pro-Palestine protesters who took over library – amNewYork
“Barnard College’s expulsion of a student for protesting the genocide in Palestine is not just an attack on that student’s rights — it is part of a larger, systematic effort to silence and punish anyone who dares to speak out against Israeli apartheid and genocide,” Afaf Nasher, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said in a statement on Wednesday.
CAIR: Trump vows to deport foreign students amid campus protest crackdown – The Boar
CAIR: Solidarity Lessons: Western MA Stands With Smith College Students for Justice in Palestine – Common Dreams
CAIR-Ohio: Bill expanding ‘ethnic intimidation,’ defining antisemitism in Ohio reemerges at Statehouse – Ohio Capital Journal
Critics like the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Ohio chapter Executive Director Faten Odeh said the previous bill would dampen dissent and could have placed the government “in the role of silencing political opposition.” Opponents also questioned how words used at protests will be interpreted, and who will decide what is considered illegal.
CAIR: For the record: addressing discriminatory, outdated terms in public documents – WDEL
Since the effort was announced, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) released a statement of support and is urging other counties to follow suit.