Video: CAIR-AZ Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Attack on Children at North Phoenix Mosque
CAIR-AZ calls for hate crime investigation
CAIR-AZ: “Hate has no place in our city” says Phoenix Mayor Gallego after vehicles were shot near mosque
CAIR: String of legal wins offers hope to college protesters – The Hill
But advocates are hopeful the recent rulings will teach schools lessons about how to treat protests, and that federal pressure will not be enough to create a legal case against a student.
“It’s also a message to universities as well, that any disciplinary decisions that they are making must be consistent, that they have to be transparent, that they have to be constitutionally sound and that they have to withstand the system of checks and balances within our government. And if they attempt to respond to political pressure or discriminate against students because of their political viewpoints by imposing punitive, harsh punitive measures or sweeping punishment, then they are risking legal challenges and reputational damage,” said Zainab Chaudry, director of the Maryland office for Council on American-Islamic Relations.
CAIR-AZ: Kids at North Phoenix mosque attacked while finishing Ramadan prayers – Arizona Republic
Children and families gathering at a mosque for Ramadan prayers should never have to fear being targeted, CAIR-AZ Executive Director Azza Abuseif said in a statement.
“Although we are grateful that no one was physically injured, an attack that appears to target a house of worship while children are present is deeply alarming,” Abuseif said. “We urge law enforcement authorities to investigate this incident thoroughly, including the possibility that it was motivated by bias.”
CAIR: Muslim groups, Democrats slam bill passage giving state power to designate ‘terrorist organizations’ – WLRN
In a statement earlier this year, Hiba Rahim, Interim Executive Director at CAIR-FL, said the bill will “create a dangerous system where the state can label our mosques and charities as ‘terrorist organizations’ using secret evidence that we are barred from seeing or challenging in court.”
CAIR: Report ranks some NY colleges as ‘most hostile’ to free speech – Public News Service
The Council on American Islamic Relations report evaluates 51 colleges and universities that it says suppressed free speech about the war in Gaza and pro-Palestine protests.
It found Columbia University and the City University of New York were the most restrictive about pro-Palestinian speech. Maryam Hasan, PhD – research and advocacy specialist with CAIR – said there are ways these two schools, and many others, can improve
CAIR: Theology As Geopolitics: The Dangerous Evolution of American Holy War Culture their rankings. – The Friday Times
With the US and Israel framing their war on Iran as a religious war, the Council on American-Islamic Relations has condemned the use of this rhetoric, calling it “dangerous” and “anti-Muslim”. CAIR’s statement added that every American should be “deeply disturbed by the ‘holy war’ rhetoric” being spread by the US military, Hegseth and Netanyahu to justify the war on Iran.