CAIR-LA: Police seek vandal who spray-painted graffiti at Islamic Center of Southern California – NBC
Video: CAIR Sues Philly School District for Retaliating Against Teacher Supporting Palestinian Students
CAIR-NY: He Denounced the Gaza War at Graduation. N.Y.U. Withheld His Diploma. – New York Times
“We commend Logan for using this opportunity to demand an end to the bloodshed in Gaza,” said Afaf Nasher, executive director of CAIR-NY, a Muslim civil rights organization. “We demand that N.Y.U. formally release Logan’s diploma, which he rightfully earned, and suspend any disciplinary proceedings against him.”
CAIR-NY: NYU withholds diploma of graduation speaker who condemned Gaza ‘atrocities’ – Washington Post
CAIR-NY: NYU withholds diploma from student who denounced war in Gaza during graduation speech – CNN
At the same time, the Council on American-Islamic Relations defended the “pro-Palestinian, anti-genocide commencement address” and called on NYU to release the student speaker’s diploma. CAIR described the ongoing disciplinary actions against those who engage in pro-Palestinian protests as a “betrayal to American freedoms and the American people,” according to a statement on X.
CAIR: Activists File Complaint Against US Government for Complicity in Genocide – The New Arab (Arabic)
CAIR: FIRE report finds college censorship shifting against Gaza protests – Washington Times
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Muslim advocacy group, said the numbers confirm that Islamaphobia is at an all-time high on campuses.
“FIRE’s new report reinforces CAIR’s own evidence that too many administrators at American universities have abandoned free speech in favor of punishing or silencing Jewish, Muslim, Christian, Arab and other students who have protested against Israel’s apartheid and genocide policies,” said Corey Saylor, CAIR’s research and advocacy director.
CAIR: Honorary doctorate for Sensenbrenner, legislator behind anti-immigrant legislation, sparks backlash – CNN Newsource
“CAIR-Chicago respects UW-Madison’s decision, but honoring Rep. Sensenbrenner overlooks the deep harm caused by key legislation he championed—such as the PATRIOT Act, the REAL ID Act, and H.R. 4437,” CAIR-Chicago said in a statement to Madison365. “These laws raised serious civil liberties concerns, fueling surveillance, discrimination, and fear in Chicago’s Muslim and immigrant communities. CAIR-Chicago actively opposed these efforts through advocacy, education, and mass mobilization—including our role in the 2006 immigrant rights marches. Any recognition of public service should account for the full impact of one’s legislative legacy.”
CAIR: Excessive force or not? Video shows how police ended a Johns Hopkins student encampment – The Baltimore Banner
CAIR-WA: Washington State House Recognizes Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, Senate Calls for Investigation into Her Killing – The Cooper Point Journal
CAIR-LA: Rushdie out, Heinzl in as CMC commencement speaker – Claremont Courier
Council on American-Islamic Relations Los Angeles Legal Director Amr Shabaik weighed in Monday in an email. “Our concern is whether students’ issues about Salman Rushdie’s appointment as the commencement speaker are heard and addressed by CMC leadership,” he wrote. “As the students have said, they would not have an issue if Rushdie were invited by a student group or by leadership for an open dialogue; Their primary concern is that platforming Rushdie during a commencement speech is an endorsement by the school of his beliefs and viewpoints, which have previously included a variety of Islamophobic statements and problematic statements on Palestine.
CAIR-LA: Salman Rushdie Scared Away From College Speech After Uproar – Daily Beast
CAIR-CA: California lawmakers pull ethnic studies bill, introduce anti-discrimination bill – East Bay Times
“This bill cloaks censorship in the language of combating antisemitism when, in reality, it is an attempt to erase Palestinian narratives and weaponize identity to chill protected speech,” said Hussam Ayloush, CEO of the California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in a statement. “Our classrooms should be places of truth, not tools of repression.”
CAIR: Who Is Mike Huckabee, Trump’s Christian Zionist Ambassador To Israel? – Profile – Palestine Chronicle
CAIR: Ben & Jerry’s co-founder says US-funded ‘slaughter’ of Gaza not ‘American way’ – Middle East Eye
CAIR: Policing Palestine: America’s Legal War on Palestinian Dissent – Acacia Magazine
Corey Saylor, the research and advocacy director at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), described the tense legal discussions the organization had in 2014 before signing on to a letter by religious scholars condemning ISIS’s interpretation of Islam. “We had a two-hour debate with our attorneys because they were concerned that if you advise a terrorist to stop being a terrorist, you could be held liable for material support,” he said. “I remember feeling so frustrated that we had to have this conversation, and we ultimately ended up signing the letter, because it’s the right thing to do.”
CAIR-Philadelphia: Keziah Ridgeway, a celebrated and embattled Philadelphia teacher, is suing the district alleging anti-Islamic bias – Philadelphia Inquirer
“This lawsuit is about accountability,” Ahmet Tekelioglu, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations-Philadelphia, said in a statement. “Ms. Ridgeway has dedicated her career to uplifting students and challenging injustice within the public school system. The School District of Philadelphia cannot silence educators who advocate for equity and speak truth to power.”
CAIR: California State University Students Resisting Genocide in Gaza – CounterPunch.org