CAIR: Alderman who made ‘reprehensible’ LinkedIn posts won’t resign, mayor says – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a major national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, called for Seals’ resignation in an emailed news release April 10.
CAIR-MI: Brown City home vandalized with racist graffiti over Easter – MLive.com
CAIR: ‘It’s solid gold’: Some Texas Republicans ramp up criticisms of Muslims to energize primary voters – CNN
Shaimaa Zayan, the operations manager for CAIR Austin, accused Republicans of “dehumanizing” Muslims. “They are using us as a boogeyman to scare people so that they can vote for them. They are using us as a scapegoat to gain political positions and power,” Zayan said.
CAIR: US Muslim group slams Texas governor’s call to probe ‘imaginary sharia courts’ – Anadolu Agency
CAIR: Texas excluded Islamic schools from voucher program, lawsuit says – USA Today
Edward Ahmed Mitchell, CAIR’s national deputy director, condemned what he described as Abbott and DeSantis’ “political stunts” in an interview with USA TODAY.
“There is no Texas exception of the First Amendment,” he said.
CAIR: Portrayals of Islam and people of color dominate discussion in Texas’ social studies rewrite – Texas Tribune
Muslim advocates have continued arguing in favor of social studies instruction that portrays their religion accurately, fairly and without prejudice.
“I ask you to choose academic integrity over political comfort,” said Sameeha Rizvi, a civic engagement organizer for CAIR-Austin. “Despite the false allegations being made, I, nor CAIR, nor those of diverse faiths are pushing any agenda.”
CAIR: Brookfield Mayor condemns alderman’s alleged posts – GMToday.com
CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw strongly condemned the remarks: “Public officials take an oath to serve all constituents, not to demonize them,” McCaw said. “Seals’ violent and dehumanizing remarks targeting Muslims and immigrants are not just offensive, they are dangerous. This rhetoric fuels hate, legitimizes discrimination, and puts real people at risk. It is fundamentally incompatible with the responsibilities of public office.”
“The ongoing threat of using the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay to detain migrants would extend one of the most troubling chapters in our nation’s history, in which legal gray zones deny people their basic rights. Guantánamo still illegally houses detainees. Expanding its use to hold migrants would further entrench a system designed to evade due process and accountability. Proposals to establish a migrant camp at GITMO in response to potential migration from Cuba reflect a dangerous willingness to sidestep the rule of law. Congress must act to block funding for such detention, shut down Guantánamo once and for all, and address the root causes of migration, including harmful sanctions policies that destabilize entire populations.” — Robert S. McCaw, Council on American-Islamic Relations Government Affairs Department Director