CAIR, FJP, SJP press conference calls on UCSD to reverse disciplinary sanctions against professors – The UCSD Guardian
In its Instagram post announcing the conference, the Council on American Islamic Relations San Diego also wrote that the University sends community specialists to attend and document controversial campus events without prior notice, and “They make substantial changes to Time, Place, Manner policies without faculty, student, or staff input to create even more bureaucratic capacity to punish speaking out against the genocide in Gaza.”
CAIR: Albuquerque police investigating spitting incident as potential hate crime – Sant Fe New Mexican
The Washington, D.C.-based Council on American- Islamic Relations lauded the decision by Albuquerque police to investigate the incident as a possible hate crime.
CAIR-CT: CT officials condemn antisemitic posts made by Fairfield Prep students – CT Insider
Trump social media posts showing Muslim shoppers at Mall of America denounced by CAIR as racist – Star Tribune
CAIR: Pentagon’s new plans in Iran give Trump a way out of war crime accusations – POLITICO
CAIR: Cory Booker’s silence on Netanyahu’s war crimes reveals a troubling Democratic pattern | Opinion – Penn Live
CAIR: Trump’s Easter post condemned as “utter disdain for religion” – Newsweek
The Council on American-Islamic Relations condemned Trump’s language in a separate statement. The organization said his “mocking of Islam and his threats to attack civilian infrastructure” were reckless and dangerous. CAIR said the casual use of “Praise be to Allah” in the context of violent threats reflected contempt for Muslims and their beliefs.
CAIR: Donald Trump’s ‘unhinged’ profanity-laced Easter post sparks backlash: ‘A dangerous individual’ – OK! Magazine
CAIR: Why Did Trump Say ‘Praise To Allah’ In Vulgar Easter Message Threatening Iran? – Blavity
CAIR: ‘Embarrassed to be American’: White House Scrambles to Do Damage Control After Trump’s Meltdown, But the Line He Crossed This Time May be Impossible to Walk Back – Atlanta Black Star
CAIR: Franklin Graham won’t denounce Trump for Easter post that mocked Islam – Charlotte Observer
The president has been condemned for his remarks about Iran and Islam by groups that include the Council on American-Islamic Relations, who called them inflammatory. “These statements are not made in a vacuum. They follow a long pattern of anti-Muslim rhetoric and policies that have dehumanized Muslims at home and abroad,” the organization said in a news release on April 5. “The casual use of ‘Praise be to Allah’ in the context of violent threats reflects a disturbing willingness to weaponize religious language while simultaneously denigrating Islam and its followers.”
CAIR-MI: Metro Detroit Muslim leaders condemn Trump’s Iran remarks, seek peace – The Detroit News
Video: CAIR, Florida’s largest Muslim civil rights group, says new law could be weaponized to target them – WTSP
CAIR: DeSantis Signs Sharia Law Ban: What It Means for Florida Courts – Newsweek
CAIR: DeSantis Signs Vague Anti-Terrorism Law Masquerading as “Anti-Sharia” – The New Republic