CAIR-Houston: Woman accused of trying to drown 2 Muslim children indicted on capital murder charge – Fort Worth Star-Telegram
The mother, identified as Mrs. H in a Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) news release, was wearing a hijab and speaking Arabic to her children. She said Wolf jumped into the pool and pulled her two children to the deep end where she tried to drown them.
CAIR: Polls: Harris leads Trump in post-DNC afterglow – Los Angeles Times
Harris’ numbers are not all so bright, however. The Council on American-Islamic Relations found in a poll released Thursday that 29.4% of American Muslims intend to vote for Harris — nearly tying with their support for Green Party candidate Stein at 29.1%. The findings reveal that American Muslims continue to press their complaints about the Biden-Harris administration’s policies on Gaza.
Trump voters made up 11.2% of those polled, with small percentages for West and Oliver. About 16% said they were undecided.
CAIR: Kamala Harris to chart ‘new direction’ on Israel from Biden, could condition further aid in latest flip-flop – New York Post
The floated flip-flop comes after a poll conducted by the Council on American-Islamic Relations this month found Harris had just 29% support among Muslim Americans in the 2024 election – tying even with Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein.
CAIR: Muslims Were Reliably Democratic Voters. With US Gaza Policy, That’s Changed. – Truthout
Up to 69 percent of registered Muslims report voting primarily for the Democratic Party, but third-party presidential candidates who oppose sending weapons to Israel have roughly cut that majority in half, according to two national surveys released by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) on Thursday.
CAIR: New poll shows Jill Stein and Kamala Harris neck and neck with Muslim voters – TAG24 News
CAIR: Pro-Palestinian groups to protest Harris campaign stops, Trump debate – Reuters
Ahmet Tekelioglu, executive director of the Council of American Islamic Relations (CAIR)-Philadelphia, said he expected thousands of protesters to show up on the day of the Harris-Trump debate.
CAIR: D.C.-area campuses brace for possible return of Israel-Gaza protests – Washington Post
The Council on American-Islamic Relations has labeled GWU as one of three “institutions of particular concern,” for “targeting” pro-Palestinian protesters. The university did not respond to a request for comment on CAIR’s classification.
CAIR: Gaza conflict shapes — and reshapes — political views of Muslim American voters – VOA News
In an August 25-29 survey conducted by the Council on American Islamic Relations, or CAIR, Vice President Kamala Harris and Green Party candidate Jill Stein, a fierce critic of Israeli policies, received roughly 29% each, with Republican nominee Donald Trump garnering about 11%, followed by two other third-party candidates drawing single digit numbers. More than 16% were undecided.
CAIR designates Emory as institution ‘of particular concern,’ anti-Emory chalkings appear on campus – Emory Wheel
CAIR: US Muslim rights group slams Israel’s raids in occupied West Bank – Al Jazeera
“These war crimes are being enabled by the Biden administration’s indefensible failure to hold Israel accountable for its genocide, ethnic cleansing, destruction of civilian infrastructure, and forced starvation of an entire population.”
CAIR: College plans to deal with protests face tests as students return – The Hill
“We don’t think that schools and colleges across the country are ready to deal with more protests,” said Amr Shabaik, the legal director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
“The bottom line is everyone wants students to be safe. They want students to feel included on their college campuses. But unfortunately, right now, the responses we’re seeing from colleges is cracking down on students.”
Shabaik said “some of these schools may be thinking they’re getting ready for the fall,” but “are not taking the steps that ensure that all of their students are protected. And they are potentially creating an environment where these students are going to be further marginalized and further subject to harassment and discrimination,” he added.
CAIR: Montgomery County, Maryland, was most religiously diverse US county in 2023 – Religion News Service
In December 2023, a Muslim middle-school teacher in the public school system also filed a religious discrimination complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission after she was placed on administrative leave because of her use of “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” in her email signature.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Legal Defense Fund is supporting her complaint..