CAIR Press Releases

CAIR in the News, December 20, 2024

CAIR: Lawsuit alleges U.S. failed to evacuate Palestinian Americans trapped in Gaza – Reuters

CAIR: U.S. failed to evacuate Palestinian Americans from Gaza, lawsuit alleges – Washington Post

CAIR-NJ files lawsuit against US State Department: Photos – northjersey.com

CAIR: ‘For Abandoning Our Families in Gaza’ – US Govt Sued by Palestinian Americans – Palestine Chronicle

CAIR-NJ: Why are Americans still trapped in Gaza? Lawsuit demands US action – northjersey.com

CAIR: Palestinian Americans trapped in Gaza sue the Biden administration – Middle East Eye

دعوى تتهم الحكومة الأميركية بالتخاذل عن إجلاء مواطنين حوصروا بغزة – CAIR/Asharq Al Awsat

CAIR: Lawsuit claims US government failed to evacuate Palestinian Americans trapped in Gaza – ABC Australia

CAIR: Palestinian-Americans sue Biden over failure to evacuate relatives stuck in Gaza – Washington Times

CAIR-OK: ‘This is not a distant news item’: Gaza trauma hangs heavy for Oklahomans

CAIR-MN: St. Paul school board picks Stacie Stanley, ‘a legacy of Rondo,’ as its next superintendent – Sahan Journal

In January, following a complaint from the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the U.S. Department of Education opened a civil rights investigation into Edina Public Schools. That investigation is still pending.

CAIR to tour universities in the DMV as part of new initiative to address Islamophobia, censorship – DC News Now

CAIR-Chicago: Arab American group protests Oak Lawn cop’s dropped charges – Chicago Tribune

Several speakers Thursday called for O’Neill Burke’s immediate resignation, while others expressed hopes she could improve her relationships with activists by executing their demands.

“This is not a great start to her service to Arab and Muslim constituents,” said Jordan Esparza-Kelley, communications coordinator at the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Chicago. “The Oak Lawn Police Department has avoided accountability and … we as Muslims and wider as ethnic minorities in America must take firm and principal stances against these acts of injustice and treason toward our communities.”

CAIR: Will Donald Trump deport Pro-Palestinian student protesters? – The New Arab

“Non-violent protest is not a deportable offence, period. Civil disobedience should never be grounds for deportation,” Robert McCaw, director of government affairs at the Council on American-Islamic Relations, told The New Arab.

“Pro-Palestinian activism is an important part of healthy discourse in America. By actively participating in these lawful protests, they gain valuable insights into American democracy, and those lessons are carried with them long after their time in the US,” he said.

CAIR-Ohio: Noor Islamic Cultural Center files legal action against Hilliard over rejected building plan – Columbus Dispatch

CAIR-Ohio: Noor Islamic Cultural Center takes legal action against Hilliard over rejected redevelopment proposal – Business Journals

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