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CAIR in the News, Jan. 23, 2024

CAIR: It’s Good That America and Maine are Becoming More Diverse and Tolerant

Superintendent Timothy Matheney described the message as “the most vile email” he’s seen in his 35-year career. The email is being investigated by South Portland police and the Cumberland County district attorney’s office, and the Council on American-Islamic Relations has asked federal and state law enforcement to investigate the email as a possible hate crime.

CAIR: Swastika Projected on UW-Whitewater Dorm – Wisconsin Public Radio

CAIR: Swastika Projected on University Of Wisconsin-Whitewater Dorm By Group ‘Chanting Racist Words’ (NBC)

CAIR: SEIU Becomes Largest US Union to Demand Gaza Cease-Fire – Common Dreams

CAIR: SEIU Calls for Cease-Fire, Joins UAW and a Shifting Labor Movement

CAIR-MI: Muslim Group Plans to Sue Oakland Co. Sheriff Over ‘Forcible Removal’ Of Woman’s Hijab

CAIR-NY: Suffolk Police Wouldn’t Let Detained Woman Keep Hijab Head Covering (Newsday)

“No woman should go through what Ms. Fahmy went through, regardless of their religion,” said Burhan Carroll, a staff attorney with the Council on American-Islamic Relations-New York and one of Fahmy’s attorneys.

CAIR-NY: Pro-Palestinian Protesters Say They Were Attacked with Stink Bomb at Columbia University (The Hill)

The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations condemned the reported attack Saturday.

“The alleged use of a chemical agent on the grounds of a college campus in NYC is beyond heinous. It is an escalation of violence launched against peaceful protesters by individuals who seek to inflict harm and undermine the principles of peaceful dialogue and dissent upheld in any democratic society,” Executive Director Afaf Nasher said in a statement.

CAIR-NY: Jewish Columbia students and other pro-Palestine protesters are sprayed with ‘chemical STINK BOMB’ at demonstration calling for ceasefire in Gaza

CAIR-NY: Investigation Opened After Columbia Students Report ‘Chemical Attack’ at Pro-Palestine Protest

CAIR-NY: Columbia Pro-Palestine Protesters Sprayed with Chemical: Report

CAIR-MI: Group Alleges Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Improperly Removed Muslim Woman’s Hijab

CAIR-MI: Group Alleges Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Improperly Removed Muslim Woman’s Hijab

CAIR-OK: Antisemitic Packets Found in Oklahoma City Prompts Community Call for Change – KOKH

CAIR: ‘We have a responsibility to be proactive’: Security Increasingly Important for Raleigh MosqueCAIR-Philadelphia: Police Investigating After West Philadelphia Mosque Vandalized

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