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CAIR in the News, January 3, 2025

CAIR: Outrage Over Global ‘Silence’ as Israel Continues Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza – Common Dreams

CAIR: Biden Awards Cheney With Presidential Citizens Medal Despite Human Rights Record – Truthout

Because of her support for torture — as well as her bigotry against Muslims, her warhawk attitudes, and her spreading baseless birtherism conspiracy theories about former President Barack Obama — the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) condemned both Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for “sanitizing” Cheney’s record as she campaigned with Harris during the presidential election in opposition to Trump.

Cheney’s support for Harris and her opposition to Trump “does not wash away Rep. Cheney’s support for crimes like torture,” read a statement from CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell.

CAIR-MN: Judge rejects developer’s attempt to pull disputed Lino Lakes project out of moratorium, as critics raise past legal troubles – Star Tribune

Jaylani Hussein, the director of the Minnesota branch of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said that the allegations against Mohammed are serious. But Hussein said he thinks the project is only getting pushback because it’s focusing on Muslim customers.

“I don’t think it would have mattered whether the developer had a past or not,” Hussein said. “I don’t think that was the reason that they were trying to stop this project.”

CAIR: Without evidence, Trump blames Biden ‘open borders’ for ‘radical Islamic terrorism’ – USA Today

The Council on American-Islamic Relations, which bills itself as the country’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, denounced the violence in New Orleans.

“We strongly denounce this crime, we stand in solidarity with the people of New Orleans, we encourage anyone with relevant information to come forward immediately, and we pray for a full recovery of those impacted by this crime,” the organization said in a statement.

Among the victims was Kareem Badawi, a Muslim American native of Baton Rouge and a student at the University of Alabama, CAIR said.

CAIR: Palestinian American teen Badawi mourned in New Orleans attack – The New Arab

CAIR: North Texas Muslim leaders react to New Orleans attack, brace for rise in Islamophobia – The Dallas Morning News

CAIR: Trump Blames Biden Immigration Policy for NOLA Attack Committed by US Citizen – Truthout

Video: CAIR Joins New Orleans Muslim Community in Mourning Victims of Bourbon Street Attack, Denouncing Daesh

CAIR: US Muslim civil rights group ‘strongly’ denounces attack in New Orleans – Anadolu Ajansı

CAIR: US Muslim civil rights group ‘strongly’ denounces attack in New Orleans – Middle East Monitor

CAIR: New Orleans attacker had history of divorce and financial problems – ABC13

CAIR: Houston Muslim advocacy organization condemns attack in New Orleans – KHOU

CAIR: FBI wraps up search of New Orleans terror suspect’s home in Houston – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

CAIR: Shamsud-Din Jabbar of Houston acted alone in New Orleans terror attack, FBI says – Houston Chronicle

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