CAIR: U.S. Faces Calls To Halt Arms Sales To Israel, After Medical Journal Says Gaza Death Toll Likely Worse – HuffPost
“As the world witnesses the mass slaughter and wholesale destruction the far-right Israeli government is carrying out in Gaza, it is unconscionable that the Biden administration would send more American taxpayer-funded bombs to kill and maim more women, children and men in Gaza,” Nihad Awad, national executive director of Muslim civil rights group CAIR, said in a statement on Wednesday. “This madness must stop.”
CAIR: Alabama death row inmate pleads with state to not autopsy his body after execution, citing his Muslim faith – CNN
On Thursday, the Council on American-Islamic Relations – the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization in the country – called on Alabama officials to accept Gavin’s request.
“In Islamic beliefs, autopsies are generally viewed as impermissible mutilation of the deceased but are permissible in cases of necessity and only to the extent required,” CAIR said in a statement.
“The religious freedom guaranteed to every American in our founding documents does not cease to apply behind bars,” CAIR Research and Advocacy Director Corey Saylor said. “We urge Alabama state officials to accept Mr. Gavin’s request that his body not be autopsied after execution.”
CAIR: Delta apologizes after official X account says ‘I’d be terrified’ of employees with Palestinian flag pins – NBC
CAIR: Delta faces criticism for social media post on Palestinian flag pins – Atlanta Journal
CAIR: Delta issues apology for anti-Palestine post – Anadolu Agency
CAIR: Delta Airlines sparks uproar with Palestine flag pin tweet – TRT World
CAIR: Muslim civil rights group urging no autopsy on Alabama inmate’s body following execution – Alabama Public Radio
CAIR: Muslim group urges Alabama not to do autopsy on inmate’s body after execution – AL.com
CAIR: Delta apologizes for post disparaging attendants’ Palestinian flag pins – The Washington Post
Edward Ahmed Mitchell, the national deputy executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, told The Post that he initially hoped Delta’s tweet had not been written by someone who worked at the airline. He said the post could make people think the Palestinian flag is “an icon of a hate group.”
“What happened with Delta is just the latest example of anti-Palestinian racism,” Mitchell said, adding that CAIR welcomed Delta’s apology. “And my hope is that this incident will begin to slowly, slowly move the needle in a different direction.”
CAIR: Delta issues apology over tweet about employees’ Palestinian pins – The Hill
CAIR: Delta hit with backlash over tweet about flight attendants wearing Palestinian flag pins, issues groveling apology – New York Post
CAIR: Delta Air Lines faces backlash for linking Palestine flag pins to Hamas in social media post – Arab News