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CAIR in the News, June 113, 2024

CAIR: Red states strike deals to show controversial conservative videos in schools – Washington Post

Critics say PragerU lessons distort history and facts to serve a conservative worldview. Some scientists have said PragerU videos lack context and downplay climate change as climate alarmism, while the Council on American-Islamic Relations alleges some videos are anti-Muslim. Other complaints center on the nonprofit’s portrayal of slavery. In many PragerU videos that deal with the topic, various historical figures assert that people in the 21st century should not view those in the past by the light of modern-day values.

CAIR-OK: Oklahoma Muslims to celebrate Eid ul-Adha – Oklahoman

Eid ul-Adha, commonly referred to as just “Eid,” commemorates the Prophet Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael at God’s command, according to the Council on America-Islamic Relations.

CAIR: Photos, videos show vandalized mosque in Rafah – Al Jazeera

CAIR-MN: Israeli scholar says U rescinded Holocaust Center job on ‘political grounds’ – Sahan Journal

And Jaylani Hussein, the executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations- Minnesota, told Sahan Journal he planned to ask Ettinger for a meeting too. “For an expert like that to be treated in this manner is extremely troubling,” he said.

CAIR-PA: Three World Premieres & More Set for InterAct Theatre Company 2024/25 Season

Finally, the season concludes with the world premiere of THE 1st PHILLY CYCLE PLAY by Antu Yacob, the inaugural production in an ambitious cycle in collaboration with the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-PA).

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