CAIR-OK Director Adam Soltani Says Forced Teaching of Bible in Schools is a ‘Slippery Slope’ (Video)
CAIR-LA, Partners Hold Historic Interfaith Peace Rally and Friday Prayer for a Gaza Ceasefire Outside LA City Hall (Video)
CAIR-LA: Demonstrators pressure L.A. city council to support Gaza cease-fire resolution – KNX News
Basha Jamil with the Council on American Islamic Relations said, “This is a movement with broad support from people of all kinds of backgrounds, including our Jewish brothers and sisters who have also not been spared Zionist violence when they call for an end to Israel’s genocide in Gaza.”
CAIR: Rights group slam Trump’s use of ‘Palestinian’ as racial slur – The New Arab
CAIR: Trump criticized for ‘Palestinian’ insult in debate with Biden – Reuters
“Former president Trump’s use of ‘Palestinian’ as an insult was racist. President Biden’s touting of his military support for the Israeli government’s genocide in Gaza was callous,” Corey Saylor, research and advocacy director at CAIR, said in a statement.
CAIR: Trump sparks outrage with use of ‘Palestinian’ as apparent slur – The National
CAIR-LA: No, the L.A. synagogue protest wasn’t a “pogrom” — that’s a gross misuse of history – Salon.com
According to the Los Angeles-area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, this marketing campaign is promoting “racially segregated settlements, where only Jewish people are allowed to live, on illegally-occupied Palestinian land.”
CAIR-OK: Several religious leaders tell Supt. Walters to keep religion out of classrooms – KFOR
“Interjecting religious scripture in the classroom is not the best way to go about it,” said Adam Soltani of CAIR. CAIR advocates for the Muslim community throughout Oklahoma.
“My immediate reaction was concern for the constitutional right of the students and their families,” said Soltani.
CAIR-OK: Oklahoma schools head Ryan Walters: Teachers who won’t teach Bible could lose license – NBC
Walters’ new rule on incorporating Bible instruction was immediately criticized by civil liberties and religious groups. The Jewish Federation of Tulsa and the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations both said in statements that Walters is inappropriately promoting Christianity in schools.
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CAIR-NJ: Wayne Schools Investigate Quiz Choices Some Parents Found Anti-Muslim – Patch
The New Jersey office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) said they welcomed the quick response from administrators, and that Wayne Schools officials met with them and the Islamic Center of Passaic County on June 21.
Both CAIR-NJ and the Teaching While Muslim group are calling for better training for teachers and faculty members about Islam and Muslims, saying that all teachers and students “deserve to attend school without feeling fearful of such insinuations and macro-aggressions.”
CAIR-OK: Non-Christian Religious Leaders React to Walters’ Bible in Classroom Mandate – News 9
At the Oklahoma Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Executive Director Adam Soltani said the move is a slippery slope.
“We live in a state that’s filled with numerous religions, dozens and dozens of religions, including people that don’t adhere to any religion at all,” Soltani said. “Therefore, why are we emphasizing or requiring the teaching of one particular religious scripture?”