CAIR: How hateful rhetoric feeds anti-Palestinian violence in the US – Al Jazeera
“Frequently, we see stuff like it’s a keffiyeh that sort of starts the incident, and while that’s a well-known Palestinian identifier, there’s no way for us to know what’s in the head of the person committing the incident,” said Corey Saylor, research and advocacy director at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).
CAIR: Was Sikh Prayer Leader’s Homicide in Selma a Hate Crime? – GV Wire
“Because of the rise in bias-motivated incidents we have witnessed in recent months, and because this shooting occurred near a house of worship, we urge state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate this crime with the possibility of a bias motive in mind,” CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper said in a news release.
CAIR: Bloomington residents call for ceasefire in Gaza
CAIR: ‘Uncommitted” campaign says it sent a message to President Biden
CAIR: Selma Blair suddenly parts ways with her agents at CAA AND her publicity team – after sparking furious backlash over Islamophobic comments – Daily Mail
Days late, Blair issued an apology after the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights organization, condemned her statement.
CAIR: Biden Says North Gaza Killings At Aid Convoy Will Complicate Negotiations – HuffPost
“It is unconscionable that the Biden administration has not condemned the Israeli government for any of the war crimes it has committed over the past four months. Only political leaders who do not believe all lives are equally valuable could ignore today’s massacre and continue to enable this open genocide of Palestinian men, women and children,” Nihad Awad, national executive director of Muslim civil rights group CAIR, said in a statement on Thursday.
CAIR: Biden, Blinken seek to hold together hostage negotiations after Gaza killings – Courthouse News
Nihad Awad, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said administration officials wouldn’t have such a tepid response if the same situation played out in occupied Ukrainian territory.
CAIR: A Girl Scout troop skipped selling cookies to raise money for Palestinian kids — and got in trouble – The Forward