CAIR-MN: Advocates urge Minnesota Democrats to pass police reform bills – Sahan Journal
Jaylani Hussein, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) said it’s crucial that lawmakers keep promises they made after George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police in 2020 to enact changes related to policing.
“Where is the receipt that the state that killed George Floyd has passed police accountability reforms?” Hussein said.
CAIR-Sacramento Supports Museum Staffers After Palestinian Keffiyehs Banned as Too ‘Political’ (Video)
CAIR-Sacramento: ‘This is freedom of expression’ | Sacramento museum facing criticism from Instagram post
The local chapter of the Council on American Islamic-Relations (CAIR) told ABC10 they are in touch with that staff member to offer support through the services they provide.
CAIR: News on Solitary Confinement This Week
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Muslim Air Force Airman incarcerated at Naval Base Charleston, who was placed in solitary confinement for refusing to shave his religious beard. According to the lawsuit, U.S. military officials violated the Religious Freedom Restoration Act by punishing the Airman with almost a year of isolation instead of accommodating the beard as is required by law.
CAIR-MN: ‘This Is Shocking’: House Democrats Condemn CNN for Airing ‘Blatant Islamophobia’ Against Ilhan Omar
CNN also received criticism from Democratic strategist Waleed Shahid, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Minnesota, and Justice Democrats, which warned such comments could result in “anti-Muslim hate crimes.”