CAIR-SFBA: Bay Area doctor returns from war-torn Gaza medical mission
The San Francisco Bay Area Office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said the doctor’s efforts highlight the “urgent need for global solidarity and immediate action.”
CAIR-SFBA: For Bay Area’s Muslims, suffering and death in Gaza bring sorrow, frustration and guilt to Ramadan – Mercury News
This Ramadan, each bite of the celebratory post-fast meals now comes with guilt, said Zahra Billoo, executive director of the Bay Area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, “because Palestinians are being starved.”
CAIR-Sacramento: For California leaders, calls for ceasefire in Gaza war grow more difficult to ignore – CalMatters
Basim Elkarra, executive director of the same chapter of the Council of American-Islamic Relations, said he has lost at least 65 members of his family in the war, though that number may be higher since they’ve lost contact with their relatives a week ago, he said.
CAIR: Biden slams Islamophobia but Muslim group seeks policy change over words – TRT World
CAIR-Houston: Houston’s annual Ramadan iftar to continue with Mayor Whitmire’s attendance despite protests, calls to rescind invite
On Thursday, the Council of American Islamic Relations (CAIR) – Houston said it would be withdrawing from the annual event saying in part, “we have emailed, we have spoken up, we have asked Mayor Whitmire to call for a ceasefire in Gaza and he has repeatedly declined to do so.
“If Mayor Whitmire – or ANY elected official anywhere cannot listen to us, cannot meet with us, and refuses to hear our agony over the ongoing GENOCIDE happening in Gaza, why should we listen to him?” the release concludes.
CAIR-Houston: Houston’s largest Muslim group pulls out of dinner with Mayor Whitmire
John T. Floyd, a CAIR national board member and Houston criminal defense lawyer who attended the same meeting, accused Whitmire’s office of treating the discussion like a “photo-op” and noted how the mayor’s office appeared to frame the meeting as a meet-and-greet in social media posts.
CAIR-LA: Biden Defends Israel in State of the Union Speech, Does Not Call for Permanent Cease Fire in Gaza – Ethnic Media Services
Monica Candal Rahim, Senior Policy and Advocacy Manager, for the Council on American Islamic Relations’ Los Angeles chapter, told Ethnic Media Services shortly after Biden ended his speech: “This was disappointing. Biden played both sides. He is the firefighter and the arsonist in this conflict.”
CAIR: Biden Denounces Resurgence of Islamophobia Amid War in Gaza