CAIR-AZ: ASU sued over suspension of Pro-Palestinian students – AZCentral
CAIR-LA: UCLA cancels classes after violence erupts over Mideast protests – Spectrum
CAIR-NJ: Anti-Muslim incidents doubled in N.J. amid protests over Israel-Gaza war, report finds
CAIR: House to vote on bipartisan Antisemitism Awareness Act – CNN
CAIR has reported record incidents of Islamophobia on campus, and the Anti-Defamation League has recorded a historic number of incidents of violence and threats against Jewish students.
CAIR-CT: Bridgeport mosque criticizes police response to alleged bias incident – Connecticut Public Radio
Members of the Masjid An-Noor mosque on Fairfield Avenue said someone made threatening comments to members of the mosque on April 26. The Council on American Islamic Relations’s Connecticut chair, Farhan Memon, said the person in question called them terrorists and threatened their lives.
Mehmon said the incident comes during a time of heightened tension in the aftermath of the October 7 attacks by Hamas in Israel..
“At a time of heightened global tensions, particularly concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, such incidents can escalate quickly,” Memon said.
CAIR-CT: Pro-Palestinian encampments at Yale, UConn torn down; some protestors arrested FOX 61
CAIR-AZ: Outrage as Arizona Police Accused of Removing Student Protester’s Hijab – Newsweek
Azza Abuseif, executive director of CAIR AZ, said, “the First Amendment guarantees the practice of religion. Police cannot suspend this right. We condemn the reported actions of ASU police and call for a full investigation into this incident.”
CAIR-AZ: Video shows Arizona State University police officer removing protester’s hijab during arrest – CNN
CAIR-FL: Florida campus tensions increase amid Pro-Palestinian protests – CBS News
The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations issued a statement Tuesday criticizing the campus arrests.
“Arresting a particular group of students for their stance in a peaceful protest is blatant authoritarian censorship and targeting. USF officials have failed in their duty to protect our children and uphold freedom of expression and the First Amendment,” Imam Abdullah Jaber, executive director of the Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said.
CAIR-Georgia holds press conference at Emory, calls for disclosure, divestment – The Emory Wheel
The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) and the Atlanta Multifaith Coalition for Palestine held a press conference today in front of Emory University’s Peavine Visitor Parking Lot.
CAIR-LA: Tensions Rise Over Pro-Palestine Encampment at UCLA – MyNewsLA.com
CAIR-SFBA: South Bay community mourns children killed in Gaza – La Voz News
The event featured speakers from local activist groups including the Bay Area chapters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations and Jewish Voice for Peace, the Raging Grannies and No Tech for Apartheid, as well as Palestinian American community members.