CAIR: What’s Really Happening on College Campuses, According to Student Journalists – Politico
On April 6, the Emory Wheel reported that the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations and Palestine Legal filed a federal civil rights complaint on behalf of ESJP with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, demanding an immediate investigation into the “hostile” anti-Palestinian, anti-Arab and Islamophobic environment on campus. The complaint claimed that students were subject to actions such as being called terrorists and being followed on campus.
CAIR: The House Passed A Bill To Fight Antisemitism. Here’s Why Critics Call It Misleading. – HuffPost
“Instead of focusing on protecting the free speech rights of Palestinian, Arab, Muslim and Jewish students who face harassment and attacks during recent student-led protests on campus, House lawmakers attempted to adopt in law the anti-free speech IHRA definition,” said Robert McCaw, director of government affairs for Muslim civil rights group CAIR.
“Misleading definitions like these are being weaponized right now to suppress and silence Muslim, Jewish, Palestinian and allied communities’ student-led protests against the Israeli government’s war crimes in Gaza.”
CAIR: As US police dismantle pro-Gaza student encampments, new ones emerge north, south of the border – The New Arab
CAIR: Biden world reacts to Morehouse backlash, signals president may address concerns in speech – The Grio
“Dr. King was famous not only for his leadership in the Civil Rights Movement but for risking his reputation [and] relationships to speak up against the Vietnam War near the end of his life,” said Edward Mitchell, a Morehouse graduate and national deputy director at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). “That legacy of speaking out against an unjust war is what college kids around the country are living out right now.”
CAIR-LA: Who were the masked men behind the UCLA camp attack? Online sleuths vow to find out – Los Angeles Times
CAIR-FL: Civil rights group calls out HCSO, USF police for ‘endangering’ student protesters – WFLA
CAIR chapter condemns USF using law enforcement to break up protests – Bay News 9
CAIR: Muslim group blasts Biden speech addressing chaos on college campus – Washington Times
CAIR: Emory, Columbia University face federal anti-Muslim discrimination probes – Middle East Eye
CAIR: DOE Investigating Columbia University for Anti-Palestinian Harassment – Common Dreams
CAIR-GA: Groups file civil rights complaint against Emory – Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) and Palestine Legal said Thursday that the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is investigating alleged discrimination against Arab, Muslim and Palestinian students at Emory University this year.
CAIR-GA: Emory University under federal investigation over alleged anti-Muslim discrimination – FOX 5 Atlanta
CAIR-GA: Emory University under investigation by Dept. of Education’s Office for Civil Rights – Atlanta First News
CAIR-GA: Complaint filed against Emory University over alleged Palestinian discrimination – 11Alive
CAIR: Protest march stops traffic at UNC-Chapel Hill – NBC
CAIR: Legal experts decry threats to free speech, students’ safety at anti-genocide college encampments – RECKON
CAIR-Austin: Travis County Jail accused of violating rights of Muslim females | kvue.com
CAIR-Chicago responds to pro-Palestinian college protests – FOX 32
CAIR-Chicago: Chicago-area college protest organizers push back against accusations of antisemitism – ABC 7
CAIR: Students’ struggle for justice in Gaza must be protected at all costs
CAIR: Remember the minority, as Iowa’s law does, when defending religious freedom – Des Moines Register
CAIR: How Does Hate Spread? Harvard Magazine