CAIR-MI: Mother seeks answers after daughter, 7, stabbed in Detroit park – Anadolu Agency
“Regardless of the motive, this attack was a senseless act of violence that will impact the lives of Saida, her family, and all of the other children who were in the park that day,” CAIR Michigan Executive Director Dawud Walid said in a statement.
CAIR-MI: After Detroit man slits throat of 7-year-old Yemeni American girl, calls rise for attack to be investigated as hate crime – Middle East Monitor
CAIR-MI: Brave 7-Year-Old Escapes Horrific Throat-Slashing Attack by Elderly Man in Detroit Playground – International Business times
CAIR-NJ: NJ man admits vandalizing Rutgers Center for Islamic Life – Beach Radio
The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) was pleased with the guilty plea and the investigation into the incidnet.
“With anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian bigotry on the rise nationwide, it’s imperative for perpetrators to be held accountable. The vandalization of the Center for Islamic Life at Rutgers University, which had a Palestinian flag displayed at the time, is an example of such bigoted violence. All Americans, including Muslims, have the right to practice their religion freely without fear or intimidation,” CAIR-NJ Communications Manager Aya Elamroussi said in a statement.
CAIR: Jill Stein’s Chances of Blocking Kamala Harris Win in Key Swing States – Newsweek
Michigan has a large Arab American community, and according to a late August poll by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), 40 percent of Muslim voters backed Stein versus just 12 percent for Harris and 18 percent for Trump.
CAIR: ‘Lesser of two evils means nothing to me now’: Why Muslim Americans may not vote at all – NorthJersey.com
A Sept. 9 report from the Council on American Islamic Relations showed Stein leading among Muslim voters in in the key states of Arizona, Michigan and Wisconsin. Another report, released by the Arab American Institute Oct. 2, found Harris and Trump in a dead heat among Arab American voters. Some 42% responded they supported Trump, while 41% said the same about Harris.