CAIR: 14 Children From Same Family Among at Least 38 Killed by Israeli Strike on Gaza – Common Dreams
“If the slaughter of babies in hospitals and children in their sleep does not shock the conscience of the Biden administration officials supporting the far-right Israeli government’s genocide in Gaza, nothing will,” Nihad Awad, the national executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said in a statement Friday.
CAIR: Netflix Sparks Outcry After its Non-Renewal of ‘Palestinian Stories Collection’ Launched in 2021 – Variety
CAIR-NJ: Violent threats made against pro-Palestinian bakery, owner says – WPST
CAIR: Rights organisations demand Netflix reinstate Palestinian films deleted from its catalogue
The coalition group includes Freedom Forward, Arab American Action Network (AAAN), Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative (MuslimARC), National Network for Arab American Communities, U.S. Palestinian Community Network (USPCN), and SAG-AFTRA & Sister Guild Members for Ceasefire Action Corps among others.
CAIR: ‘We are putting our faith and humanity first’: Gaza remains top policy priority for American Muslims voting in the upcoming 2024 US elections – The New Arab
CAIR: Blinken shuttles around Mideast on peace quest – Voice of America
A top U.S. Muslim rights advocacy group pointed to what he said were two stumbling blocks to a deal: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel’s top supporter, Biden.
“Mr. Netanyahu, for political and ideological reasons, has no interest in agreeing to a permanent cease-fire that frees all the hostages, pulls all Israeli troops out of Gaza and ends the war once and for all,” Edward Ahmed Mitchell, deputy director at the Council on American-Islamic Relations, told VOA. “The only way to force him to do it is to withhold the weapons. So, I do not expect Mr. Blinken’s trip to succeed without that missing element.”
CAIR-MI: Muslim community leaders call for dismissal of Warren commission member – Macomb Daily
CAIR: Michigan Arabs and Muslims deeply split over supporting Harris – The Washington Post
CAIR: Muslim American voters: The key to swinging the presidential election? – The Muslim News (UK)
CAIR: In Philadelphia, a Muslim hub, presidential election feels to many like no choice at all – Religion News Service
According to an exit poll in Michigan by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, nearly 94% of Muslims who voted in the primary voted uncommitted — 100,960 votes in all, or 13% of the primary votes. Minnesota delivered 45,009 uncommitted votes (19%) and Wisconsin delivered 47,800 “uninstructed votes” (8.3%).
CAIR: Ohio Judge Urged To Enforce Block On Voting Citizenship Qs – Law360