Anti-Arab, Muslim hate crimes in Chicago rise by almost 200 percent since 7 October: CAIR
CAIR: Muslim vote still up for grabs, could tilt results in battleground states – Washington Times
Muslim voters vary depending on their gender, age, race, party affiliation and location when it comes to picking a presidential candidate, according to a recent survey by the Council of American Islamic Relations.
The survey found that 29.4% of American Muslims are leaning towards Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, while 29.1% lean toward Jill Stein of the Green Party and 11.2% lean toward Republican nominee Donald Trump. Some 16.5% are undecided.
CAIR: Another Unbearable and Horrific Massacre’: US-Armed IDF Kills Dozens in Tent City Bombing – Common Dreams
CAIR: Florida lawmaker sparks outrage for celebrating Turkish-American activist’s killing in West Bank – Middle East Eye
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim civil rights organisation in the US, along with its Florida chapter, has called for the Florida legislature to censure Fine for his tweet.
CAIR: Israeli strikes kill at least 40 Palestinians in southern Gaza tent camp, officials say – The Independent
The Council on American Islamic Relations condemned the “latest Israeli massacre of Palestinians in a so-called ‘safe area’ in Gaza” and accused the Benjamin Netanyahu government of being a “far right genocidal” force.
CAIR condemns ‘Israeli massacre of Palestinians’ in ‘safe area’ – Al Jazeera
CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad said Israel’s “far-right genocidal” government was using “one-ton Biden bombs to massacre Palestinians as if they were sheep for the slaughter, not human beings deserving life and freedom.”
CAIR-Chicago: Muslim-owned jiu-jitsu studio vandalized in Lincoln Square – WBBM Radio
The Council on American-Islamic Relations believes someone fired a gun at the studio and wants to see the damage investigated as a hate crime.
CAIR-Chicago: Police investigate damage to Muslim-owned martial arts studio in Lincoln Square – Chicago Sun-Times
CAIR-NJ: Inflammatory flyers against Palestinians surface, PSAFE opens bias investigation – Daily Princetonian
The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations recently reported an 118 percent increase in complaints of discrimination, anti-Muslim, and anti-Palestinian hate in the first half of 2024, compared to the same period in 2023.
CAIR-MN: Lino Lakes postpones vote on censuring council member who applauded anti-Muslim rant – Star Tribune
“Mr. Lyden gave his enthusiastic approval for a hateful, anti-Muslim screed,” CAIR-MN’s Executive Director Jaylani Hussein said at the time. “How can someone who endorses such views be expected to represent Muslim citizens of Lino Lakes?”
CAIR: Kamala Harris faces serious challenge from Jill Stein in new poll on Muslim voters – TAG24
CAIR: New poll shows Kamala Harris leading among Muslim voters – Türkiye Today
CAIR: Florida lawmaker calls American citizen killed abroad a ‘Muslim terrorist’ – FOX
“We struggle to think of another time in modern American history when an elected official openly celebrated the murder of an American by a foreign government and encouraged more such killing,” CAIR’s Edward Ahmed Mitchell said.
CAIR: Swastikas, antisemitic graffiti on Charlotte YMCA sidewalk, bus and sign – Charlotte Observer
The Council on American-Islamic Relations condemned the “neo-Nazi” and “white supremacist” graffiti at the Y, which included the words “Save the White Race,” it said in a news release Monday. CAIR, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, encouraged local, state and national leaders to speak out “clearly and forcefully against the rising bigotry targeting all minority communities.”
CAIR-CO: Boulder councilmember Tara Winer assaulted after confronting man over racial slurs at University Hill event – Boulder Reporting Lab
CAIR: Muslim vote still up for grabs, could tilt results in battleground states – Washington Times
CAIR: A new poll finds a surprising presidential choice for Muslim American voters in Michigan – Michigan Public
CAIR-MN calls for Lino Lakes council member’s resignation after confrontation over Muslim housing project – MPR
CAIR-MN: Lino Lakes could censure council member for agreeing with anti-Muslim rant – Star Tribune
CAIR: Hate crimes against Muslims, Palestinians surge in Chicago, says US Muslim group – Anadolu Agency