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CAIR: How anti-Muslim rhetoric is influencing the pivotal Michigan Senate race – The Washington Post
Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks orchestrated by al-Qaeda, Islamophobia has become “as American as apple pie,” said Dawud Walid, executive director of the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a Muslim American civil rights organization.
In some respects, he said, prejudice is worse today than during the early 2000s. CAIR Michigan has seen a steady rise in self-reported incidents of Islamophobia in the state — surpassing the number in the immediate aftermath of 9/11.
CAIR-NY: Palestinian American family in Yonkers responds to threatening letter: “We doubled the flags” – WAMC
CAIR-San Diego: What the new city definition of Islamophobia means for San Diego’s Muslim community – KPBS
CAIR-OK: Broken Arrow files motion to dismiss mosque lawsuit – Tulsa Flyer
Attorneys from the Council on American-Islamic Relations Legal Defense Fund and Tulsa-based Laizure Law are representing the Islamic Society. Meghan Murphy, a CAIR staff attorney, said in August Broken Arrow imposed “uniquely high engineering and evidentiary standards” on the mosque application that were not held to other institutions, including nearby churches.