CAIR-NC: Train stabbing spurs outcry over Black-on-white violence, but data shows such occurrences are rare – Associated Press
The North Carolina chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a civil rights group that primarily advocates against anti-Muslim sentiments, said: “We also condemn those using this crime to resurrect racist talking points about the Black community.”
“This selective outrage is dangerous, hypocritical, and racially motivated, especially given that white supremacists fall silent about other stabbings, mass shootings, hate crimes, financial crimes, rapes and various other misconduct committed by people of all races and backgrounds,” the group said in a statement.
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CAIR-Texas: Greg Abbott calls out Houston imam as GOP goes all in on targeting Sharia law – Houston Chronicle
Civil rights groups warn the rhetoric can have consequences. The Council on American-Islamic Relations’s Houston office has seen an uptick in complaints about discrimination, now getting two or three a day, said Imran Ghani, the group’s director.
“The governor’s targeting affects Muslims’s safety, our sense of inclusion and our sense of citizenship,” Ghani said. “Despite being part of the fabric of Houston culture – as business owners, as physicians, as lawyers, as contributing citizens – this kind of rhetoric affects our sense of belonging in Houston, and more broadly, in American culture.”
CAIR: TN man pleads not guilty to charges of making bomb threats to mosque – Tennessean
“No community should have to live in fear of being targeted because of their faith,” said CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper. “We welcome these charges and urge authorities to continue taking threats against houses of worship seriously. We remain committed to supporting people of all faiths facing hate, harassment, or intimidation.”
CAIR-WA: Microsoft halts services to Israeli military unit amid probe into surveillance of Palestinians – Reuters
“This is a welcome step and a point of vindication for those brave tech workers who stood up and protested,” Imraan Siddiqi, the executive director of CAIR’s Washington state chapter, said. The groups have demanded that Microsoft cut all ties with the Israeli government.
CAIR-WA: Microsoft blocks some services used by Israeli military unit after investigation into mass surveillance of Palestinians – Sky News
CAIR-WA: Microsoft Partially Disables Services For Israeli Military Unit Amid Surveillance Allegations, Pro-Palestinian Groups Hail ‘Welcome Step’ – Benzinga
CAIR-WA: Microsoft curbs some services to Israel over mass Gaza surveillance – Daily Sabah
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CAIR-LA: ‘Stop acting powerless,’ Garden Grove officials grilled about immigration response – Orange County Register
“Garden Grove residents deserve compassionate elected officials who defend their rights – not callous politicians who want to rule over their cities like tyrannical kings,” the Harbor Institute, Islamic Society of Orange County, VietRise, CAIR-LA and Orange County Justice Fund said in a joint statement Sept. 18, in which they condemned DoVinh’s comments, calling them “irresponsible and reprehensible.”
CAIR: Religious Leader Speaks Out After 72 Days of ICE Detention—’Brutal’ – Newsweek
CAIR-Texas: Unions, elected officials hold rally calling for reinstatement of fired history professor – University Star
CAIR: Critics say Florida bill erasing ‘West Bank’ from state records fuels anti-Palestinian bias – WMNF
CAIR: Microsoft cuts Israeli military off cloud over Palestinian surveillance – Al Bawaba
CAIR: Calls for US to Follow Suit After Slovenia Bans Netanyahu Over Alleged Gaza War Crimes – Common Dreams
CAIR-MN: Sen. Omar Fateh’s Minneapolis mayoral campaign office vandalized, officials say – WCCO
CAIR-MN: Threatening language scrawled on Sen. Omar Fateh’s Minneapolis campaign office – Star Tribune
CAIR-MN: Minneapolis mayoral candidate says his campaign office was vandalized – MPR News – MPR News
CAIR-MN: Minnesota Sen. Omar Fateh says he won’t back down despite Islamophobic threats – Bring Me the News
CAIR-MN: Omar Fateh’s Minneapolis mayoral campaign office vandalized with Islamophobic threat – Hiiraan Online
CAIR-CA: CA Educators Urge Newsom to Veto What They Call “Classroom Censorship Bill” – Truthout