CAIR-WA: Justice for Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi – The Stranger
“For the past 11 months, we have seen how the IDF has continuously shown an utter disdain for innocent life, whether in Gaza or in the West Bank,” Imraan Siddiqi, executive director of Washington State’s Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA), said in a statement.
CAIR: Jill Stein leads Kamala Harris with Muslims in these three battleground states – New York Post
Poll: Muslims slow to warm to Harris in 3 battleground states – AsAmNews
CAIR-CA: Third alleged hate crime in San Bruno being investigated – Daily Journal
Jamal Katout also referenced the city’s response after it denied residents indoor space to pray and break their Ramadan fast while attending a March 12 City Council meeting — garnering demands for an apology from the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Muslim rights group — as extremely disappointing.
CAIR-Chicago: Group calls for hate crime investigation into damage at Muslim center – Chicago Tribune
“It’s unclear what the source of what look like bullet holes is, whether a gun, a BB gun, or something else, but what seems clear is that the person who inflicted this damage on a Muslim house of worship did not come in peace,” wrote Ahmed Rehab, executive director of CAIR-Chicago, in their Saturday news release. “This attack is not just on a building; it is an attack on the Muslim community’s safety and right to worship freely.”
CAIR-Chicago: Vandalism at Muslim Community Center on the Northwest Side being investigated by the Chicago police – Chicago Sun-Times
CAIR-Pittsburgh: Protestors face formal arraignment, criminal charges after arrests during summer encampments – the Pitt News
Council on American-Islamic Relations in Pittsburgh released a statement on Instagram calling for the charges against arrested protesters to be dropped.
“Students have been targeted for their political speech, their integrity has been questioned, behind-the-scenes pressure on administrators led to police violence and a heavy-handed legal approach is now threatening the well-being of these students,” CAIR-Pittsburgh Executive Director Christine Mohamed wrote in the statement.
CAIR-Pittsburgh additionally released a report documenting increased anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian incidents across Pennsylvania.
CAIR-Chicago: University of Illinois campus welcomes new policies to combat antisemitism in wake of federal civil rights complaint – Chicago Tribune
Nationwide, the Council on American-Islamic Relations received more than 680 complaints of education discrimination in 2023 — about a 300% increase from the previous year.
CAIR: Sniper Targeted Turkish-American Activist, Her Family Demands Independent Inquiry – Turkish Journal
CAIR – the Council on American-Islamic relations, in an open letter to the Biden administration on September 6, called for an immediate investigation by the U.S. into the circumstances surrounding Eygi’s death.
CAIR: Blinken “Deplores” Eygi Death, Erdogan Condemns Israeli “Barbaric” Killing – Turkish Journal
CAIR: UN calls for full investigation into death of Turkish-American activist in West Bank – Türkiye Today
CAIR: Activist Aysenur Ezgi’s Killing: We Are Reviewing the Matter, Says U.S. President – Munsif Daily
CAIR: Chicago’s Palestinian Nabala Cafe receives support after attack – The New Arab
Since the outbreak of Israel’s war in Gaza in October, reports of bias incidents against Muslims in the US have skyrocketed, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations.