(WASHINGTON D.C., 8/26/2022) – On Thursday, September 8, a civil rights attorney representing the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will join a panel discussion hosted by the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) on the discriminatory closures of bank accounts belonging to Muslims and people of Middle Eastern descent.
The panel will focus on why Muslims and people of Middle Eastern descent are targeted for discriminatory bank account closures and how community members can protect themselves. The panelists will also discuss the status of a class action lawsuit against Bank of America for its discriminatory treatment of an Iranian resident of California and other Americans of Iranian heritage. CAIR Senior Litigation Attorney Gadeir Abbas will be on the panel.
WHAT: Online Panel Discussion on Protecting Against Discriminatory Bank Account Closures
WHEN: Thursday, September 8 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
REGISTRATION: Click here
CONTACT: CAIR Senior Litigation Attorney Gadeir Abbas, 720-251-0425, [email protected]
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, [email protected]; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, [email protected]; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, [email protected]; CAIR National Communications Coordinator Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, [email protected]