CAIR: Federal judge to hear arguments Monday over University of Maryland’s Oct. 7 vigil cancellation – Baltimore Post-Examiner The Council on American-Islamic Relations and Palestine Legal filed a federal lawsuit on Sept. 17 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland on behalf of the student group, the University of Maryland’s Students for Justice in Palestine chapter, challenging the university’s cancellation of the vigil. CAIR-Cleveland: Council on American-Islamic Relations condemns hate speech flyers on YSU campus CAIR: Mass Walkout as 'Global Pariah' Netanyahu Addresses UN General Assembly – Common Dreams Council on American-Islamic Relations national executive director Nihad Awad said in a statement that "as the far-right, openly racist Israeli government continues its genocide in Gaza and expands its campaign of state terrorism to civilians in Lebanon, this mass walkout during war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu's U.N. speech demonstrates the international community's rejection of genocide." CAIR: ‘American society will have to divest from Israel before our leaders do’ - +972 Magazine CAIR: Sanders’ Resolution Forces Senate Vote To Block U.S. Arms Sales To Israel - HuffPost “President Biden must stop acting like a bystander to the chaos in the Middle East. He has enabled, he can stop it, and he must stop it before the Israeli government finishes off the people of Gaza, destroys Lebanon, and drags our nation into a nightmarish, all-out war,” Nihad Awad, executive director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said in a Thursday statement. “The Biden administration must leverage U.S. military aid to force a Gaza ceasefire deal on Netanyahu now, before it’s too late.” CAIR: Blinken faces calls to resign after misleading Congress to cover for Israel’s genocide – Middle East Monitor CAIR: ACLU backs Students for Justice in Palestine chapter’s lawsuit against UMD, USM – The Diamondback The Council for American-Islamic Relations and Palestine Legal are representing Students for Justice in Palestine in the lawsuit. CAIR: New Orleans Muslims, Arabs express outrage over Sen. John Kennedy’s comments at hate crime hearing – Verite Kennedy’s questioning of Berry was condemned by civil rights groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union and Council on American-Islamic Relations. Residents of greater New Orleans also denounced the comments. CAIR: Blinken Rejected US Assessments that Israel Blocked Aid to Gaza – Report – Palestine Chronicle “Secretary Blinken and the Biden administration ignored Israel’s blocking of humanitarian aid to the suffering people of Gaza – which is a violation of American law – and lied about it to Congress,” CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad said in a statement on Tuesday. CAIR: Rep. Rashida Tlaib calls on Biden's Secretary of State Antony Blinken to resign – Daily Mail The head of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) accused Blinken of lying. 'Secretary Blinken may have committed a crime with his lies,' said Nihad Awad. CAIR-NY: Push for NY to curb discrimination, harassment in schools – Big News Network CAIR: How Jill Stein could derail Democrats again – Axios A poll conducted in late August by the Council on American-Islamic Relations advocacy group found that 40% of Muslim voters in Michigan backed Stein; 18% favored Trump and 12% supported Harris. CAIR: How Kamala Harris Could Win Back Muslim Voters – Newsweek CAIR: The Middle East War in Battleground States that Threatens Kamala Harris – Newsweek The Council on American-Islamic Relations reiterated its call Monday for the Biden administration to impose an arms embargo on Israel amid attacks in Lebanon targeting Hezbollah militants. Some 564 people were killed and more than 1,600 others were wounded during two days of airstrikes, Lebanese authorities said Tuesday. CAIR: Experts warn Democrats against dismissing Arab, Muslim American voters - TRT World CAIR-CT: Writers Institute issues apology for handling of scrapped panel – Times Union The Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said it was deeply concerned by the library’s decision, The Hour reported. “Aisha’s decision to withdraw from the panel was not based on religious discrimination but on her moral stance against the harmful rhetoric that diminishes the suffering of Palestinians,” the group said in a statement. “Her withdrawal reflects her commitment to human rights and the value of life — principles that resonate deeply with American values.” | 
