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Terror Threats Move CAIR Banquet At Maryland Westin Hotel Terror Threats Move CAIR Banquet At Maryland Westin Hotel
Terror Threats Move CAIR Banquet At Maryland Westin Hotel The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has cancelled its annual banquet slated to happen this weekend in Arlington, VA over death and bomb threats that may be connected to the war between Israel and Hamas. Officials from CAIR said managers and staff at the Crystal Gateway Marriott received death threats, and threats to place bombs in the parking garage were also made, ahead of the Saturday, Oct. 21 event. Important community update: over the past 24 hours, anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian extremists have made dozens of... Posted by CAIR on Thursday, October 19, 2023 Both this…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'I'm Sorry': MD Councilwoman Issues Apology For Comment On Muslim Families During Meeting 'I'm Sorry': MD Councilwoman Issues Apology For Comment On Muslim Families During Meeting
'I'm Sorry': MD Councilwoman Issues Apology For Comment On Muslim Families During Meeting An elected official in Maryland is backtracking after making insensitive and inflammatory comments about Muslim families during a recent Board of Education Meeting. Earlier this month, a heated conversation came to a head when Montgomery County Councilmember Kristin Mink was a guest speaker during a discussion about parents being permitted to opt their children out of certain LGBTQ+ inclusive curriculum. During that meeting, things went awry for Mink, who reportedly made a comment lumping Muslim families in with white supremacists and “outright bigots.” “Over the past several months, Musl…

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by Zak Failla