Opinion Editorials, April 4, 2016

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• CAIR: Meet the 5 Hijabi Women Who Are Breaking Barriers in Sports
  
  So Zafar, her family and CAIR, a Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, pushed USA Boxing to request a provisional ruling from the International Boxing Association to let her box in modest clothing. The USA Boxing Executive Director Mike Martino told the Star Tribune the rule is in place for safety reasons and doesn't think it will change anytime soon.
  • Honey Maid's Latest 'Wholesome' Ad Takes on Islamophobia in America
• CAIR Action Alert: TODAY is Last Day to Register to Vote in Maryland Presidential Primary Election
  
  The Maryland presidential primary election will be held on April 26, 2016, with all polling places open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. It is critical for our community to go out and vote. A big Muslim turnout in a low turnout primary will magnify our voice and our visibility. 
  
  Islamophobic Incidents Reported Nationwide
  • Tennessee Lawmaker Under Heat For Passing Out Anti-Muslim DVD
  • Legislators File Complaint Against Tenn. Lawmaker for Passing out Anti-Muslim DVD
    
    Several legislators have filed a complaint against State Representative Susan Lynn of Mt. Juliet.
    
    Representatives John Ray Clemmons, Barbara Cooper and Johnnie Turner are among the legislators filing a Workplace Discrimination, Harassment and Creation of Hostile Work Environment complaint against Lynn for passing out what they consider an anti-Muslim DVD.
  • MA: Anti-Islamic Graffiti Found at UMass Fine Arts Center Monday
  • Univ. of Michigan Students Decry Anti-Islam, Pro-Trump Chalk Messages
  • California Police Probe Anti-Muslim Vandalism
  • Biker Group Plans Rally Against NY Muslims
  • Anti-Muslim CD Left on Cars at Idaho University
  • Video: CAIR-Dallas, Interfaith Leaders Denounce Armed Anti-Muslim Rally
  • Anti-Muslim Goons Rip Up Quran and Beg Trump to Turn Phoenix Mosque Into a 7-Eleven
    
    
  • Nevada Paper Publishes Letter Calling for Closure of U.S. Mosques
• Ted Cruz Adviser Says There are Muslim 'No-Go Zones' in Minneapolis
  
  Clare Lopez, the vice president of the Center for Security Policy and a national security adviser to Sen. Ted Cruz's presidential campaign, told a Minnesota radio program yesterday that parts of Minneapolis have become "no-go zones" where the police "don't go" and are letting Sharia law take hold.
• CAIR-MI Class-Action Suit Challenges US Government's No-Fly List (AP)
  • CAIR-MI: Infant Placed on Terrorist Watch List; 18 People Sue Government Over 'Unconstitutional' Database
  • CAIR: Class-Action Lawsuit Seeks Damages for Those on U.S. Watch Lists
  • CAIR-MI: Lawsuits Filed Over American Muslims on Watch List

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