Controversial Muslim group CAIR is fighting a sex scandal lawsuit
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is under fire in a sex harassment lawsuit from former "golden child" member Lori Saroya.
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The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is under fire in a sex harassment lawsuit from former "golden child" member Lori Saroya.
Lehrer waged a successful legal battle in the 1980s against the Jonathan Club and other social organizations whose members were predominantly white, non-Jewish men.
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AP Photo/Brian Blanco Hassan Shibly, the 34-year-old former executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ (CAIR) Florida chapter, faces a barrage of sexual harassment and assault claims, which he has denied while trying to play the victim. Many of the women who have spoken out against Shibly also charge CAIR with negligence when it comes to sexual assault claims and claim the organization is biased against women. While Shibly resigned after some of the allegations came forward, accusers say CAIR did not investigate complaints against him and let him off easy. Jinan Shbat...
Hassan Shibly, once the prominent head of the Council on American-Islamic Relations' Florida chapter, resigned after allegations of domestic abuse were made against him. Since then, other women have come forward with accusations of their own. Shibly has denied the allegations. Image: Chris O'Meara/AP For months, stories swirled around a prominent Muslim civil rights leader, alleging secret marriages, bullying, sexual harassment. Then, late last year, some of the allegations against 34-year-old Hassan Shibly burst into public view. In a video posted on GoFundMe, Shibly's estranged wife, mother...