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In spite of mounting calls for a visit by famed Quranic reciter Fatih Seferagic to be cancelled due to sexual assault allegations, his visits to Cape Town mosques forged ahead.
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...
Tampa Muslim civil rights leader accused of abuse, harassment Hassan Shibly denies the allegations raised in an NPR investigation. He stepped down from the Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in January. Â Â A 2019 photo of Hassan Shibly, a Tampa civil rights lawyer who for a decade led the Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. He has been accused of abuse and harassment by several women, an NPR investigation found. He has denied the allegations. Updated 3 hours ago A Tampa attorney who once led the Florida chapter of a prominent Muslim c...
Controversy over alleged visit by Quranic reciter accused of abuse By Shakirah Thebus Share Cape Town - Secrecy shrouds an expected visit by internationally acclaimed Quranic reciter, Fatih Seferagic, for the month of Ramadaan, which has been harshly criticised following several allegations of sexual assault against him. Last year, the non-profit organisation based in the US, Facing Abuse in Community Environments (Face) launched an investigation into the allegations against the German-born reciter. In July 2020, Face said it had concluded phase one of its four-phase process in the public inv...
. He was the 2014, 2016 and 2018 Republican Nominee for U.S. House of Representatives (Florida-CD23). For a while, Hassan Shibly was arguably the most prominent representative of CAIR. His work in such things as attempting to regain the American citizenship of ISIS bride Hoda Muthana and trying to convince the courts that the federal ‘terrorism watch list’ is unconstitutional brought Shibly much exposure in the media and made him a key draw at CAIR fundraisers around the US. All of that is gone now, as he has resigned his position as Executive Director of CAIR-Florida, following his w...