{
  "id": 4471131,
  "title": "Muslim charity CAIR-NJ's back-to-school guide attributes 9/11 attacks to US support for Israel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/muslim-charity-cair-njs-back-to-school-guide-attributes-9-11-attacks",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T18:08:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-907066"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Council on American-Islamic Relations' (CAIR) New Jersey branch released a 2026-2027 \"Back to School Resource Guide\" aimed at Muslim students. The guide contains sections addressing religious rights, discussing Palestine in the classroom, and a page dedicated to \"Muslim Studies: 9/11.\" This page asserts that 9/11 catapulted America into the Global War on Terror, resulting in an erosion of civil liberties through the Patriot Act.\n\nThe 9/11 attacks caused Muslims to be othered in various forms of media, literature, and even the classroom, according to CAIR-NJ and Teaching While Muslim (TWM). The guide includes a link to a 9/11 unit plan, which has since been removed. The now-deleted document provides a detailed account of the 9/11 attacks, stating that al-Qaeda hijacked planes from Afghanistan and crashed them into buildings in the US, killing nearly 3,000 people.\n\nThe document claims that al-Qaeda's actions were a response to US support for Israel, America's involvement in the Persian Gulf War, and the large US military presence in the Middle East. However, the CAIR-NJ resource does not explicitly state that 9/11 was an act of terrorism, merely noting that \"terrorism is defined differently by different groups of people.\" The guide also portrays Osama bin Laden as a freedom fighter, citing his support for Afghan rebels against Soviet invasion in the 1980s.",
  "summary": "The guide contains advice for Muslim students regarding their religious rights in schools, a section on “Discussing Palestine in the classroom,” and a page on “Muslim Studies: 9/11.\"",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/israel-us-sworn-enemies-of-muslim-unity-mojtaba-khamenei-says",
        "published": "2026-08-30T06:53:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Six months into war, Iran’s new supreme leader calls for Muslim unity against US, Israel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/six-months-into-war-irans-new-supreme-leader-calls-for-muslim-unity",
        "published": "2026-08-30T07:10:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}