. He was the 2014, 2016 and 2018 Republican Nominee for U.S. House of Representatives (Florida-CD23). The Florida chapter of CAIR has announced that it has hired a new Executive Director to replace its previous one, Hassan Shibly, who resigned his position after his then-wife accused him of physical abuse. The new leader, Abdullah Jaber, comes to CAIR-Florida by way of CAIR-Georgia, where he also served as Executive Director. The level of extremism of CAIR-Florida under Shibly’s direction was very high, so Jaber will need to strive to maintain its fanaticism. Jaber has his own radical background to work from, so it will probably be a smooth transition. Regardless of his performance, though, CAIR is CAIR, and as such it should be shut down.
Rape, sexual harassment, and child abuse in the Sharia states-within-a-state. Fri Apr 23, 2021
Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism. First, Ahmad Saleem, a community organizer for CAIR in Florida, was busted after showing up to molest what he thought was a 12-year-old girl he had met over the internet. When Ahmad showed up in a car with a plate, Invest in Children , the cops were waiting for him instead. The son of Pakistani immigrants had headed up the local Muslim Students Association at the University of Central Florida before moving up the ranks at CAIR. Then it was off to prison.
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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, a woman who worked in the CAIR National office in Washington, D.C., for three years through the beginning of January 2020, claimed the Shibley affair underscores CAIR’s hostile approach toward women.
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.
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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.
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A Tampa attorney who once led the Florida chapter of a prominent Muslim civil rights organization has been accused of physical and sexual abuse and harassment by his estranged wife and several other women.
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 of their three children, looked directly into the camera and begged for help. She said her abusive husband had cut her off financially.