Zainab Chaudry is an American Muslim civil rights and political activist. She is the Maryland Director for the Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR).[1]

Education

Chaudry holds a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Maryland.[2]

Career

In 2015, Chaudry became the first Muslim appointed to the Maryland State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights – an independent, bipartisan agency established by Congress in 1957 that advises the President and Congress on civil rights matters.[3][4]

She was a 'Nominated Changemaker' at the 2016 White House Summit on the United State of Women.[5] Additionally, she was recognized as one of the Baltimore Sun's 25 'Women to Watch' in 2016.[6]

Working with the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights and the Maryland Governor's Office on Community Initiatives, Chaudry organized Maryland's first statewide emergency preparedness summit for interfaith leaders.[7] She is the Maryland Director for the Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR).[1]

On August 2023 Chaudry was nominated to the Maryland Commission on Hate Crime Response and Prevention.[8]

Criticism

Following the 2023 Israel-Hamas War Chaudry had posted several comments on her private social media accounts in which she compared Israel to the Nazis, criticized Israel's response to the Oct 7 Hamas attack and condemned the killing of innocent civilians [9]. Chaudry refused to retract or apologize for these comments, stating her posts were taken out of context and her First Amendment rights were infringed upon [10]. In response to these comments Chaudry remains temporarily suspended from Maryland Commission on Hate Crime Response and Prevention, on November 21, 2023.[11][12][13]

References

  1. 1 2 Thompson, Rachel (19 April 2017). "Zainab Chaudry: One of Baltimore's most prominent civil rights leaders". WMAR.
  2. ↑ Hanley, Delinda C. (June–July 2013). "Muslim American Activism: CAIR Inaugurates Maryland Office". Washington Report on Middle East Affairs.
  3. ↑ "USCCR Press Release". usccr.gov. 2015-12-5. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  4. ↑ Kelley, Quinn (24 January 2017). "Female Trouble podcast: Zainab Chaudry, activist and CAIR spokeswoman (episode 27)". baltimoresun.com.
  5. ↑ "Biography" (PDF). nicd.arizona.edu. National Institute for Civil Discourse. July 11, 2016. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  6. ↑ "Baltimore Sun 25 'Women to Watch'". baltimoresun.com. 2016-10-5. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  7. ↑ "At Emergency Preparedness Summit, Faith Leaders Focus On Keeping Congregations Safe". 2015-12-7. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  8. ↑ "Zainab Chaudry Archives". Nottingham MD. 2023-08-04. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  9. ↑ "Member of Maryland hate crime commission temporarily suspended for social media posts on Israel-Hamas war". WTOP News. 2023-11-22. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  10. ↑ News, WTOP (2023-11-22). "Leader of Md. chapter of CAIR temporarily suspended from hate crime task force for social media posts on Israel-Hamas war". Maryland Matters. Retrieved 2023-12-04. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  11. ↑ "Maryland Hate Crimes Commission member suspended following social media comments - CBS Baltimore". www.cbsnews.com. 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  12. ↑ Gillespie, Brandon (2023-11-21). "Maryland hate crime task force member, Zainab Chaudry,claimed babies murdered by Hamas were 'fake,' compared Israel to Nazis". Fox News. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  13. ↑ Shepherd, Katie (2023-11-21). "Member of Md. hate-crime task force suspended for anti-Israel remarks". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
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