SMU cancels CAIR-Texas youth conference over Texas terror designation

Southern Methodist University has scrapped plans to host a Council on American-Islamic Relations youth conference on its Dallas campus, citing the state's designation of the group as a foreign terrorist organization.

SMU cancels CAIR-Texas youth conference over Texas terror designation

TL;DR

  • Southern Methodist University canceled a planned youth conference.
  • The conference was organized by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).
  • The university cited Texas's designation of CAIR as a foreign terrorist organization as the reason for cancellation.
  • The event was scheduled to take place on SMU's Dallas campus.