WASHINGTON, March 10 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-CT Condemns Assault on Two Muslim Students in Waterbury, Calls for Urgent Action from School District The Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CT), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the alleged violent assault on two Muslim students in Waterbury, Connecticut, reportedly targe  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-CT Welcomes Charges for Antisemitic Vandalism of Menorah in Guilford Town Green The Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CT) today welcomed charges against two suspects in the antisemitic vandalism of a menorah in Guilford Town Green. Two brothers are facing multiple charges for allegedly knocking down and stomping on a me  more

WESTPORT, Connecticut, March 10 [Category: Sociological] -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, posted the following news release: * * * Children Among Over 1,000 People Killed in Renewed Fighting in Syria; 45,000 Displaced DAMASCUS (March 10, 2025) --Children are feared to be among over 1,000 people killed in weekend hostilities in Syria which have also displaced thousands of people, with S  more

WINDSOR, Connecticut, March 12 -- LIMRA issued the following news release: * * * LIMRA: 2024 Retail Annuity Sales Grow 12% to a Record $432.6 Billion More than half of U.S. annuity carriers reported double-digit growth in 2024 WINDSOR, Conn., March 11, 2025 -- For the first time, total quarterly annuity sales surpassed $100 billion in all four quarters of the year. In 2024, annuity sales were $432.6 billion, up 12% year over year, according to LIMRA's U.S. Individual Annuity Sales Survey, wh  more

WESTPORT, Connecticut, March 13 [Category: Sociological] -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, posted the following news release: * * * Looming Food Ration Cuts Force Rohingya Families in the World's Largest Refugee Settlement to Make Desperate Decisions in Order to Survive Cox's Bazar, BANGLADESH, (March 13, 2025) - Amir*, 39, a father of three, fears that if food rations are cut in the Co  more

WESTPORT, Connecticut, March 12 [Category: Sociological] -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, posted the following news release: * * * Sudan's Zamzam Refugee Camp: Children's Lives on the Brink as Medical and Food Supplies Diminish PORT SUDAN, (March 12, 2025) - Time is running out for the nearly one million residents of Sudan's biggest refugee camp, many of whom are children, with food an  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * TODAY: CAIR-CT, Muslim Community Leaders, and Civic Leaders to Hold Press Conference Demanding Safe Schools for Muslim Students in Waterbury Later today, the Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CT) will hold a press conference (Tuesday, March 12, at 12 PM) in front of Waterbury Public Schools headquarters to demand immediate act  more