(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/5/2023) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned an alleged racist assault targeting a Portland, Ore., business owner and his family.
Police in Portland released a photo of the man suspected of spitting on and physically assaulting a business owner and his family in August. The man reportedly yelled racial slurs at the family. Portland police are asking anyone with information that could lead to an arrest to contact them. Police are currently investigating the incident as a hate crime.
SEE: Portland police release photos of suspect accused of yelling racial slurs, spitting on family
“No one should have to experience disgusting, hateful attacks like this one,” said CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison. “We stand in solidarity with the family and thank law enforcement for taking this disturbing incident seriously and investigating it as a hate crime.”
He said CAIR and the American Muslim community stand in solidarity with all those challenging antisemitism, systemic anti-Black racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, white supremacy, and all other forms of bigotry.
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, [email protected]; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, [email protected]; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, [email protected], CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, [email protected]