The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on Vice President Kamala Harris to clarify why two Muslim women wearing Islamic head scarves, or hijab, were allegedly profiled and barred from attending a “get out the vote” event featuring the vice president in Nevada.
A video posted online reportedly shows the women being barred from the event, but does not offer an explanation why they were not let in.
“The American people deserve to know whether these women were profiled and barred from an event featuring Vice President Harris because they were visibly Muslim,” said CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw. “Throughout her term, Vice President Harris has been respectful in her interactions with American Muslims, even during a time of intense disagreement. We encourage Vice President Harris to take appropriate action to address this apparent incident of profiling.”
He noted that yesterday, CAIR released new civil rights data showing that it has received 3,578 complaints during the last three months of 2023 amid an ongoing wave of anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian hate.
This represents a 178 percent increase in incoming complaints in the last three months of 2023 compared to a similar period the previous year.
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com, CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.com