The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on law enforcement authorities to investigate a possible bias motive for vandalism targeting a mosque in North Carolina.
Three windows were reportedly broken Sunday evening at a mosque in Gastonia. North Carolina. Nathan Reynolds Webster, 32, was arrested and charged with breaking the windows at the Islamic Society of Gastonia.
“Because the vandalism targeted a house of worship, and because of the rise in bias-motivated incidents in recent months, we urge state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate a possible bias motive in this case,” said CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper.
He urged houses of worship to utilize CAIR’s Best Practices for Mosque and Community Safety guide, which contains security advice applicable to institutions of all faiths.
Earlier this year, 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.
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@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