(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/2/2023) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the distribution of antisemitic flyers in New Orleans, La.
Antisemitic flyers were distributed to homes in the Bywater neighborhood of New Orleans on Sunday night.
SEE: Man distributing antisemitic flyers caught on camera in New Orleans
https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/crime/person-distributing-antisemitic-flyers-caught-on-camera-local-news-new-orleans/289-fd93de16-6980-435a-93e8-a8f643aabbfa
“Unfortunately, we are witnessing the spread and promotion of hate-filled ideologies nationwide,” said CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper. “Every effort to promote bigotry must be challenged by Americans of all backgrounds.”
He said CAIR and the American Muslim community stand in solidarity with all those challenging antisemitism, anti-Black racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, white supremacy, and all other forms of bigotry.
SEE: CAIR Condemns Distribution of White Supremacist Materials in Wyoming
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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]