The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the reported distribution of propaganda by the racist, white supremacist Ku Klux Klan in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Hundreds of flyers found near homes recruited for the racist group, calling on “all 100% red blooded white Americans.”
“Whenever and wherever bigots promote their hate-filled views, the majority of Americans who reject hate must speak out in defense of an inclusive society,” said CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper. “Community and political leaders have a special duty to repudiate any efforts to promote hatred or societal division.”
He noted that last month, CAIR condemned hate propaganda by a white supremacist group in Wyoming and earlier this month CAIR’s Pittsburgh chapter condemned the distribution of a digital flyer promoting the KKK in Charleroi, Pennsylvania.
Hooper 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.
CAIR’s mission is to protect civil rights, enhance understanding of Islam, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
La misión de CAIR es proteger las libertades civiles, mejorar la comprensión del Islam, promover la justicia, y empoderar a los musulmanes en los Estados Unidos.
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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