(WASHINGTON, DC, 9/3/2023) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned marches by neo-Nazis in Florida on Saturday.
Members of the hate groups, raising the Nazi salute and chanting “we are everywhere,” marched through parks in the Orlando area, with one group appearing at the gates of Walt Disney World.
SEE: White supremacists march on Orlando, waving swastika flags and raising Heil Hitler salutes
The neo-Nazis marched just days after CAIR-FL and its national office called on political leaders to stop “tolerating, embracing and emboldening” supremacist ideology nationwide after a deadly “racially motivated” mass shooting in Florida.
CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper said in a statement:
“We must stand united against the resurgence of hate groups and ideologies nationwide that seek to undermine the progress we have made in building more just and equitable societies.
“It is imperative that individuals, community leaders and policymakers come together to condemn and counteract this hateful rhetoric, ensuring that all people may live free from bias-motivated violence and intimidation.”
He noted that CAIR recently condemned the distribution of neo-Nazi propaganda CD’s to homes in Miles City, Mont., and similarly condemned a gathering held by a neo-Nazi organization in Augusta, Maine
In June, CAIR’s Georgia chapter expressed solidarity with the Jewish community after neo-Nazis rallied outside a synagogue.
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CONTACT: CAIR- FL Media & Outreach Director Wilfredo A. Ruiz, 305-502-6749, wruiz@cair.com; 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