(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/14/2023) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a gathering held by a neo-Nazi organization in Augusta, Maine, and the hanging of a White supremacist banner in Belmont, N.C.
On Saturday, some 25 members of a neo-Nazi group gathered for a demonstration in Augusta. The members of the group wore masks and carried a banner with a racist message.
SEE: Neo-Nazi group gathers near state house in Augusta on Saturday
https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/neo-nazi-group-gathers-near-state-house-in-augusta-saturday-maine/97-7fb4247d-e6ab-4768-a07d-d96315b505b2
In North Carolina, a banner reportedly promoting a White supremacist group was hung off a bridge over I-85 in Belmont. Police are looking into the incident.
SEE: White supremacy banner over I-85
“The people of every state in our nation repudiate the hateful ideology of these groups and reject having them operate in their midst,” said CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison. “We stand in solidarity with all Americans against any attempts to promote racism, white supremacy or any other form of bigotry.”
Allison 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 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