The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned neo-Nazi vandalism at two Northern Virginia schools.
Police are investigating vandalism that included Nazi swastikas on playground equipment, traffic cones and light poles at Benton Middle School and neighboring Coles Elementary School.
“We condemn this apparently bias-motivated vandalism targeting educational institutions and urge community and political leaders to speak out against the bigotry and hatred it represents,” said CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper.
He added that 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.
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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