The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a racist, antisemitic incident in which a group of men projected an image of a Nazi swastika onto a building on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
An image of a Nazi swastika was projected on the facade of a University of Wisconsin-Whitewater dorm Sunday night by a group of people chanting racist remarks, according to school officials and video posted on social media. When campus police responded to reports about the group, they had left the scene.
SEE: Swastika projected on University of Wisconsin-Whitewater dorm by group ‘chanting racist words’
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/swastika-projected-university-wisconsin-whitewater-dorm-group-chanting-rcna135090
“We condemn this disturbing, racist and antisemitic incident and we urge campus security to ensure that groups such as the one responsible for it cannot threaten or harass students,” said CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper. “Local law enforcement should also investigate to determine whether this hateful incident violated any laws and take appropriate action.”
He noted that earlier today, CAIR-Oklahoma condemned the distribution of racist, antisemitic flyers in an Oklahoma City neighborhood.
SEE: CAIR-OK Condemns Distribution of Racist, Antisemitic Flyers in OKC –
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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