(BALTIMORE, MD, 6/2/2022) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned racist images posted to the Apples Maps page of a high school in Montgomery Co., Md.
The images, which included hooded KKK members standing beneath a burning cross as well as a Confederate flag, were posted to the Apple Maps review page of Damascus High School. The photos were quickly removed by staff after they were reported by staff.
SEE: Hate images posted on Md. high school’s app page
https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2022/06/hate-images-posted-on-md-high-schools-app-page/
“We condemn these disturbing images posted to intimidate staff and students at Damascus High School,” said CAIR’s Maryland Director Zainab Chaudry. “We stand in solidarity with staff and students against racism and bigotry.”
She noted that last month, CAIR condemned the raising of a Confederate flag at a high school in Charles Co., Md.
SEE: CAIR Condemns Raising of Confederate Flag at Maryland High School
She said CAIR and the American Muslim community stand in solidarity with all those challenging antisemitism, anti-Black racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, and white supremacy.
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CONTACT: CAIR Office in Maryland Director Zainab Chaudry, zchaudry@cair.com, 410-971-6062