(BALTIMORE, MD, 7/12/2022) – The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned racist vandalism targeting a Maryland church.
Racist graffiti was scrawled in pen on a door at the Kingdom Celebration Center in in Gambrills, Md. Litter was also scattered around the property.
SEE: Racist graffiti investigated at church in Anne Arundel County
https://www.fox5dc.com/news/racist-graffiti-investigated-at-church-in-anne-arundel-county
CAIR recently called on law enforcement authorities to investigate a possible bias motive for vandalism and arson targeting several other Maryland churches.
“This type of hate incident targeting a house of worship and minority communities must be challenged by people of all faiths and backgrounds,” said CAIR Office in Maryland Director Zainab Chaudry. “Maryland Muslims stand in solidarity with their Christian sisters and brothers during this difficult time.”
Chaudry noted that last month, CAIR called on law enforcement authorities to investigate vandalism and possible arson targeting a Catholic church in Reston, Va., as a hate crime. CAIR’s New York chapter also condemned threatening graffiti that was scrawled on an Upper West Side church’s door.
CAIR’s mission is to protect civil rights, enhance understanding of Islam, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
She added that the American Muslim community and CAIR stand in solidarity with all those challenging anti-Asian hate, anti-Black racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, antisemitism, white supremacy and all other forms of bigotry.
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 Office in Maryland Director Zainab Chaudry, [email protected],410-971-6062