CAIR-Austin: Muslim college student, friend attacked, Texas advocates say – McClatchy
“No human being should feel unsafe wearing their traditional clothes in public. And when this happens in Austin, a city that cherishes cultural diversity, it is even more traumatizing,” CAIR-Austin Operations Manager Shaimaa Zayan said in a statement.
CAIR-Austin: UT student allegedly attacked in possible hate crime – CBS
CAIR-Philadelphia: Philadelphia shooting’s impact on Central PA’s Islamic community – CBS 21
Ahmet Tekelioglu, the executive director of CAIR-Philadelphia, recounted experiences of individuals caught in the crossfire.
“Several people that I knew were on the spot when it took place,” he explained. “And they reported just hearing gunshots and just like, you know, taking cover and running away.”
With all this fear and uncertainty, there’s a big question on everyone’s mind: was this a targeted attack against the Islamic community?
Tekelioglu offered some reassurance, stating, “It appeared that this was not an attack on Muslims celebrating the Eid, which marks the end of the month of Ramadan, but rather, two groups that had some sort of feud.”
CAIR-Sacramento: For the first time in decades, 40,000 Muslims celebrate Eid together in Sacramento – KCRA
“We’ve been so sad and depressed for the past six months over the loss of so many lives and so much devastation,” Omar Altamimi, the senior policy and advocacy coordinator at CAIR SVCC, told KCRA 3. “This is usually such a festive event, and everyone’s happy. Everyone is happy today, but everyone’s keeping in mind everything that’s happening back home in Gaza as well.”
CAIR-San Diego: San Diego sees rise in anti-Muslim hate incidents: report
CAIR-San Diego: Anti-Muslim hate incidents at 30-year high – KPBS
CAIR-NJ: Islamic center at Rutgers University broken into, trashed during Eid al-Fitr, authorities say – Fox News
CAIR-NJ: Center for Islamic Life at Rutgers vandalized during Eid – Fox 5
CAIR-MI: Muslims pledge Palestinian solidarity in Detroit Eid al-Fitr gathering – Detroit News
The Michigan chapter for Council on American-Islamic Relations announced last week that reported anti-Muslim incidents have jumped since Oct. 7.