CAIR: Hateful vandalism appears on a sign for Md. Senate nominee Alsobrooks – Washington Post
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which advocates for Muslims’ civil rights, also spoke out against it.
“Racially motivated vandalism has no place in a civilized society,” said Kim Syuardi, CAIR’s Maryland Outreach Coordinator. “We stand in solidarity with all those facing bigotry and hatred and reaffirm our commitment to challenging it wherever it surfaces.”
CAIR-SFBA: San Francisco Muslims attacked with hate speech at Eid holiday prayer – ABC7 News
“When I watched that video, what worried me most is what he might do next. When somebody is that comfortable spewing hate, what stops them from escalating to violence?” asks Zahra Billoo, the executive director of the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of CAIR, or the Council on Islamic American Relations. It is the largest Muslim civil rights organization in the U.S.
Billoo says this year CAIR has seen the largest rise in anti-Muslim hate of the past 30 years. And what happened in San Francisco is just another example of it.
“It becomes socially acceptable for him to act that way. That’s what we need to get to the bottom of,” says Billoo. “It is not that jail time is always, or ever, necessarily the solution. Rather, what is the culture and tone that we are setting in our communities?”
CAIR-SFBA: Islamic Prayer at San Francisco Park Interrupted by ‘Hateful Verbal Attack’ – KQED
CAIR-MI: Dozens of antisemitism, Islamophobia reports hit Michigan universities, especially UM – The Detroit News
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At the time of release, both the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee and the Council on American-Islamic Relations criticized the film’s portrayal of Muslim religious practices and terrorism. The Siege was characterized as incendiary and dangerous, another instance of Hollywood demonizing an entire religion, reducing them to regressive and offensive stereotypes. In retrospect, it’s hard to argue The Siege doesn’t do just that.