Muslim civil rights and advocacy group encourages anyone with information to come forward
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/2/2025) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today joined the New Orleans Muslim community in mourning the victims of the Bourbon Street attack on New Year’s Day and reiterating its longstanding condemnation of Daesh and other extremists that encourage such violence.
In a statement issued today, CAIR said:
“We join the New Orleans Muslim community in extending our condolences to the families of those killed in the horrific, senseless and infuriating Bourbon Street attack. May God comfort the families of the victims, heal the injured and protect humanity from those who dare to commit such cowardly acts of mass violence.
“If reports that the perpetrator was a man with a history of drunk driving and spousal abuse who plotted to kill his family before supposedly experiencing dreams telling him to join Daesh are true, then his crime is the latest example of why cruel, merciless, bottom-feeding extremist groups have been rejected by the overwhelming majority of the Muslim world – from Islamic scholars, to mosques, to organizations, and to individual Muslims.
“We strongly denounce this crime, we stand in solidarity with the people of New Orleans, we encourage anyone with relevant information to come forward immediately, and we pray for a full recovery of those impacted by this crime.”
Washington, D.C., based CAIR noted that one of the victims killed in the Bourbon Street attack was Kareem Badawi, a Muslim American native of Baton Rouge and a student at the University of Alabama.
In a statement issued yesterday, the Islamic Shura Council of Greater New Orleans said:
“We are horrified by the attack last night on our community, which has resulted in many casualties and injuries. It has left us all in shock, and we are in mourning for the loss of our fellow citizens.
“Our prayers as Muslims of the Greater New Orleans Area are with the victims and their families during this difficult time, and we extend our deepest sympathies to all those affected.”
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