(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 9/19/23) – The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) is calling on Blaine City Council members and leadership to condemn the Islamophobic targeting and harassment of an elderly Muslim woman in Blaine on September 14th, 2023. CAIR-MN has learned that the elderly woman was prevented from entering her home. The City Council should condemn hate and racial attacks to ensure safety.
A Blaine citizen captured the hate and racial attack on the elderly woman on camera and posted it on Facebook. As the post mentions, three young people followed her, yelled profanities, and racial slurs at the elderly Muslim woman, and even prevented her from entering her home. Her neighbor captured the incident on their camera.
“A vulnerable elderly Muslim woman should not have to endure such acts of hate and discrimination,” says Jaylani Hussein, Executive Director of CAIR-Minnesota. “We strongly condemn the targeting of this innocent individual and call on city, county, and state officials to join us in condemning this deplorable act of bias-based harassment.”
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CONTACT: CAIR-MN Executive Director Jaylani Hussein,612-406-0070, jhussein@cair.com, CAIR-MN Director of Advocacy Osman Ahmed, 612-459-0334, o-ahmed@cair.com