The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned racist, neo-Nazi vandalism targeting the home of a state lawmaker.
The house, shed and political signage in the yard of Minnesota House Representative Kim Hicks (DFL-Rochester) was vandalized with Nazi swastikas, racial slurs, and Ku Klux Klan (KKK) signatures. The vandalism occurred early Saturday morning. Hicks, who is white, is married to a Black man.
“We condemn this clearly hate-motivated vandalism and stand in solidarity with all those targeted by bigotry in our state and nationwide,” said CAIR-MN Deputy Director Suleiman Adan.
He said CAIR and the American Muslim community stand in solidarity with all those challenging antisemitism, systemic anti-Black racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, white supremacy, and all other forms of bigotry.
CAIR’s mission is to protect civil rights, enhance understanding of Islam, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
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CONTACT: Osman Ahmed, Director of Advocacy, CAIR-MN, Tel: (612) 459-0334, Email: o-ahmed@cair.com Suleiman Adan, Deputy Director, CAIR-MN, (612) 406-7183, sadan@cair.com; Jaylani Hussein, Executive Director, CAIR-MN, Tel: (612) 406-0070, Email: jhussein@cair.com