Later today, the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) will attend tonight’s Lino Lakes City Council meeting as the council considers a motion to censure a council member for recent Islamophobic remarks. The Lino Lakes City Council postponed voting on this motion at the last meeting and will need a vote tonight. The meeting will take place today, September 23, at 6 p.m.
SEE: Lino Lakes postpones vote on censuring council member who applauded anti-Muslim rant
WHEN: Monday, September 23, 6 PM (some attendees expected to arrive at 3:30 PM)
WHERE: Lino Lakes City Council, City Hall, 600 Town Center Parkway, Lino Lakes, MN 55014
CONTACT: Jaylani Hussein, Executive Director, CAIR-MN, Tel: (612) 406-0070, Email: jhussein@cair.com, Suleiman Adan, Deputy Director, CAIR-MN, (612) 406-7183, sadan@cair.com
MEDIA AVAILABILITY: A CAIR-MN representative will be available for media interviews before and after the consideration of the motion to censure.
BACKGROUNDER:
In response to an New York Times article on the Madinah Lakes development project, an individual sent a hate-filled, anti-Muslim email to Lino Lakes City Council Member Christopher Lyden , and CAIR National and CAIR-MN staff.
In the email, the individual said, “Islam hates us,” “Islam’s our declared enemy,” “don’t believe the lying Muslims,” and referred to the Quran, Islam’s revealed text, as “hate speech against Jews and Christians.” He also wished Lyden “good luck halting the Muslim conquest of Minnesota” and asked him to put “the kibosh on the Muslim development.”
Lyden responds: “Might be the best email I have ever received! Thank you Sir!”
CAIR-Minnesota has called for his resignation.
CAIR’s mission is to protect civil rights, enhance understanding of Islam, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
La misión de CAIR es proteger las libertades civiles, mejorar la comprensión del Islam, promover la justicia, y empoderar a los musulmanes en los Estados Unidos.
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