The Cleveland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cleveland) today condemned a neo-Nazi march that took place on Saturday in Columbus.
Videos uploaded to social media showed at least 11 people carrying black flags with red swastikas and wearing black outfits with red masks, chanting slogans such as “Bow down, [n-word]!” into a bullhorn in Columbus on Saturday.
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“Displays of hate will not intimidate the diverse communities of our state,” said CAIR-Cleveland Executive Director Faten Odeh. “All Ohioans and all Americans should come together to repudiate this kind of bigotry.”
She 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.
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CONTACT: CAIR-Ohio, Cleveland & North Executive Director Faten Odeh, [email protected], 216-440-2247; CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, [email protected]; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, [email protected]; CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, [email protected]