(WASHINGTON, DC, 5/10/2022) – On Thursday, May 12, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, plans to hold a news conference to call on Virginia’s Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) to renew its search for Ahmed Hasheem Ebrahim who was reported missing on January 17 and allegedly murdered on January 16, 2022.
CAIR will also call on Fairfax County officials to direct the police to reopen the search.
Authorities learned that Ebrahim’s body was placed in a dumpster on January 17 and later taken to a local landfill. His body has not yet been found.
On April 29, CAIR sent a letter to Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis urging a renewed search for Ebrahim’s body and detailing a list of questions by the family, none of which have been addressed.
WHAT: CAIR to call on Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) to renew its search for the body of Ahmed Hasheem Ebrahim
WHERE: OutsideFairfax County Police Department, 12099 Government Center Parkway Fairfax, VA 22035
WHEN: Thursday, May 12, 12:30 PM
WHO: Family members of Ahmed Hasheem Ebrahim, their attorney, CAIR representatives, local Muslim community leaders
LIVESTREAM: https://www.facebook.com/CAIRNational
CONTACT: CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, [email protected]
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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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, [email protected]; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, [email protected]; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, [email protected]; CAIR National Communications Coordinator Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, [email protected]