The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed charges for the racist vandalism of a Black church in Dover, Delaware. CAIR also welcomed the sentencing of a woman for racist harassment in Newark, Delaware.
A Dover man faces six counts of graffiti and six counts of possession of graffiti instruments after a series of vandalism incidents, including defacing a predominantly Black house of worship with KKK messaging. Police are investigating whether the vandalism of the church constitutes a hate crime.
SEE: KKK graffiti, Dover police investigate hate crime | News | coasttv.com
A woman who reportedly harassed her neighbors with racial epithets despite a court order to cease contact with them received a 1-year prison sentence, suspended for Intensive Probation Supervision.
SEE: DOJ secures guilty plea, sentencing for hate crime – State of Delaware News
“The targeting of individuals and communities on the basis of their race cannot be tolerated by our society,” said CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison. “We welcome the action taken by law enforcement authorities in Delaware in connection with these incidents and stand in solidarity with those targeted by racial harassment.”
Washington, D.C., based 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.
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, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.com