The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed guilty pleas by the perpetrators of a hate crime targeting Muslim women in Milwaukee last July.
Two women pleaded guilty for assaulting three Muslim women wearing hijabs (Islamic headscarves) in Milwaukee’s Cathedral Square Park. One of the perpetrators pleaded guilty to felony substantial battery (hate crime), disorderly conduct and misdemeanor bail jumping, while the other pleaded guilty to two counts of misdemeanor battery (hate crime).
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“We welcome the guilty pleas for this vicious and hateful assault targeting Muslim women,” said CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper. “No one should be subjected to attacks on the basis of their faith or religious attire.”
He noted that CAIR called for hate crime charges following the assault.
CAIR Calls for Hate Crime Charges Following Assault on Muslim Women in Milwaukee Park
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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