(WASHINGTON D.C., 2/10/22) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a resolution by the town council of Edenton, N.C., calling for the removal of a Confederate monument from its location at the town’s waterfront.
The unanimous resolution does not state where the monument will be moved to and only states that a move is intended in the future.
SEE: Edenton OKs resolution to move Confederate monument
Last year, CAIR supported the removal of the statue from a public street but expressed concern about moving it to public property.
Washington, D.C., based CAIR also called for the rejection of two bills in the Alabama legislature designed to protect Confederate monuments and criminalize those who attempt to remove them. The bills come as some 73 Confederate monuments were removed or renamed in 2021, leaving 723 left in the United States.
SEE: Proposed Alabama bills would protect Confederate monuments and raise fines if they’re removed (CNN)
https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/09/us/alabama-confederate-monuments-bills/index.html
“We support all efforts nationwide to remove any monuments celebrating the treason, white supremacy and systemic racism represented by the Confederacy,” said CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper. “Public officials should be acting to remove these symbols of hate, not protecting them.”
He noted that CAIR has repeatedly called for the removal of Confederate flags, statues and symbols from public spaces nationwide.
SEE: CAIR Calls on University of Alabama to Drop KKK Leader’s Name from Campus Building, Supports Discrimination Claim Against Alabama Confederate Museum
Hooper said the American Muslim community and CAIR stand in solidarity with all those challenging anti-Black racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, white supremacy, and all other forms of bigotry.
SEE: CAIR Calls for Firing of Va. High School Football Coach Over Reported Racist Harassment of Student
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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 Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com