CAIR Condemns Vandalism Targeting Colorado Catholic Church
Police in Fort Collins, Colo., are investigating the vandalism of a Catholic Church as a hate crime. Someone reportedly spray-painted graffiti and broke exterior glass panels on the church Because of the content and location of the graffiti, police believe the crime was motivated by bias.
“We condemn this apparently bias-motivated vandalism targeting a house of worship and hope the perpetrators will be swiftly brought to justice,” said CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper.
Hooper noted that CAIR recently condemned the attempted arson of an Oregon mosque and welcomed federal hate crime charges for a man accused of burning down a Mormon church in Missouri last year.
CAIR Reiterates Support for South Carolina Bill to End Confederate Memorial Day CATH
South Carolina will close state offices tomorrow in observance of Confederate Memorial Day. A bill that would allow state employees to take off on Juneteenth or any other day instead of Confederate Memorial Day unanimously passed the state senate in March but is currently stuck in a House committee. The bill is reportedly likely to die when the session ends Thursday.
“It is unconscionable that any American would celebrate – or through government action be forced to celebrate – the systemic anti-Black racism of the Confederacy,” said CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw. “We urge South Carolina lawmakers to quickly take action to end this holiday and replace it with one that promotes unity, not division and white supremacy.”
CAIR Calls on Biden Administration to Withhold Aid to Israel Following Announced Construction of New Racially-Segregated Housing on Occupied Palestinian Land
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Biden administration to withhold aid to Israel following the announced construction of some 4,000 new racially-segregated housing units on occupied Palestinian land.
A State Department spokesperson criticized Israeli plans to expand the illegal segregated settlements in the occupied West Bank, saying: “The Biden administration has been clear from the outset. We strongly oppose the expansion of settlements which exacerbates tensions and undermines trust between the parties.”
In a statement, CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad said:
"Although we welcome the Biden administration's continued opposition to Israeli settlements, the administration must do more than issue vague statements. Secretary Blinken must clearly condemn these acts of ethnic cleaning and take concrete action to stop them. We call on the Biden administration to withhold aid to Israel as it has done with other human rights abusers in the region like the Egyptian junta. Naftali Bennett's government cannot keep using the specter of Benjamin Netanyahu's return to scare the Biden administration into inaction. America must stand up for human rights, regardless of who leads the Israeli government."
CAIR: Afghan Evacuees Encounter a Rocky Start in U.S. (Wall Street Journal)
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, said it had followed numerous cases in which families had been left in motels for long periods and without contact from their case workers. It also received complaints about the lack of information about support, benefits, and job placement.
"Part of it is the process takes time and a lot of families need assistance," said Zainab Chaudry, an office director at CAIR. "But the lack of response from case workers and follow-up with families is problematic."
CAIR-NJ: Suspect Charged with Hate Crime in Vandalism of Muslim Mural
CAIR: Tenn. School Says Video of Student in KKK Garb Led to ‘Swift Action’ (Washington Post)
Johnson later praised the school’s response, saying she was glad to see officials “taking this extremely seriously.” Ibrahim Hooper, a spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a civil rights and advocacy organization, said he, too, was pleased with the academy’s “swift disciplinary action,” adding in a statement that he hoped the incident led to lessons “about the negative impact of systemic anti-Black racism and white supremacy.”
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