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Warmongering Islamophobia in the US, September 11-18, 2016, CAIR Reports

September 19, 2016 

Editorial Note:

Islamphobia (exaggerated and baseless fear of Muslims) has been perpetrated and perpetuated to justify the continuous US wars and invasions of the Muslim World since 1990, in order for the war industry beneficiaries to justify the enormous and unprecedented US national debt, which has reached more than $19 trillion, as a result of the permanent-war military spending.

Tens of thousands of Americans are killed by non-Muslim other Americans every year, in gun violence. However, Islamophobes ignore that fact and focus on an incident or two perpetrated by Muslims in an entire year.

For example, in 2015, there were 53,228 shooting incidents, resulting in the killing of 13,415 Americans. Of these, there were only two incidents perpetrated by Muslims and resulting in the killing of 18 Americans.

The Zionist media, like Fox News and CNN, together with the  war industry agents and Zionist-controlled politicians like Trump, kept mentioning these two incidents while totally ignoring the other 53,226 incidents, which resulted in the killing of 13,398 Americans!

The end outcome is that the American people are indeed actual victims of a continuous warmongering campaign, Islamophobia, and a daily holocaust, perpetrated against them by the war industry beneficiaries and their agents in the media and politics.

For a background, read: 

Zionist Creative Destruction of the Middle East for the Benefit of the Apartheid Israeli Regime

The Terrorism Industry, A Merciless Continuous Attack on the American People's Blood and Treasure

 

• Video: CAIR Calls for Probe of Incidents Targeting Maryland Muslim Family
  • CAIR-FL: Fort Pierce Mosque Rebuilds After Fire
  • Hate Crimes Against American Muslims Most Since Post-9/11 Era (NY Times)
• CAIR: A Staten Island Mosque Mixes Prayer and Patriotism (NY Times)
  
  Robert McCaw, director of government affairs at the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a national advocacy group, said the Muslim vote could help tip the election, given the large numbers of Muslim voters in swing states like Florida, Ohio and Virginia.
• CAIR-California Launches Statewide Voter Engagement Campaign
• CAIR: What Does Trump's Promise of a Nation 'Under One God' Really Mean? (NPR)
  
  "So when you get a phrase like the one he's using now, it adds to this overall ominous tone that America is going to become about certain types of people first, and everybody else maybe not so much part of the American pie anymore," said Corey Saylor, spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, an organization that has been critical of Trump's rhetoric on Muslims and other minority groups.

Video: CAIR-MN, Muslim Community Leaders Condemn St. Cloud Stabbings

(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 9/18/2016) � The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today joined Muslim community leaders at a press conference in St. Cloud, Minn., to respond to the Cross Road Mall stabbings.

Video: CAIR-MN Executive Director Jaylani Hussein Speaks at News Conference of Minnesota Muslim Leaders (CNN)

"The Minnesota Muslim community condemns all such acts of violence as inexcusable and un-Islamic," said CAIR-MN Executive Director Jaylani Hussein prior to today's news conference. "We are hopeful that the community will come together in a difficult tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families."

SEE: Anti-Muslim Tension Isn't New in St. Cloud

CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.

La misión de CAIR-Florida es mejorar la comprensión del Islam, fomentar el diálogo, proteger las libertades civiles, capacitar a los musulmanes estadounidenses, y construir coaliciones que promuevan la justicia y la comprensión mutua.

CONTACT: CAIR-MN Executive Director Jaylani Hussein, 612-406-0070, jhussein@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com

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• BREAKING: CAIR-LA Calls for Probe of Hate Crimes Targeting Disabled Muslim Army Veteran
  
  The Greater Los Angeles Area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today called on law enforcement authorities to investigate harassment and false accusations of terrorism targeting an American Muslim Army veteran at a military facility in Barstow, Calif., as possible hate crimes.
• BREAKING - CAIR: Fire at Muslim Family's Apartment in Maryland Investigated as Bias Crime
  
  The Council on American-Islamic Relations on Friday said the incident was one in a series targeting the family, and called for a thorough investigation. Family members are offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest, said Zainab Chaudry, Maryland outreach manager for CAIR. "We just want authorities to do their due diligence," she said.
• CAIR: Anti-Muslim Incidents on the Rise in the US (Video)
  
  The U.S. is experiencing a spike in anti-Muslim crimes and mosques are one of the prime targets, according to civil rights activists within the Muslim American community.
  
  Fifty-five mosques in the U.S. have been targeted so far this year, making 2016 one of the worst years on record for anti-mosque incidents, according to new report by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a Muslim advocacy organization. In 2015, there were 79 recorded incidents, the highest number reported in a single year since experts began tracking the data in 2009, according to CAIR. In 2009, 13 mosques reported incidents.
  
  "American Muslims in the U.S. are very worried about their safety, the safety of their families, the safety of their institutions, and they don't feel that they're safe to go out," said Nihad Awad, executive director of CAIR.
• CAIR-GA: For Muslim Voters, a Time to Speak Up with a Ballot (Atlanta Journal)
  
  On Saturday, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. the Georgia Muslim Voter Project and the Georgia chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations will hold a program on ways to counter Islamaphobia, and will register people to vote, at the Madina Institute.
  • CAIR-GA: Niqab-Wearing Muslim Student Refuses Teacher's Request to Unveil
    
    Edward Mitchell, chapter president for Georgia's Council for American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), said he's glad that university officials quickly directed the teacher to allow the niqab, but he understands that "here in Georgia, [a niqab] can make for a very unusual sight."
    
    "In [American] culture, we're so accustomed to seeing women with barely any clothes on, not women covered up to the point where their faces are covered," he said. "Women have the right to wear whatever they want to wear or not wear whatever they want to wear, and we should preserve their constitutional right to do so, whether we like it or not."
• CAIR: Inside Appalachia: Rising Above Islamaphobia
  
  Ibrahim Hooper, a spokesperson with the Council on American Islamic Relations, who talks about what his group thinks may help reduce the number of threats and harassment of Muslims in America.
• CAIR-MI: Muslim Marine from Michigan's Death (Video)

CAIR Calls for Probe of Series of Incidents Targeting Maryland Muslim Family
Family offers $1,000 reward for information leading to arrest and conviction of perpetrators

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/16/16) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate a series of possibly bias-motivated incidents targeting a Maryland Muslim family.

CAIR says family members felt compelled to leave their home in the Windsor Mill neighborhood of Baltimore County, Md., following a series of incidents involving unidentified persons who entered the home when it was not occupied and scrawled graffiti, including cryptic threats and a reference to the terror group "ISIS," on the walls.

Despite notifying the property landlord and police after each incident, and installing a home security system, the incidents continued.

The family is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to arrest and conviction of the perpetrators.

"We call on state and federal authorities to conduct a swift and thorough investigation of these incidents to determine who is responsible, thereby allowing this family to return home and resume a normal life," said CAIR Maryland Outreach Manager Dr. Zainab Chaudry.

CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.

La misión de CAIR es mejorar la comprensión del Islam, fomentar el diálogo, proteger las libertades civiles, capacitar a los musulmanes estadounidenses, y construir coaliciones que promuevan la justicia y la comprensión mutua.

CONTACT: CAIR Maryland Outreach Manager Dr. Zainab Chaudry, zchaudry@cair.com, 410-971-6062; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com

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• CAIR Questions Use of Taxpayer Dollars for Va. Sheriff's Islamophobic Training
  
  CAIR is questioning whether taxpayer dollars are being used to pay for a daylong training by the Culpeper County Sheriff's Office in Culpeper, Va., featuring two notorious anti-Muslim conspiracy theorists, one of whom claims the CIA director is a "secret Muslim."
  
  Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins is sponsoring the training by former FBI agent John Guandolo and William Federer, author of "What Every American Needs to Know About the Qur'an," this Saturday at Germanna Community College's Daniel Technology Center in Culpeper.
  
  In past presentations, Federer has falsely claimed that Muslims are "taking over" neighborhoods, that Muslims have large families so they can go on welfare and that Islam permits the raping of women.
  
  He has also falsely claimed that then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had the "global goal of establishing Sharia law" and that Muslims have a "sacred obligation to lie."
  
  In 2014, Virginia's Rappahannock Regional Criminal Justice Academy rescinded its approval of in-service training credits for state law enforcement scheduled to attend similar training Guandolo conducted in Culpeper.
  • CAIR: The New CEO of Trump's Campaign Was Long Devoted to Whipping Up Fear of Muslims (Mother Jones)
  • CAIR-AL: Muslim Women Organize to Challenge Stereotypes and Confront Islamophobia
  • ACT for America's Conference Demonstrates Reach of Anti-Muslim Movement (The Hill)
    
    The most troubling event at the conference was an address by retired Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn. Flynn, who was recently brought on by ACT for America as an adviser on its board of directors, is not just any speaker. He's also one of Donald Trump's national security advisers.
• CAIR-WA: Muslims Seek More Accurate Coverage
  • Hate and Incriminate: The US Election, Social Media, and American Muslims
    
    This paper dissects the premise that terror is a particularly Muslim problem and analyzes the key role that social media is playing in this issue.
• CAIR: Basketball Standout From Springfield Talks About Effort To Lift Hijab Ban
  
  At the urging of Council on American-Islamic Relations, FIBA is currently reconsidering its rules on headgear.

CAIR Report: 2016 on Track to Be One of the Worst Years for Anti-Mosque Incidents

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/15/16) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today reported that 2016 is on track to be one of the worst years ever for anti-mosque incidents, with a total of 55 cases recorded as of mid-September. Last year there were a total of 79 recorded anti-mosque cases.

The majority of the 2016 incidents have been violent in tone, characterized by intimidation, physical assault and property damage, destruction or vandalism. The Washington-based civil rights organization attributes the rise in anti-mosque incidents at least in part to Islamophobic rhetoric used by public figures like Donald Trump and others.

A preliminary report on anti-mosque cases so far in 2016 is available at: [NOTE: This is not a final document.]

CAIR Report: Targeting Mosques (January-September 15, 2016)

"This trend of increasing violence targeting the American Muslim community is deeply troubling," said CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad. "It is important for presidential candidates and other public figures to unify Americans against hate. Any American should be able to freely practice his or her religion without fear of harm or intimidation."

Awad added, "We are releasing this information as 2016 is now one of the worst years on record for bias incidents targeting mosques."

In the first two weeks of September, three incidents targeting mosques have occurred. The most destructive of these has been in Florida, where a mosque was intentionally set ablaze and a suspect arrested.

Video: CAIR-Florida Welcomes Arrest of Suspect in Mosque Arson, Applauds Police Actions 

The Washington-based Muslim civil rights group is asking Muslim community members to report any bias incidents to police and to CAIR's Civil Rights Department at 202-742-6420 or by filing a report at: http://www.cair.com/civil-rights/report-an-incident/view/form.html  

CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.

La misión de CAIR es mejorar la comprensión del Islam, fomentar el diálogo, proteger las libertades civiles, capacitar a los musulmanes estadounidenses, y construir coaliciones que promuevan la justicia y la comprensión mutua.       

CONTACT: CAIR Department to Monitor and Combat Islamophobia Director Corey Saylor, 202-384-8857, csaylor@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com  

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CAIR-WA: 70+ Expected at Event to Recruit Muslim Political Campaign Volunteers
Event designed to have local Muslims immediately start volunteering in political campaign of choice

(SEATTLE, WA, 9/14/2016) � On Saturday, September 17, the Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA) will hold an event designed to gather a large number of Muslim community members who are ready to sign up to volunteer with a political campaign of their choice.

Campaigns that will attend the event to recruit volunteers include the Democratic and Republican parties and campaigns for president, state governor, lt. governor, secretary of state, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate and the state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, among other races.

WHEN: On Saturday, September 17, 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
WHERE: Plymouth Congregational Church, 1217 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101
CONTACT: CAIR-WA Executive Director Arsalan Bukhari, 206-367-4081 or 206-931-3655, abukhari@cair.com
PHOTO/VIDEO OPPORTUNITIES: More than 70 local Muslims, from high school to college aged students to retirees, will have a buffet breakfast, attend a workshop and then meet with campaign representatives.
INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES: Attendees and organizers will be available for interviews to speak about their experiences and their ambitions.
Applications are still being accepted and more information is available on the event web site: http://cairseattle.org/our-time-to-shine

CAIR-Florida Welcomes Arrest of Suspect in Mosque Arson

(MIAMI, FL, 9/14/2016) � The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida), the state's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today welcomed the arrest of a suspect in the September 11 arson attack on the Islamic Center of Ft. Pierce.

Video: CAIR-Florida Rep Quoted on CNN About Mosque Arson

The St. Lucie Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of Joseph Michael Schreiber earlier today.

SEE: Sheriff's Office Announces Arrest in Fort Pierce Mosque Fire

In a statement reacting to the arrest, CAIR-Florida Communications Director Wilfredo A. Ruiz said:

"We appreciate the high level of communication and collaboration of the St. Lucie Sheriff's Office and the U.S. Department of Justice, specifically the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, with CAIR-Florida and the Muslim community. This high level of involvement in the midst of the worst attack on an Islamic center in the history of Florida is welcomed. Today's arrest is a step in the right direction. We will monitor this case to ensure that the alleged perpetrator is prosecuted to the full extent of the law."

CAIR-Florida is the state's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties of all people, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.

La misión de CAIR-Florida es mejorar la comprensión del Islam, fomentar el diálogo, proteger las libertades civiles, capacitar a los musulmanes estadounidenses, y construir coaliciones que promuevan la justicia y la comprensión mutua.

CONTACT: CAIR-Florida Communications Director Wilfredo A. Ruiz, wruiz@cair.com

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• CAIR: Mosque Attacks Rising; Civil Rights Group Cites Islamophobia (CNN)
  
  "We have seen an unprecedented rise in both anti-Muslim rhetoric and resulting rise in anti- Muslim hate crimes and incidents in our society," said Ibrahim Hooper, CAIR's national communications director.
  • CAIR: Experts Seeing Spike in Possible Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes (SPLC)
• CAIR-GA: Meeting About Proposed Georgia Mosque Canceled After Militia Video Surfaces
  • CAIR-GA: Georgia Officials Were Set to Approve a New Mosque � Until an Armed Militia Threatened to Protest
    
    (Washington Post)
    County leaders shouldn't allow themselves to be bullied into canceling a public meeting on a controversial issue, Edward Ahmed Mitchell, of the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, told The Washington Post.
    
    "A small group of anti-Muslim extremists were able to frighten a government body into canceling a public meeting," Mitchell said. "That sends a dangerous message about the power of fringe extremists to affect elected officials."
  • Video: CAIR-GA Director Interviewed by HLN About Armed Anti-Mosque Protest
• CAIR-FL: St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office Confirms an Accelerant Was Used to Ignite Mosque
  
  The Council on American-Islamic Relations or CAIR-Florida is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction of the suspected arsonist.
  • CAIR-FL: Rewards Total $10k for Information About Fort Pierce Mosque Fire
  • Video: CAIR Offers Rewards for Info on Series of Apparent Anti-Muslim Attacks Nationwide
• Video: CAIR-MI Calls for DOJ Civil Rights Investigation Into Death of Muslim Marine
  • Muslim Marine Says He was Put in a Dryer, Called a 'Terrorist'

CAIR Urges President to Maintain Sanctions on Burma as Aung San Suu Kyi Visits White House

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/14/16) � The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling on President Obama to maintain all current sanctions on the government Burma (Myanmar), originally put in place because of that nation's human rights abuses, until the citizenship rights of members of the Burmese Rohingya Muslim community are restored.

President Obama meets today with Burmese Foreign Minister and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi during her first visit to the United States.

In a letter sent to the president, CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw wrote in part:

"As recently reported in the New York Times, about 150,000 Rohingya Muslims are being detained in what are reported as 'Concentration Camps of the 21st Century.' As a result of state sponsored and communal anti-Rohingya violence, displaced Muslims have been forced by the government and mobs into 'refugee' and 'resettlement' camps that they are not free to leave.

"These imprisoned refugees are fed diets of less than 2,000 calories a day and not provided adequate access to healthcare or education. This has led to many Rohingya Muslims starving and suffering from ailments due to malnutrition and hunger.

"In 1984, Rohingya Muslims citizens of the Burmese state had their citizenship revoked without cause. Burmese officials today deny the very existence of Rohingya Muslims as an official recognized ethnicity in Burma. The United Nations today has determined that Rohingya Muslims are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world.

"In your meetings with Minister Suu Kyi, CAIR requests that you raise the issue of Rohingya refugees as well as ask her to lift the ban on aid allowing all international relief organizations to freely operate in the Burmese state of Rakhine. We also ask that you address the plight of the Rohingya in Burma during the September 19 United Nations summit for refugees.

"We recognize with great respect your past work in addressing the need to halt Burma state and communal violence against the very much persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority and trust that you will continue to speak out on this immediate and pressing cause."

The Washington-based Muslim civil rights group is asking Muslim community members to report any bias incidents to police and to CAIR's Civil Rights Department at 202-742-6420 or by filing a report at: http://www.cair.com/civil-rights/report-an-incident/view/form.html   

CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.

La misión de CAIR es mejorar la comprensión del Islam, fomentar el diálogo, proteger las libertades civiles, capacitar a los musulmanes estadounidenses, y construir coaliciones que promuevan la justicia y la comprensión mutua.

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

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• Video: CAIR-GA, Georgia Muslims Join Interfaith 9/11 Memorial Service in Decatur
  
  
• CAIR-GA Condemns Threat of Armed Anti-Muslim Protest Resulting in Cancellation of Public Meeting on Mosque
  
  The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA) today condemned anti-Muslim extremists whose harassment and threats of armed protest outside a planned September 13 Newton County Commission meeting led the commissioners to cancel that meeting.
  • SEE: Militia Plans Armed Protest Over Georgia Mosque
• CAIR: Muslim Leaders Move to Boost Voters in Their Community (Wall Street Journal)
  • CAIR: American Muslim Voters with Nowhere to Go
    
    "A lot of people in our community are not thrilled about Hillary Clinton because of her foreign policy record in the Muslim world," said Dawud Walid, executive director of the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. "But more people are scared of the wolf than of the fox, even though both can eat your chickens. There are people volunteering in the Hillary Clinton campaign."
    
    
• CAIR-MI Calls for DOJ Civil Rights Investigation Into Death of Muslim Marine
  
  The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) today called on the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate whether violations of the civil rights of a Muslim Marine Corps recruit led to his death in boot camp.
• Video: CAIR Rep Ibrahim Hooper on Al Jazeera to Discuss Spike in Anti-Muslim Incidents, Islamophobia
  • Video: CAIR-Florida Rep Quoted on CNN About Mosque Arson
  • Video: CAIR-NY Condemns Spike in Attacks on Muslims After Woman Set on Fire, Video Released
  • Video: CAIR-Alabama Director Decries Rise in Anti-Muslim Hate Crime Nationwide
  • Video: CAIR Rep Interviewed About Hate Probe of Incident at Maryland Mosque
  • CAIR-MA: Rocks Thrown Through Window of New Hampshire Mosque
  • FL Man Accused in July of Hate Crime at Mosque Out of St. Lucie County Jail on Bail
  • TX: College Station Police Need Crimestoppers Tips for Islamic Center Shooting

CAIR Offers Rewards for Info on Series of Apparent Anti-Muslim Attacks Nationwide

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/13/16) � The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today offered rewards for information on a series of apparently anti-Muslim incidents nationwide in recent days.

Video: CAIR Rep Ibrahim Hooper on Al Jazeera to Discuss Spike in Anti-Muslim Incidents, Islamophobia

CAIR is offering $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrators of each of the following crimes: [NOTE: Anyone with information about these crimes should contact relevant law enforcement agencies.]

* In New York, a Muslim woman who wears Islamic attire had her blouse set on fire outside a store in Manhattan Saturday night.

Video: CAIR-NY Condemns Spike in Attacks on Muslims After Woman Set on Fire, Video Released

* An arsonist targeted the Ft. Pierce Islamic Center in Florida. [NOTE: CAIR's Florida chapter is also offering a $4,000 reward in this case, for a total reward of $5,000.]

Video: CAIR-Florida Rep Quoted on CNN About Mosque Arson

* Vandals threw rocks through the windows of a mosque in New Hampshire.

CAIR-MA: Rocks Thrown Through Window of New Hampshire Mosque

* A truck rammed a Maryland mosque.

Video: CAIR Rep Interviewed About Hate Probe of Incident at Maryland Mosque

"It is important that the perpetrators of these crimes be apprehended and their motives be established," said CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad. "The spike in incidents targeting American Muslims and their institutions is the inevitable result of the ongoing mainstreaming of Islamophobia we are witnessing in our society."

Today, CAIR's Georgia chapter condemned anti-Muslim extremists whose harassment and threats of armed protest outside a planned September 13 Newton County Commission meeting led the commissioners to cancel that meeting.

CAIR: Newton County Mosque Meeting Cancelled After Social Media Posts

On Friday, CAIR's New York chapter welcomed a hate crime charge for an attack on two Muslim women pushing babies in strollers during which the alleged attacker punched and kicked the victims and tried to pull off their Islamic head scarves, or hijabs.

CAIR-NY: 2 Muslim Women, Babies Attacked in Alleged Hate Crime (CNN)

CAIR has noted a spike in anti-Muslim discrimination and hate crimes in recent months, which the civil rights group attributes at least in part to Islamophobic rhetoric used by various public figures.

The Washington-based Muslim civil rights group is asking Muslim community members to report any bias incidents to police and to CAIR's Civil Rights Department at 202-742-6420 or by filing a report at: http://www.cair.com/civil-rights/report-an-incident/view/form.html          

CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.

La misión de CAIR es mejorar la comprensión del Islam, fomentar el diálogo, proteger las libertades civiles, capacitar a los musulmanes estadounidenses, y construir coaliciones que promuevan la justicia y la comprensión mutua.

CONTACT: CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com  

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• Video: Surveillance Video Released, CAIR and Muslim Leaders React to FL Mosque Arson
• CAIR-Philadelphia: 2016 Islamic Heritage Month-"Out of Cordoba" -Film

CAIR-NY Condemns Attack on Muslim Woman Who Had Clothing Set on Fire
Muslim civil rights group urges mayor to add resources for investigation of hate crimes

(NEW YORK, N.Y., 9/12/16) � The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today condemned an attack on a Muslim woman in which her clothing was set on fire, the latest in a series of attacks on Muslims in that state and nationwide in recent days and months.

CAIR-NY also urged New York's mayor to add resources for the investigation of hate crimes.

The 36-year-old Muslim woman, who wears Islamic attire, had her blouse set on fire outside a store in Manhattan Saturday night. The victim put out the flames on the sleeve of her blouse and was not hurt in the attack. The suspect, who reportedly did not say anything during the attack, remains at large.

The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is trying to determine a motive for the attack.

SEE: Traditionally Dressed Muslim Woman Set On Fire in Midtown; Police Investigate Possible Hate Crime
CAIR: Muslim Woman's Blouse Set on Fire in Possible Hate Crime on Fifth Avenue

"We are clearly seeing a spike in attacks on individual Muslims and Islamic institutions in New York and around the country, which should be of concern to all Americans," said CAIR-NY Executive Director Afaf Nasher. "It is time for the mayor and the NYPD to put forward the necessary resources to investigate and prevent these attacks on the Muslim community." [CONTACT: CAIR-NY Executive Director Afaf Nasher, 917-669-4006, anasher@cair.com]

Earlier today, the Florida chapter of CAIR held a news conference to react to an arson targeting the Ft. Pierce Islamic Center. [CONTACT: CAIR-Florida's Communications Director Wilfredo A. Ruiz, wruiz@cair.com, 305-502-6749]

Video: Surveillance Video Released, CAIR and Muslim Leaders React to FL Mosque Arson

Yesterday, the Massachusetts chapter of CAIR called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate vandalism at a New Hampshire mosque as a possible hate crime.

Video: CAIR Calls for Hate Crime Probe of New Hampshire Mosque Vandalism

On Friday, CAIR's New York chapter welcomed a hate crime charge for an attack on two Muslim women pushing babies in strollers during which the alleged attacker punched and kicked the victims and tried to pull off their Islamic head scarves, or hijabs.

CAIR-NY: 2 Muslim Women, Babies Attacked In Alleged Hate Crime (CNN)

Also on Friday, CAIR called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate a possible bias motive for an incident at a Laurel. Md., mosque.

SEE: Muslim Group Wants Federal Probe After Tractor-Trailer Rams Maryland Mosque (Washington Post)
Video: CAIR Seeks Probe of Possible Bias Motive for Incident at Maryland Mosque

CAIR has noted a spike in anti-Muslim discrimination and hate crimes in recent months, which the civil rights groups attributes at least in part to Islamophobic rhetoric used by various public figures.

The Washington-based Muslim civil rights group is asking Muslim community members to report any bias incidents to police and to CAIR's Civil Rights Department at 202-742-6420 or by filing a report at: http://www.cair.com/civil-rights/report-an-incident/view/form.html         

CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.

La misión de CAIR es mejorar la comprensión del Islam, fomentar el diálogo, proteger las libertades civiles, capacitar a los musulmanes estadounidenses, y construir coaliciones que promuevan la justicia y la comprensión mutua.

CONTACT: CAIR-NY Executive Director Afaf Nasher, 917-669-4006, anasher@cair.com; Director of Strategic Litigation Albert Cahn, 571-766-6273, acahn@cair.com, CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com  

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• CAIR: Rocks Thrown Into New Hampshire Mosque on 9/11 Anniversary
  • CAIR-MN: Muslim Community on Guard with Holy Day After 9/11 Anniversary
    
    The local chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations issued safety guidelines to leaders of local mosques as well as those in charge of larger gatherings at the Minneapolis Convention Center in and The River Centre in St. Paul.
    
    "With these type of gathering security is something that is somewhat of a concern many of the leaders have made efforts to be prepared and vigilant," Hussein said.
  • Video: CAIR Seeks FBI Hate Crime Probe of Damage to Maryland Mosque

CAIR-Florida, Muslim Leaders, Law Enforcement to React to Ft. Pierce Islamic Center Arson

(MIAMI, FL, 9/12/2016) � Later today, the Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida), Muslim community leaders and representatives of law enforcement will hold a news conference to react to an arson targeting the Ft. Pierce Islamic Center.

WHAT: CAIR-Florida, Ft. Pierce Islamic Center Press Conference
WHERE: In Front of the Islamic Center of Ft. Pierce
WHEN: September 12, 2 p.m.
CONTACT: CAIR-Florida's Communications Director, Wilfredo A. Ruiz, wruiz@cair.com, 305.502.6749

In surveillance video, a person is seen approaching the mosque "just moments before a flash is seen and the fire starts," according to a Facebook post by the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office. Maj. David Thompson said in a video: "Evidence has revealed that this fire was set intentionally."

CAIR: Fire at Orlando Mosque Was 'Set Intentionally,' Authorities Say (Washington Post)
Police Investigating Arson at Mosque (NPR)

Yesterday, the Massachusetts chapter of CAIR called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate vandalism at a New Hampshire mosque as a possible hate crime.

Video: CAIR Calls for Hate Crime Probe of New Hampshire Mosque Vandalism

On Friday, CAIR's New York chapter welcomed a hate crime charge for an attack on two Muslim women pushing babies in strollers during which the alleged attacker punched and kicked the victims and tried to pull off their Islamic head scarves, or hijabs.

CAIR-NY: 2 Muslim Women, Babies Attacked In Alleged Hate Crime (CNN)

Also on Friday, CAIR called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate a possible bias motive for an incident at a Laurel. Md., mosque.

SEE: Muslim Group Wants Federal Probe After Tractor-Trailer Rams Maryland Mosque (Washington Post)
Video: CAIR Seeks Probe of Possible Bias Motive for Incident at Maryland Mosque

CAIR has noted a spike in anti-Muslim discrimination and hate crimes in recent months, which the civil rights groups attributes at least in part to Islamophobic rhetoric used by various public figures.

The Washington-based Muslim civil rights group is asking Muslim community members to report any bias incidents to police and to CAIR's Civil Rights Department at 202-742-6420 or by filing a report at: http://www.cair.com/civil-rights/report-an-incident/view/form.html         

CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.

La misión de CAIR es mejorar la comprensión del Islam, fomentar el diálogo, proteger las libertades civiles, capacitar a los musulmanes estadounidenses, y construir coaliciones que promuevan la justicia y la comprensión mutua.

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CONTACT: CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com  

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CAIR Calls for Hate Crime Probe of New Hampshire Mosque Vandalism
Muslim civil rights group says rocks were thrown through mosque windows with worshipers inside

(BOSTON, MA, 9/11/16) - Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MA) tonight called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate vandalism at aNew Hampshire mosque as a possible hate crime.

Officials with the Islamic Society of Greater Nashua tell CAIR-MA that rocks were thrown through the windows of the mosque just after 8 p.m. this evening while worshipers were sitting inside the house of worship.

"Whenever any house of worship is attacked in this manner, law enforcement authorities should investigate a possible bias motive for the crime," said CAIR-Massachusetts Executive Director Dr. John Robbins.

Robbins noted that the crime occurred on the anniversary of the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks and at a time of rising Islamophobia nationwide.

CAIR: Islamophobia in America is Worse on 9/11/2016 than it was on 9/11/2001
Muslim Americans Still Struggle with Hate Crimes, 15 Years After 9/11
Post-9/11 Prejudice Echoes in This Year's Presidential Race (PBS)

On Friday, CAIR's New York chapter welcomed a hate crime charge for an attack on two Muslim women pushing babies in strollers during which the alleged attacker punched and kicked the victims and tried to pull off their Islamic head scarves, or hijabs.

CAIR-NY: 2 Muslim Women, Babies Attacked In Alleged Hate Crime (CNN)

Also on Friday, CAIR called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate a possible bias motive for an incident at a Laurel. Md., mosque.

SEE: Muslim Group Wants Federal Probe After Tractor-Trailer Rams Maryland Mosque (Washington Post)
Video: CAIR Seeks Probe of Possible Bias Motive for Incident at Maryland Mosque

CAIR has noted a spike in anti-Muslim discrimination and hate crimes in recent months, which the civil rights groups attributes at least in part to Islamophobic rhetoric used by various public figures.

The Washington-based Muslim civil rights group is asking Muslim community members to report any bias incidents to police and to CAIR's Civil Rights Department at 202-742-6420 or by filing a report at: http://www.cair.com/civil-rights/report-an-incident/view/form.html         

CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.

La misión de CAIR es mejorar la comprensión del Islam, fomentar el diálogo, proteger las libertades civiles, capacitar a los musulmanes estadounidenses, y construir coaliciones que promuevan la justicia y la comprensión mutua.

CONTACT: CAIR-Massachusetts Executive Director Dr. John Robbins, 484-574-0047, jrobbins@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com  

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