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OHIO ISLAMIC SCHOOL VANDALIZED WITH NAZI, 'WHITE POWER' GRAFFITI -
(CLEVELAND, OH, 9/20/07) - The Ohio office of the Council on
American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) today called on local law
enforcement authorities and the FBI to investigate vandalism at an
Islamic school in that state as a possible hate crime. CAIR-Ohio
also urged opinion leaders in American society to repudiate
Islamophobia.
The principal of the Toledo Islamic Academy in Toledo, Ohio, told
CAIR that vandals broke two school windows and sprayed-painted Nazi
swastikas on doors, windows, trees, and a vehicle at the facility.
"White power" was also sprayed on a vehicle. The vandalism was
discovered when the school opened this morning.
"Only strong support from mainstream religious and political leaders
in Ohio and nationwide will counter the rising tide of Islamophobic
rhetoric in our society that can lead to such disturbing incidents,"
said CAIR-Ohio Legal Director Jennifer Nimer.
Nimer said there have been a number of recent incidents targeting
American Muslims. Worshipers at a Columbus, Ohio, mosque were
attacked with rocks, a shot was fired into a Texas mosque, a Muslim
woman in New York was badly beaten in a bias attack, arsonists
torched a mosque in Northern California, and an Imam at an Arizona
mosque was verbally harassed by intruders on the anniversary of the
9/11 attacks. In Maryland, vandals slashed the tires of two vehicles
owned by a Muslim activist whose family has suffered bias attacks
over a number of years.
She urged Muslim individuals and institutions nationwide to review
security procedures using advice contained in CAIR's "Muslim
Community Safety Kit." (See excerpts from the safety kit below.)
CAIR, America's largest Islamic civil liberties group, has 33
offices and chapters nationwide and in Canada. 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.
OHIO ISLAMIC SCHOOL VANDALIZED WITH NAZI, 'WHITE POWER' GRAFFITI -
(CLEVELAND, OH, 9/20/07) - The Ohio office of the Council on
American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) today called on local law
enforcement authorities and the FBI to investigate vandalism at an
Islamic school in that state as a possible hate crime. CAIR-Ohio
also urged opinion leaders in American society to repudiate
Islamophobia.
The principal of the Toledo Islamic Academy in Toledo, Ohio, told
CAIR that vandals broke two school windows and sprayed-painted Nazi
swastikas on doors, windows, trees, and a vehicle at the facility.
"White power" was also sprayed on a vehicle. The vandalism was
discovered when the school opened this morning.
"Only strong support from mainstream religious and political leaders
in Ohio and nationwide will counter the rising tide of Islamophobic
rhetoric in our society that can lead to such disturbing incidents,"
said CAIR-Ohio Legal Director Jennifer Nimer.
Nimer said there have been a number of recent incidents targeting
American Muslims. Worshipers at a Columbus, Ohio, mosque were
attacked with rocks, a shot was fired into a Texas mosque, a Muslim
woman in New York was badly beaten in a bias attack, arsonists
torched a mosque in Northern California, and an Imam at an Arizona
mosque was verbally harassed by intruders on the anniversary of the
9/11 attacks. In Maryland, vandals slashed the tires of two vehicles
owned by a Muslim activist whose family has suffered bias attacks
over a number of years.
She urged Muslim individuals and institutions nationwide to review
security procedures using advice contained in CAIR's "Muslim
Community Safety Kit." (See excerpts from the safety kit below.)
CAIR, America's largest Islamic civil liberties group, has 33
offices and chapters nationwide and in Canada. 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.
