#HateHurts – Islamophobia and the Election: Spiraling Out of Control
With the election around the corner, we are seeing a massive upswing in violence and anti-Muslim targeting as a fallout from campaign rhetoric. Last week, an Agoura Hills, CA man was arrested with a cache of weapons after allegedly calling in death threats to a local mosque. This comes on the heels of a plot […]
CAIR-AZ Seeks Relief for Recently-Settled Refugee Family After Apparent Retaliatory Eviction
(PHOENIX, AZ, 10/5/16) – The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ) is seeking relief for members of a recently-resettled refugee family who are alleging that they have been unjustly ordered to be evicted from their home in Phoenix.The family, which arrived last year, had previously raised concerns to apartment management regarding dangerous […]
#HateHurts – Violent Islamophobia is on the Rise
Once again, there has been a sharp upswing in violent Islamophobia in the U.S. In recent days, we have seen the Ft. Pierce mosque firebombed by an individual, who espoused anti-Islam sentiments. We have seen Muslim women attacked while pushing strollers in New York City. An armed militia protest also prompted a town in Georgia […]
CAIR-AZ Launches #HateHurts Initiative
Islamophobia and the fallout affecting multiple communities is arguably at an all-time high. In the past few months alone, numerous mosques have been vandalized and/or targeted in addition to multiple violent attacks against Muslims, Sikhs, and those perceived to be Muslim. CAIR-AZ has launched a new initiative entitled: Hate Hurts – to document this disturbing […]
CAIR-AZ Seeks Hate Crime Probe After Syrian Refugee Family Threatened at Home
On Wednesday, June 15th – A Syrian refugee family reported receiving the following hateful posting on the door of their home in Tucson, Arizona: CAIR-AZ is calling on Tucson police to investigate this as a possible hate crime.
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