CAIR-Dallas: (Dallas Morning News) Already, the local CAIR chapter saw a jump in reports of hate crimes or aggression toward Muslims from 30 new cases in October to 70 new cases in December. More than half the cases in December involved a government encounter, said Alia Salem, the executive director of the CAIR chapter. CAIR The Maryland Outreach Department of the Council on American-Islamic Relations today released its annual Maryland Highlights newsletter, summarizing some of the Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization's key priorities and accomplishments in Maryland during 2016. CAIR: (NY Times) "We've never said that people don't have real fears about international or domestic incidents and national security," said Ibrahim Hooper, a spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Washington. "But you want to take actions that are actually based on reality, not on wild conspiracy theories of Muslims about to overthrow the Constitution, or institute Shariah law.". . . Mr. Hooper said that many Americans had a distorted view of even the most basic facts about Muslims, one that often exaggerates their influence. He cited a recent study that found that on average Americans guess that Muslims are 17 percent of the population, when the real number is between 1 or 2 percent. And unlike in some places in Europe, in the United States Muslims are remarkably well integrated into society. He said anti-Muslim incidents had spiked since the election. He got a call recently from a man who was disparaging Islam. When he asked if the man was threatening him, he replied: "I don't have to. My president will take care of you for me." Racist Fliers CA: CAIR-Sacramento
CAIR-Dallas: (Dallas Morning News) Already, the local CAIR chapter saw a jump in reports of hate crimes or aggression toward Muslims from 30 new cases in October to 70 new cases in December. More than half the cases in December involved a government encounter, said Alia Salem, the executive director of the CAIR chapter. CAIR The Maryland Outreach Department of the Council on American-Islamic Relations today released its annual Maryland Highlights newsletter, summarizing some of the Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization's key priorities and accomplishments in Maryland during 2016. CAIR: (NY Times) "We've never said that people don't have real fears about international or domestic incidents and national security," said Ibrahim Hooper, a spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Washington. "But you want to take actions that are actually based on reality, not on wild conspiracy theories of Muslims about to overthrow the Constitution, or institute Shariah law.". . . Mr. Hooper said that many Americans had a distorted view of even the most basic facts about Muslims, one that often exaggerates their influence. He cited a recent study that found that on average Americans guess that Muslims are 17 percent of the population, when the real number is between 1 or 2 percent. And unlike in some places in Europe, in the United States Muslims are remarkably well integrated into society. He said anti-Muslim incidents had spiked since the election. He got a call recently from a man who was disparaging Islam. When he asked if the man was threatening him, he replied: "I don't have to. My president will take care of you for me." Racist Fliers CA: CAIR-Sacramento
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