CAIR: US Muslim Community Stands in Solidarity with Those Challenging Anti-Black Racism
The Michigan chapter of CAIR (CAIR-MI), a local branch of the United States’ leading Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, urged for law enforcement to charge a white male with ethnic intimidation for an alleged racially-motivated assault of an African-American FedEx driver in Portage, Mich.
On Saturday August 27, an African American FedEx driver who is also a U.S. Marine reservist was reportedly followed, assaulted and insulted with racial slurs by a white male in Portage. The alleged assault, which was caught on video camera, also included the suspect following the victim throughout his delivery route while also stealing others’ personal property from the FedEx truck. The suspect’s name has yet to be released.
“We call on law enforcement to charge the suspect in this apparent assault within the full extent of the law, including consideration of an ethnic intimidation charge, “said CAIR-MI Executive Director Dawud Walid. “No one should be intimidated from performing the duties of their occupation due to threats of violence and racial slurs.”
Walid also mentioned that Michigan state law has the Ethnic Intimidation Act which was passed to prosecute individuals who commit acts such as in this case as well as to act as a deterrent to individuals that desire to weaponize racial animus.
He said CAIR and the American Muslim community stand in solidarity with all those challenging anti-Black racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, and white supremacy.
CAIR’s mission is to protect civil rights, enhance understanding of Islam, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
Source: Cair.com
