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| jannah |
| 03/24/03 at 15:59:40 |
| [slm] Be careful out there guys.. as the war escalates it's going to get worse :( EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DESTROYS ILLINOIS MUSLIM FAMILY'S VAN CAIR offers reward for info about possible war-related hate crime (WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/24/2003) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will hold a news conference today to call on federal authorities to treat an explosion in a Chicago-area Muslim family's van as a possible war-related hate crime. The Washington-based Islamic civil rights and advocacy group will also announce the offer of a reward for information leading to the apprehension and conviction of the perpetrators. WHEN: Monday, March 24, 2:30 p.m. (Central) WHERE: Outside the Burbank Police Department, 5650 West 75th Place, Burbank, Illinois CAIR has learned that a "Class B" explosive device was thrown into the van of the Burbank, Ill., Palestinian Muslim family at about 11 p.m. on Saturday, March 22. (Class B explosives are used in commercial-grade fireworks.) According to the family, the van's door was blown off, shattered glass was thrown up to 30 feet away and a hole was punched in the vehicle's floor. They believe the incident is related to the ongoing war with Iraq. Family members say they also experienced hostility from neighbors following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. "This incident could have resulted in serious injury or even loss of life. Local and national law enforcement authorities must treat this crime with the seriousness that it deserves in order to reassure the American Muslim community that these types of attacks will not be tolerated. International events should never be allowed to divide our nation along religious or ethnic lines," said CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Omar Haydar. He said CAIR is offering a $2000 reward for information that results in the perpetrators being brought to justice. Haydar noted that his group recently distributed a "Community Safety Kit" to help protect Muslims in North America during the war with Iraq. SEE: http://www.cair-net.org/safetykit A number of similar incidents have been reported recently across the United States. CAIR attributes these incidents to the pro-war rhetoric leading up to the attack on Iraq, coupled with existing levels of anti-Muslim bias in American society. In other Illinois incidents, an Evanston resident received a mailed death threat, a Glendale Heights Islamic center received a phoned bomb threat and projectiles were fired at a mosque in Villa Park. In California, four Muslim women from the northern part of that state visiting a Venice restaurant on Sunday say they were verbally assaulted by another patron who made references to raping Muslim women and threatened them with physical assault. Death threats were made against Muslim students at San Jose State University in Northern California. In Michigan, a Muslim father and son report that they were refused service at a Meijer store in Fraser, Mich. Physical assaults against Muslims have been reported in Northern California, Southern California, Georgia, New Jersey, and South Carolina. One incident in Yorba Linda, Calif., left a Muslim teenager badly beaten by a group that allegedly included white supremacists. |
| 03/26/03 at 20:44:11 |
| jannah |
| Re: Explosion Destroys Illinois Muslim Family's Va |
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| Muneerah134 |
| 03/24/03 at 17:15:15 |
| [slm] Be very careful. One of my dear friends had her tires slashed. She lives in a usually quiet neighborhood (and has lived for a long time) very active in the community (both Muslim and non-Muslim) and has bumper stickers and Arabic on her car. She is obviously very shaken and the incident and a few threatening emails and telephone calls to one of our Islamic elementary schools were all reported. Several meetings have been held at the mosques and are planned for the future. May Allah bless and protect all of us. Muneerah |
| Re: Explosion Destroys Illinois Muslim Family's Va |
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| bhaloo |
| 03/25/03 at 02:03:45 |
| [slm] One more thing, make sure your phone number is unlisted because a lot of these nuts are calling up Muslims and threatening them. |
| Re: Van destroyed: Indiana Muslim man burned |
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| jannah |
| 03/26/03 at 20:45:06 |
| It's a war here too, people please please take extra precautions In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful INDIANA MUSLIM BURNED, MOTIVE SOUGHT National Islamic group urges FBI to join investigation (WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/26/2003) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on federal authorities to aid the investigation of an incident in Indiana that left a Muslim businessman with burns over 60 percent of his body. The Washington-based Islamic civil rights and advocacy group says the 37-year-old Afghanistan native was injured Monday night at his restaurant in Indianapolis, Indiana. According to media reports, the man told officials he was cleaning up in the kitchen when two people burst in and set him on fire. Fire and police investigators tell CAIR that there is an ongoing investigation and that no possible motive is being ruled out. SEE: "MOTIVE SOUGHT IN RESTAURANT FIRE" http://www.indystar.com/print/articles/6/031692-2636-009.html "While the motive in this case is not yet clear, local authorities could benefit greatly from the resources and expertise of the FBI. Federal involvement would also help reassure the Muslim community in Indiana that their safety is a priority," said CAIR Executive Director Nihad Awad. Awad added that CAIR recently distributed a "Community Safety Kit" to help protect Muslims in North America during the war with Iraq. SEE: http://www.cair-net.org/safetykit A number of anti-Muslim incidents have been reported recently across the United States. CAIR attributes these incidents to the pro-war rhetoric leading up to the attack on Iraq, coupled with existing levels of anti-Muslim bias in American society. Just last Saturday, an explosive device destroyed an Illinois Muslim family's van. In other Illinois incidents, an Evanston resident received a mailed death threat, a Glendale Heights Islamic center received a phoned bomb threat and projectiles were fired at a mosque in Villa Park. In California, four Muslim women visiting a restaurant were verbally assaulted by another patron who made references to raping Muslim women and threatened them with physical assault. Death threats were made against Muslim students at San Jose State University in Northern California. In Michigan, a Muslim father and son report that they were refused service at a Meijer store in Fraser, Mich. Physical assaults against Muslims have been reported in Northern California, Southern California, Georgia, New Jersey, and South Carolina. One incident in Yorba Linda, Calif., left a Muslim teenager badly beaten by a group that allegedly included white supremacists. |
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