CAIR: Anti-Muslim Crimes Spike in 2016
It came on the eve of the largest Islamic holiday. Eid al-Adha was celebrated on Monday morning and brought thousands to Birmingham for prayer.
"We’re more cautious. We‘re more vigilant. We are more aware of the time right
now. Nobody takes it lightly. At a time like this, when you know there are
thousands of Muslims getting together and there is a chance something can
happen, then you take those precautions,” said CAIR
Alabama’s Executive Director Khaula Hadeed.
Hadeed said due to the growing threats around the country they had to make sure
security was tight to provide some level of comfort for
attendees. She says over the weekend, two alleged hate crimes were
reported in the New York and a mosque was vandalized in New Hampshire.
St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office reported a Mosque was also set on
Fire,the same mosque the Orlando nightclub shooter once worshiped.
"Over the weekend we were all talking about it and how to deal with something
like this, so this is something that regularly happens and I think the
community has come to a point now where they literally know the steps they
should take when something like that may occur and unfortunately it’s
happening too much,” said Hadeed.
Hadeed said there has been more anti-Muslim and Islamophobia crimes this year than there has been since Sept.11, 2001.
Source: wbrc
