CAIR: Arson at Ohio Muslim Family's Home Probed as Hate Crime

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) today reported that a fire at a Muslim family's home in that state has been determined to be arson and is being investigated as a possible hate crime.

Yesterday, CAIR-Ohio asked the FBI to help establish the cause of Monday's fire in Hilliard, Ohio, because the property had previously been vandalized with anti-Muslim graffiti at least twice, including an incident just two months ago.

Video: Fire at Ohio Muslim Family's Home was Arson (CAIR)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOegTKszz7I  

Authorities Investigate Arson as Possible Hate Crime (Dispatch)
http://tinyurl.com/74hxw2m

CAIR: Hilliard Police Department News Release on Arson
http://tinyurl.com/87cnyq7

"Now that we know the fire was arson, we hope a motive can be determined and the perpetrators apprehended and prosecuted to the full extent of the law," said CAIR-Ohio Legal Director Jennifer Nimer.

Nimer said a number of recent reports have documented the growth and promotion of Islamophobia nationwide.

CAIR: Same Hate, New Target
http://tinyurl.com/66enzm8

Center for American Progress: Fear, Inc.
http://tinyurl.com/7cozjxg

Southern Poverty Law Center: Jihad Against Islam
http://tinyurl.com/3qsv2v8

People for the American Way: The Right-Wing Playbook on Anti-Muslim Extremism
http://tinyurl.com/6j9fttw

CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.

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CONTACT: CAIR-Ohio Staff Attorney Romin Iqbal, 614-451-3232, E-Mail: [email protected]; CAIR-Ohio Legal Director Jennifer Nimer, 614-451-3232, E-mail: [email protected]; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, or 202-488-8787, E-Mail: [email protected]; CAIR Communications Coordinator Amina Rubin, 202-488-8787, 202-341-4171, E-Mail: [email protected]

SOURCE Council on American-Islamic Relations

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