CAIR Calls on GOP to Repudiate Iowa Rep. Steve King's 'Racist' Tweet

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, March 12, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Iowa chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Iowa) today called on state and national Republican Party leaders to repudiate a racist tweet by Rep. Steve King (R-IA).

In a tweet supporting the Islamophobic extreme-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders, who recently referred to people of Moroccan heritage in that nation as "scum," King tweeted: "Wilders understands that culture and demographics are our destiny. We can't restore our civilization with somebody else's babies."

SEE: Steve King's Racist Tweet
https://twitter.com/SteveKingIA/status/840980755236999169
Rep. Steve King Blasted For 'Our Civilization' Tweet
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/03/12/iowa-rep-steve-king-muslim-children/99099712/

"This racist tweet crosses the line from dog-whistle politics to straight-up White supremacist advocacy, which must be repudiated by state and national GOP leaders," said CAIR-Iowa Executive Director Miriam Amer. "King seems to believe that only babies of a particular demographic should be valued as part of America's culture and destiny."

CAIR's national headquarters in Washington, D.C., has noted an unprecedented spike in hate incidents targeting Muslims and other minority groups since the November 8 election, including a number of hate attacks on American mosques.

Video: CAIR Welcomes Arrest of 'Right-Wing Extremist' for Arson Attack on Texas Mosque
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The Washington-based civil rights and advocacy organization urges community members to report any bias incidents to police and to CAIR's Civil Rights Department at 202-742-6420 or by filing a report at: http://www.cair.com/civil-rights/report-an-incident/view/form.html    

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.

La misión de CAIR es mejorar la comprensión del Islam, fomentar el diálogo, proteger las libertades civiles, capacitar a los musulmanes estadounidenses, y construir coaliciones que promuevan la justicia y la comprensión mutua.

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CONTACT: CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, [email protected]; CAIR-Iowa Executive Director Miriam Amer, 319-573-6617, [email protected]; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, [email protected]

SOURCE Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)

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