[Peace-discuss] Fwd: ILM: Beating of Calif. Muslim Prompts Call for FBI Probe

Tue Mar 4 15:22:33 CST 2003

>Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 08:46:37 -0800 (PST)
>From: Irfan Ahmad <irfanfromcimic at yahoo.com>
>Subject: Fwd: ILM: Beating of Calif. Muslim Prompts Call for FBI Probe
>To: akagan at uiuc.edu, sgdavis at uiuc.edu
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>  Mujahid Al-Fayadh <dralfayadh at hotmail.com> wrote:
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>From: "Mujahid Al-Fayadh"
>To: cimic at prairienet.org
>Subject: ILM: Beating of Calif. Muslim Prompts Call for FBI Probe
>Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2003 22:18:23 -0600
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>From: CAIR
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>To: cair-net at cair.biglist.com
>Subject: CAIR-NET: Beating of Calif. Muslim Prompts Call for FBI Probe
>Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2003 13:23:59 -0500
>In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
>- MEDIA ADVISORY -
>BEATING OF CALIFORNIA MUSLIM PROMPTS CALL FOR FBI PROBE
>Other assaults occur in Northern California and New Jersey
>WHAT: On Tuesday, March 4, the Southern California office of the 
>Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA), along with other 
>civil rights and religious organizations, will hold a noon news 
>conference in Anaheim to call for an FBI investigation of recent 
>bias-related attacks on Muslims in California and New Jersey.
>The Washington-based Islamic civil rights and advocacy group reports 
>that a Muslim teenager was severely beaten February 22 in Yorba 
>Linda, Calif., by a group of some twenty attackers using baseball 
>bats and golf clubs. The assailants, at least two of whom were 
>reported to be white supremacists, allegedly shouted racial slurs 
>such as "F**k the Arabs," "you Arab pieces of s**t," and "camel 
>jockeys." The 18-year-old victim sustained multiple head injuries 
>and stab wounds. He underwent reconstructive surgery on March 1 
>during which metal plates were used to repair facial bone fractures.
>In Irvington, New Jersey, a Muslim father of six was assaulted 
>February 21 by two men who accused him of being a terrorist. The 
>Star-Ledger newspaper reported that the attackers said, "You have to 
>go back to your country," as they knocked the victim to the ground, 
>kicking and injuring him in his head, abdomen and groin.
>SEE: http://www.nj.com/search/index.ssf?/base/news-2/104658947964230.xml
>In Santa Clara, Calif., a Muslim woman wearing Islamic attire was 
>assaulted February 28 in the laundry room of her apartment building. 
>She was punched in the face and suffered a split lip and bruises. 
>Every item in the woman's laundry was later found to be torn and 
>stabbed by a sharp object. The attack is being investigated as a 
>possible bias-related incident.
>"We believe this recent increase in attacks on American Muslims is a 
>direct result of the barrage of pro-war and anti-Islam rhetoric 
>coming from right-wing and evangelical leaders," said CAIR-LA 
>Executive Director Hussam Ayloush. "The FBI needs to take these 
>incidents seriously to help provide a sense of security for ordinary 
>American Muslims," said Ayloush. He added that government officials, 
>elected representatives and political commentators should also cool 
>down their rhetoric and acknowledge that harsh words can lead to 
>violent actions.
>WHEN: Tuesday, March 4, Noon
>WHERE: CAIR-LA Office, 2180 West Crescent Ave., Suite F, Anaheim, CA
>NOTE: Photographs of injuries sustained by the Yorba Linda victim 
>will be on display at the news conference. A family representative 
>will also be available for comment.
>- END -
>CONTACT: CAIR-LA, Sabiha Khan, 714-776-1847 or 714-390-0334, E-MAIL: 
>cair_sca at cair-california.org; CAIR-Northern California, 
>408-986-9874, CAIR-National, Ibrahim Hooper, 202-488-8787 or 
>202-744-7726, E-MAIL: cair at cair-net.org; Ms. Hodan Hassan, 
>202-488-8787 or 703-861-7294, E-MAIL: hhassan at cair-net.org
>NOTE: CAIR offers an e-mail list designed to be a window to the 
>American Muslim community. Subscribers to the list, called CAIR-NET, 
>receive news releases and other materials dealing with American 
>Muslim positions on issues of importance to our society.
>To SUBSCRIBE to or UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, go to: 
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>To reach the list moderator, send a message to: cair at cair-net.org
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