CAIR-NJ Calls on New Jersey GOP to Repudiate Candidates’ Anti-Muslim, Racist Posts
CAIR-NJ Calls on New Jersey GOP to Repudiate Candidates’ Anti-Muslim, Racist Posts
(SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ, 5/20/19) — The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today called on Republican State Committee Chairman Doug Steinhardt to repudiate anti-Muslim and racist posts made on Facebook by Republican primary candidate for Hamilton mayor David Henderson.
Henderson’s Facebook posts have included pictures of severed pig heads with messages such as “Sharia Law Saturday. Ha! There is no Sharia Law in America.” Another of a body builder carrying two pigs in each hand declared, “Happy Ramadan.”
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“The posts to Mr. Henderson’s Facebook page are, by any standard, crude and offensive, not only to Muslims, but to anyone of conscience and compassion,” said CAIR-NJ Executive Director James Sues. “The bigoted views expressed by Mr. Henderson are below the dignity of a public official and should serve to disqualify him as a candidate for an office that claims to represent the interests of all citizens, regardless of their race or faith. This is just another painful reminder of the extreme divisiveness that characterizes the current political climate at the national level.”
The Washington-based civil rights organization has reported an unprecedented spike in bigotry targeting American Muslims, immigrants and members of other minority groups since the election of Donald Trump as president.
CAIR is America’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance understanding of Islam, protect civil rights, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
La misión de CAIR es proteger las libertades civiles, mejorar la comprensión del Islam, promover la justicia, y empoderar a los musulmanes en los Estados Unidos.
