Council On American-Islamic Relations Asks Feds To Probe ‘Hate Vandalism’ Targeting Indian Restaurant In Albuquerque

A man was caught on video Friday night throwing rocks at the window of Taste of India near restaurant in Albuquerque – the third such crime against the eatery since October. Screenshot/LADP 

Racial slurs written on a newspaper tied around a rock previously thrown at the Taste of India restaurant. Screenshot/LADP 

CAIR News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate a string of attacks on an Indian restaurant in Albuquerque as hate crimes.

Surveillance video shows a man shattering the window of the Taste of India restaurant Friday night near Juan Tabo and Indian School, the third time it has been targeted in recent months.

In one of those incidents, racial slurs referring to “slumdog millionaires garbage” – an apparent reference to a film set in India – were written on a newspaper tied around a rock thrown at the restaurant.  

SEE: Albuquerque restaurant hit by vandals in recent months here.

“The rising tide of bigotry in our nation means that all minority communities are being targeted by hatred and violence. We ask state and federal law enforcement authorities to treat these apparent hate incidents with the seriousness they deserve,” CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper said in a statement.

Hooper said that CAIR has condemned a number of racist, xenophobic and Islamophobic incidents in New Mexico. 

  • CAIR Condemns Racist Incident in New Mexico here.
  • CAIR Condemns White Supremacist, Pro-Trump, Islamophobic Vandalism of New Mexico Indian Restaurant here.
  • CAIR Calls on New Mexico Officials to Repudiate Racist Vandalism Targeting Asian-American Restaurant here.
  • CAIR Decries ‘Slap on Wrist’ for New Mexico Officer’s Racist Video here.

Hooper added that CAIR and the American Muslim community are standing in solidarity with all those challenging xenophobia, anti-Black racism, Islamophobia, anti-Semitism and white supremacy.     

Sunday, CAIR called on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to launch a civil rights investigation of attacks on historic Black churches in Washington, D.C., allegedly by those taking part in Sunday’s pro-Trump protests.  

  • CAIR Asks DOJ to Probe Attacks on Historic Black Churches in D.C. by Pro-Trump Protesters here.

On Saturday, CAIR condemned neo-Nazi vandalism targeting a memorial to Holocaust victim Anne Frank in Idaho.  

  • CAIR Condemns Neo-Nazi Vandalism of Anne Frank Memorial in Idaho here.

About CAIR

CAIR’s mission is to protect civil rights, enhance understanding of Islam, 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.

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