CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (September 18, 2024) — The Chicago Office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago), the nation’s largest Muslim civil-rights and advocacy organization, has urged the dismissal of a police detective over allegedly posting hundreds of social-media posts expressing anti-Muslim, racist, and bigoted sentiments.
A veteran Chicago police detective is under investigation over posts he reportedly made expressing anti-Muslim and racist sentiments.
“Law enforcement officers pledge an oath to serve and protect all citizens,” said CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab. “If the investigation determines that this detective did in fact make those posts, we urge the department to dismiss him.”
He said that CAIR-Chicago and the American Muslim community stand in solidarity with all those challenging antisemitism, systemic anti-Black racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, white supremacy, and all other forms of bigotry.
CAIR’s mission is to protect civil rights, enhance understanding of Islam, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
