Group says UW student group targeted by anti-Islam letter during Ramadan
A University of Washington Muslim student group is the target of a hate letter, a spokesperson from CAIR-WA says.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations says the Somali Student Association at the UW received the letter in the early days of Ramadan.
The letter, posted on Instagram, included profanity and hate speech.
CAIR-WA Executive Director Imraan Siddiqi said, “it is clear that the SSA has been targeted with this racist, Islamophobic rhetoric due to their principled and consistent activism in standing against the genocide in Gaza.”
The SSA members filed a report with UW Police after receiving the letter.
The University released a statement on Monday: ”Our University will not tolerate harassment or discrimination, and we will pursue every possible avenue to identify and hold accountable anyone guilty of committing these sorts of acts against our students, faculty or staff. After the Somali Student Association received a hateful and racist letter earlier this month, staff at the Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center swiftly connected them with the UW Police Department to file a police report and provide them with support resources. UWPD is currently investigating this incident in partnership with our law enforcement partners.”
The group is now planning a demonstration on the UW campus this Thursday calling for solidarity and support.
