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Local Muslims' Rental Car Targeted With Racist Graffiti
A group of nine college students—many of whom attend the MAPS center in Redmond—were vacationing near Lake Chelan when their vehicle was vandalized with hate-filled slogans.
A rental vehicle driven by a group of young Muslim men—at least one of whom lives in Redmond—was the target of racist graffiti during a recent vacation near Lake Chelan.
According to a news release from the Council on American-Islam Relations (CAIR), the vehicle was scrawled with racist phrases including "Sand N**gers" and "Doon Goons" (sic). The vandals also left several physical scratches on the car.
CAIR-WA Executive Director Arsalan Bukhari said all of the nine individuals are college students and friends and that most attend services at the in Redmond. Some of those who were targeted attend Bellevue College and UW.
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The Muslims believe they may have been targeted because of a group prayer they offered in a public area while one of the vacationers was wearing a head covering called a kufi.
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Correction: Information about the number of people in the car, where they live, and the exact phrasing of one of the racist marks has been changed to reflect new information from CAIR.
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