MI MOSQUES ASKED TO BOOST SECURITY AFTER NEW ACT OF VANDALISM

The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) today asked Detroit-area mosques to increase security after another act of vandalism targeting an Islamic house of worship.CAIR-MI says several windows of the Karbala Islamic Educational Center in Dearborn, Mich., were broken on Sunday morning. Dearborn police confirm that an investigation of the incident is underway. Law enforcement authorities say they are also investigating similar acts of vandalism at six neighboring Muslim businesses.Earlier this month, two nearby mosques and a number of other Muslim-owned businesses were targeted by similar acts of vandalism. No arrests have been made in any of the incidents.SEE: Damage to Businesses and Mosques in Detroit Raises Wider Fears (Free Press)Last week, a Detroit man was sentenced to 21-days in jail for threatening to deface a local mosque and taunting the Imam (religious leader) of the mosque with a stick.SEE: Muslim Man Harassed Over Mosque in Warren (Free Press)"Whatever the motive is for these continuing acts of vandalism, we need to pull together as a community to aid law enforcement authorities in protecting houses of worship of all faiths," said CAIR-MI Executive Director Dawud Walid.