Isam Zaiem
Isam Zaiem co-founder of the Cleveland office of the Council on American Islamic Relations.
Statement against Orlando mass murder
Isam Zaiem made a statement condemning the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting by Omar Mir Seddique Mateen, which led to the deaths of 49 people and wounded 53 others.
- "“Like all Americans, Ohio Muslims express their condemnation of this horrific act of violence. Our thoughts, prayers and condolences are with the families, friends and loved ones of the deceased and the injured.
- "As a civil rights organization that works to end bigotry and hatred, CAIR-Cleveland stands in solidarity with the Florida LGBTQ community at this time of great sorrow for our entire country. As Americans we must come together as a people and work to build a society based on peace, mutual respect and understanding among all people. There should be no place for hate in our country.
- "Like all Americans, we pray for the safety and security of our communities and our country.
- "No religious justification can ever be used to condone such a horrific act of targeted hate and wanton slaughter. Islam places a supreme value on life, and unjust killing of any life in Islam is considered forbidden in our faith.
- "At this time, CAIR is urging American Muslims across the country to donate blood in the name of the victims of this tragedy."[1]
Support of fellow CAIR-Cleveland co-founder Julia Shearson
Julia Shearson learned that her name appeared on the "Terrorist Watch List" or "no-fly list" after an incident at the Peace Bridge in Buffalo, New York, where Shearson claims to have been stopped for no apparent reason. Jihad Smaili, lawyer and board member of KindHearts, a Muslim charity, has represented her in her effort to find out why she was stopped.[2]
"This is happening a lot in our community," said Isam Zaiem, a Westlake medical technologist and a founder of the Cleveland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. "Often, no one discusses it, because they feel ashamed. Julia, by doing this, she's really fighting for all of our rights."
Hate speech leads to hate crimes!
Shared article on Facebook on March 17 2017 about Trevor Loudon submitted by Don Bryant, saying "Hate speech leads to hate crimes!"[3]