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Grief and Fear in Sacramento Over a Death That Set the World on Edge

“That an Iraqi American Muslim immigrant was used as a pretext for military action in the Middle East is ironic,” said Basim Elkarra, the executive … Read More

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Newly-opened Sikh temple property is vandalized with swastikas and graffiti

“We must all stand up against hate in our communities,” said Basim Elkarra, executive director of the Sacramento Valley chapter of the Council on American-Islamic … Read More

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TRUMP ACCUSED OF PROMOTING ‘BIGOTRY AND HATRED’ BY CIVIL RIGHTS GROUP AFTER SIKH CENTER TARGETED WITH FAR-RIGHT GRAFFITI

“With one retweet of a bigoted, doctored photo, Trump has put entire communities at risk nationwide,” CAIR Sacramento Valley/Central California Executive Director Basim Elkarra said in … Read More

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Newly-opened Sikh temple property is vandalized with swastikas and graffiti

“We must all stand up against hate in our communities,” said Basim Elkarra, executive director of the Sacramento Valley chapter of the Council on American-Islamic … Read More

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Swastikas, ‘white power’ spray-painted outside of Sikh temple in Orangevale

In a statement condemning the “neo-Nazi ‘white power’ vandalism,” the Sacramento Valley chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations explained the Orangevale Sikh center had … Read More

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Nearly 200 Rally at Yuba County Jail for ICE Detainees – Japanese Americans Lead Protest

Japanese American former child incarcerees spoke Saturday in addition to representatives from groups including Estamos Unidos; Centro del Pueblo-Humboldt; Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity; Campaign … Read More

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Nearly 200 Rally at Yuba County Jail for ICE Detainees – Japanese Americans Lead Protest

Japanese American former child incarcerees spoke Saturday in addition to representatives from groups including Estamos Unidos; Centro del Pueblo-Humboldt; Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity; Campaign … Read More

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Japanese American WWII camp survivors, allies hold coalition protest at ICE-contracted Yuba County Jail

In addition to four Japanese American former child incarcerees, speakers included members representing a wide variety of groups, from the Council on Islamic relations to … Read More