Video: CAIR’s Ibrahim Hooper on BBC to Discuss Texas Muslim Teen Detained Over Homemade Clock

CAIR to Hold News Conference with Texas Muslim Teen Detained Over Clock (DALLAS, TEXAS, 9/16/15) – Later today, the North Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-DFW) will hold a news conference outside the home of the 14-year-old Muslim boy detained yesterday after a high school teacher falsely concluded that a homemade clock he brought to class might be a bomb. The school’s principal and police officers questioned the Muslim teenager, searched his belongings and marched him out of the school in handcuffs. Video: CAIR Meeting with Officials About Texas Muslim Teen Detained Over Clock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYeJDC-DtLU Video: CAIR Disputes Arrest of Texas Muslim Student Who Brought Clock Mistaken for Bomb to School https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v32pliM6fE CAIR: Family Adjusting to Ahmed Mohamed's Sudden Fame As Police Announce No Charges for Clock Deemed 'Hoax Bomb' http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/northwest-dallas-county/headlines/20150915-family-adjusting-to-ahmed-mohamed-s-sudden-fame-as-police-announce-no-charges-for-clock-deemed-hoax-bomb.ece WHAT: CAIR News Conference with Muslim Teen Detained Over Clock WHEN: Wednesday, September 16, 4 p.m. WHERE: Home of Ahmed Mohamed, 2625 Castle Street, Irving, Texas CONTACT: CAIR-DFW Executive Director Alia Salem, 469-554-0786, 817-538-8269, [email protected] CAIR-DFW is working with the family and officials, and says the incident is symptomatic of growing Islamophobia in American society. In a tweet, President Obama invited the Muslim teen to bring his clock to the White House. SEE: President Obama’s Tweet https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/644193755814342656 Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA), chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, today issued a statement decrying the detention of the teenager. SEE: Rep. Judy Chu Decries Prejudiced Arrest of 14 Year Old Muslim Boy http://chu.house.gov/press-release/rep-chu-decries-prejudiced-arrest-14-year-old-muslim-boy Support for the teenager is trending at #IStandWithAhmed. The Washington-based Muslim civil rights organization today also released a compilation of recent anti-Islam incidents in Texas. CAIR Islamophobia Monitor: Recent Anti-Islam Incidents in Texas http://www.islamophobia.org/15-reports/172-recent-anti-islam-incidents-in-texas.html CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding. - END - CONTACT: CAIR-DFW Executive Director Alia Salem, 469-554-0786, 817-538-8269, [email protected]; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, [email protected]; CAIR Communications Coordinator Nabeelah Naeem, 202-488-8787, 202-341-4171, [email protected]