(CLEVELAND, OH, 4/16/11) – A representative of the Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) recently presented a seminar on profiling in the national security context at the “Save Our Communities” social justice conference in Cleveland.

The seminar, entitled Profiling Islam: Faith Under Surveillance, offered an in-depth look at various national security policies that have dramatically increased racial, religious, and ethnic profiling in America. Presented by Julia Shearson, executive director of CAIR-Cleveland, the seminar showed how the federal government’s ineffective, misguided and costly dragnet approach to national security makes us less safe and less free.

“Policies that promote profiling, erode civil liberties, and undermine trust between communities and law enforcement are counterproductive and should be dismantled,”said CAIR-Cleveland Executive Director Julia A. Shearson said.”

CONTACT:  CAIR-Ohio Communications Coordinator Nijma Darwish, 614.451.3232, E-Mail: ndarwish@cair.com