(CLEVELAND, OH, 7/3/16) – The Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cleveland) today commended elected and law enforcement officials in Avon, Ohio, for their swift apology following an incident in which a Muslim man was hospitalized after falsely being accused of “pledging allegiance to ISIS” by a hotel desk clerk.
Ahmed Al Menhali, of the United Arab Emirates, received that apology from Avon’s mayor, police chief and law director for an incident Wednesday in which he was pinned to the ground and handcuffed by police. The apology took place Saturday night at the CAIR-Cleveland office. (more…)