Washington - 15 March 2019
1. Wide of Awad during news conference
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Nihad Awad, CAIR National Executive Director:
"We mourn the loss of these 49 innocent people who were standing in sincere worship of God in two mosques and we offer our sincere condolences to their families and their loved ones and we condemn this horrific attack as a terrorist attack. Motivated and carried out by white supremacists."
3. Wide of Awad during news conference
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Nihad Awad, CAIR National Executive Director:
"We ask our political leaders to address the growing menace of Islamophobia and hate that has been perpetrated by political leaders, by ideologues, by people who want to run for public office, by people who won public office on the backs of immigrants, blacks, Jews, Muslims and all minorities. We hold them accountable because their words matter. Their policies matter."
5. Cutaway of press
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Nihad Awad, CAIR National Executive Director:
"The perpetrator of this terrorist attack has been inspired by hate mongers in the United States and in Europe. The perpetrator of this horrific and terrorist attack today referenced President Trump in his manifesto. In this manifesto."
7. Cutaway of cameraman
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Nihad Awad, CAIR National Executive Director:
"Today the terrorist has quoted the most powerful person in the world, President Trump, and I would like to address Mr. Trump. Mr. Trump your words matter. Your policies matter. They impact the lives of innocent people at home and globally. And you should condemn this not only as a hate crime, but as a white supremacist terrorist attack."
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9. SOUNDBITE (English) Nihad Awad, CAIR National Executive Director:
"And you need to assure all of us Muslims, blacks, Jews immigrants that we are protected and you will not tolerate any physical violence against us because we are immigrants or we are minority. You need to condemn this clearly today and you do not need to be on you--you do not need to be vague. You have to be very clear on this. And we are looking forward to hearing from you because your policies matter."
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10. SOUNDBITE (English) Nihad Awad, CAIR National Executive Director:
"During your presidency and during your election campaign, Islamophobia took a sharp rise and attacks on innocent Muslims innocent immigrants and mosques have skyrocketed. We hold you responsible for this growing anti-Muslim sentiment in the country and in Europe."
11. Wide of Ibrahim Hooper
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Ibrahim Hooper, CAIR National Communications Director :
"I tell them read this guy's manifesto it reads like it was written in America and it's it's clearly inspired by the kind of hate rhetoric and growing bigotry that we're seeing in America. Referencing Donald Trump - referencing the quote invasions of immigrants. All of these themes that we hear on a daily basis are referenced in this manifesto"
13. News conference ends
