Islamic Americans Want Bennet Apology
CAIR criticizes Oklahoma lawmakers for anti-Muslim Facebook comments
By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau
OKLAHOMA CITY — The leader of the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations on Wednesday called on Republican leaders to repudiate remarks made by state Rep. John Bennett on his private Facebook account.
Adam Soltani, CAIR Oklahoma executive director, is also asking the Republican from Sallisaw to apologize for the remarks.
A Monday Facebook post from Bennett reads: “The Quran clearly states that non Muslims should be killed. Arab is the ethnicity, not Muslim or Islam. Be wary of the individuals who claim to be ‘Muslim American.’ Be especially wary if you are Christian.”
Soltani said Bennett took the phrase out of context.