On July 29, the Islamic Center of Federal Way was burgled and vandalized by two unidentified men. Both the ICFW and Washington's chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations are seeking help from the public in identifying the culprits.
"Seeing a house of worship targeted and disrespected like this is highly concerning," said Imraan Siddiqi, CAIR-WA's executive director. "We stand with the ICFW community in calling for those who burglarized to be identified and caught."
In the video shared by the mosque on Facebook, two dark-haired, bearded men wearing bright clothing are seen entering the space through a window and breaking into the mosque's office. They then proceeded to steal the donations, according to ICFW officials.
CAIR-WA also called on mosques and Islamic institutions to use the advice offered in its "Best Practices for Mosque and Community Safety" booklet. An online version can be found at https://cairwa.org/images/main/CommunitySafetyManual/CAIR_Mosque_Safety_Guide.pdf
If you can identify the men in the video, please reach out to the Islamic Center of Federal Way at (253) 520-6544 or [email protected]; and the Federal Way Police Department at (253) 835-6700.