As Islamic Center Board Member Nashid Shakir approached the podium during the news conference, he opened with a brief prayer. Watch to see the message from local and interfaith leaders following a local Islamic center being vandalized:Interfaith community stands with Islamic Center after it was vandalized“We have zero tolerance for hate; zero tolerance for hate crimes," Cincinnati Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney said. He explained what it meant to have the support of the wider Cincinnati faith community to help the Islamic Center. "It was very encouraging and inspiring to see the local community come out," Isa Shakir said. But what my oldest son said was that, but they can’t scare us, because Muslims are strong," Isa Shakir said.