The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is condemning posts to the Reddit message board Friday that the group says included "the desecration of a Qur'an, Islam's sacred text, by an individual posted to a Reddit page for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)."

The group also echoed calls by the UCLA Muslim Student Association to address the "alarming rise of Islamophobia on campus."

UCLA's media office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday night.

"On Thursday, May 15, several posts were reportedly made to the r/UCLA Reddit page that included anti-Islam rhetoric, including an unnamed individual stepping on a copy of the Qur'an, ripping out pages, and flushing them down the toilet while allegedly calling on students to take part," CAIR said. "The posts were made by multiple anonymous accounts but appear to show the same individual."

The group also said that an unidentified individual was reportedly seen on campus, allegedly shouting inflammatory remarks at students participating in a pro-Palestinian demonstration at Dickson Court North.

"It is not confirmed whether this individual is affiliated with UCLA or if the incident was connected to the online posts," CAIR said.

According to CAIR, the school's Muslim Student Association has called on university leadership to address the recent incident and the "broader rise of Islamophobia on campus over the past year."

"The disturbing actions, including desecrating the Qur'an, are not isolated acts. This is part of a broader pattern of unchecked Islamophobia that the UCLA administration has failed to address, undermining the safety and sense of belonging for Muslim students on campus," CAIR-LA Civil Rights Managing Attorney Dina Chehata said.

"Leadership is quick to criminalize those who speak in support of Palestinian human rights, responding to peaceful protests with militarized police forces, but continues to turn a blind eye to Islamophobia happening on campus."

"... We ask that the university release a public statement acknowledging the rise in Islamophobic incidents, reaffirming its commitment to protecting Muslim students, and outlining immediate steps being taken to ensure their safety and well-being."