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Department of Justice Meets with MPAC on anti-Muslim
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In response to the surge of
crimes committed against Muslims in the United States,
the latest being the vandalism of an Islamic Community
Center in Lutz, Florida with threatening remarks (see
mpac.org for details), the Muslim Public Affairs Council
met with senior Department of Justice officials,
including Attorney General John Ashcroft, Assistant
Attorney General Acosta and Eric Treene, Special Counsel
for Religious Discrimination.
MPAC Executive
Director Salam Al-Marayati expressed concern over the
endangerment of the Muslim community in America based on
anger about events occurring overseas. He stated that
"there is an important need to address issues that have
arisen as backlash to the beheadings in the Middle East.
Because of this we are working with law enforcement
bodies across the U.S. to ensure that violence against
the Muslim community is taken seriously." Responding to
MPAC's concerns, Attorney General Ashcroft stated that,
"this kind of behavior is intolerable and we take it
very seriously. Biased crime is un-American and we are
making every effort to prevent it." The Department of
Justice expressed its appreciation of MPAC's effort to
work with law enforcement to minimize discrimination and
hate crimes against Muslims.
MPAC is continuing
to press the issue with the FBI, which is the primary
law enforcement body in any hate crime case. For further
details on MPAC's work on the Florida vandalism case
with the FBI, visit www.mpac.org.
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