The Council on American-Islamic Relations says bias incidents are on the rise amid Mideast war.
Rutgers University students continue their pro-Palestinian encampment and rally on Voorhees Mall in New Brunswick. The protestors gather to show their support of Palestinians affected by the war in Gaza. Tuesday, April, 30, 2024. Tuesday, April 30, 2024.
“It’s directly caused by what’s going on with Israel’s genocide and war on Gaza,” he said in a telephone interview. “Why? Because it’s not just something happening over there.”The CAIR report follows In one case, a six-year-old student was reported by their art teacher to administrators under the school’s “harassment, intimidation and bullying” policy for drawing a picture of the Palestinian flag.The report also details instances of anti-Muslim bullying in schools and several interactions between young Muslim men and the FBI.
“Then they pry and see what they can get, when there’s no even possible crime created from that information,” he said. He added that New Jersey Muslims continue to face threats because of bias among “elected officials, politicians, the media, employers — even schools.”Selaedin Maksut, CAIR-NJ’s executive director, said there were silver linings to the report’s grim data, including better awareness among the Muslim community of their civil rights.
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