Muslim activists met with state officials to discuss discrimination, representation
A group of Massachusetts Muslims who feel and underrepresented in state politics and misunderstood by fellow Massachusetts residents gathered at the State House Thursday to mingle with elected officials, The Boston Globe reported.
“Muslim Day on the Hill’’ gave activists and state legislators the opportunity to discuss discrimination and the role of Muslim-Americans in government and as Massachusetts citizens, the Globe reported. Activists also lobbied for bills the community supports, including increasing affordable housing, reforming school discipline, and reducing sentencing for non-violent offenders.
Despite the growing number of Muslims living in Massachusetts, only one of the state’s elected officials is Muslim-American, the Globe reported.
“In a climate where Muslims are somehow seen as opposed to democracy, we see today as countering that narrative,’’ John Robbins, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations -Massachusetts, told the Globe. “We are here to stay.’’
Read the full Globe story here.
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