(KOCO) Chaos is still unfolding in Afghanistan because of the Taliban takeover, and countries around the world are preparing for the possibility of receiving refugees.
In Oklahoma, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, which advocates for Muslims in the U.S., wants to use this opportunity to stop what they say is the spread of falsehoods toward refugees, American Muslims and the religion of Islam itself.
“We don’t want them to feel like they’re going to become the target of hate speech in the future because of what’s going on overseas,” said Lani Habrock, government affairs director of CAIR.
Habrock told KOCO 5 that a lot of hate is sparked when people use terminology incorrectly. For instance: When referring to the Taliban, it’s not a religion.
