(KGO) The rise in Islamophobia across the U.S. has been well documented. The challenge now is how Muslim Americans can work with the FBI to stop it.
“We want (the FBI) to be partners with us in preventing and responding to hate,” says Maha Elgenaidi, executive director of Islamic Networks Group, or ING, based in the South Bay.
“One out of two Muslim students are bullied based on their religion. And according to other polls, Muslim communities experience more prejudice than any other religious community in their interaction with law enforcement,” she says.
ING led a first-of-its-kind training with almost 200 agents and officials from the FBI and the U.S. Justice Department at the FBI field office in San Francisco. They were joined by several other Muslim American organizations.
