(Boston Globe) They were stories of hatred. One girl was playing in the yard with her sister, both wearing their hijabs, when a neighbor offered to take off their religious head coverings unprompted. A woman attending graduate school at Harvard said she was scared to leave her building because of discrimination on campus and in the city. One boy shared that his sister’s hijab was torn off while she was at school.
Massachusetts lawmakers heard these stories and more Tuesday as part of Muslim lobbying day at the State House. More than 100 people, including many school-aged kids, advocated for several bills that would protect Muslim Americans and immigrants alike. Notably, one that would create a permanent commission to study the issues facing Muslims in Massachusetts.
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