Members of faith communities come together to talk safety concerns amid rise in hate crimes CongressmanRaja ADL
The interfaith breakfast and discussion was hosted by U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi's 8th Congressional District office in partnership with the Anti-Defamation League.
Krishnamoorthi invited DuPage Township Trustee Reem Townsend to speak at the outset of the gathering about a constituent's racist comment, calling her a"suicide bomber" during a public meeting in April. Krishnamoorthi spoke about his Hate Crimes Commission Act -- legislation he has introduced each of the last seven years that would require the federal government to study and measure acts of hate targeting different groups.
Krishnamoorthi reminded religious leaders to apply for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's grant program to fund security measures at places of worship. Congregation Kneseth Israel in Elgin, for example, has received grants every year the program has been in place, he added. "I used to not dress like this, although I'm a Muslim ... you felt like people are judging you," said Shehrebanu Merchant, a South Barrington physician wearing a traditional hijab, or head covering, and abaya, a long cloak or a robe observant Muslim women wear.
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