Unprecedented Spikes in White Supremacist Attacks | Media Mentions

June 2, 2017

TV & Radio

Edina Lekovic on Portland (CNN-I)

MPAC's Edina Lekovic joins CNN International to discuss the hate crime in #Portland where three men were violently attacked while defending two young women from a raging white supremacist yelling anti-Muslim insults.

Rabiah Ahmed on Portland (RT)

MPAC's Rabiah Ahmed joins RT to share advice on how best to respond in situations of bigotry and to de-escalate such situations without engaging the perpetrator and putting oneself in more danger.

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How Muslim "Hijabistas" are Resisting in the Trump Era - With Style (POPSUGAR)

Many nonprofit organizations and groups are also channeling their efforts toward normalizing the visibility of being Muslim. Edina Lekovic, the spokesperson for the Muslim Public Affairs Council, proudly wears a colorful hijab daily and believes systemic change begins with the non-Muslim community.

"Clothing is a symbolic issue, and I think it's unfortunate when Muslim women are used as political footballs," Lekovic said. "There's a larger issue of integration and identity here and non-Muslims have to help us stand against the hate and bigotry.

 

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