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Reacting
To Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes
If you believe you have been the victim of a hate crime, you should:
1- Report the crime to your local police station immediately.
Ask that the incident be treated as a hate crime. Follow up with investigators.
2- Document the incident. Write
down exactly what was said and/or done by the offender. Save evidence. Take
photographs.
3- Act quickly. Each incident
must be dealt with when it happens, not when convenient.
4- Decide on the appropriate action
to be taken. Consider issuing a statement from community leaders, holding a
news conference, organizing a protest, meeting with officials, or starting a
letter writing campaign.
5- Mobilize community support.
Contact a local mosque or organization.
6- Stay on top of the situation.
7- Announce results. When the
incident is resolved, make an announcement to the same people and organizations
originally contacted.
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