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Video: CAIR-CT Supports Bill Establishing Working Group to Address Islamophobia in Schools

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I’m here tonight obviously to support Bill 5328 establishing a working group to address Islamophobia in our schools, and I want to begin by stating clearly what many students are experiencing is not simply fear, or misunderstanding. It’s anti-Muslim racism, it’s discrimination rooted in religion, ethnicity, ancestry and, as Professor Grewal said, perceived identity.