Reported anti-Muslim cases in Florida increase sharply

[Judi Lynn]

Reported anti-Muslim cases in Florida increase sharply


More than half of the state's 103 incidents were in South Florida.

By James D. Davis
Religion Editor
Posted May 12 2005


Reports of anti-Muslim incidents in Florida -- including violence, vandalism, religious slurs, and governmental discrimination -- jumped 18 percent in a year, according to a study issued Wednesday by the state branch of an Islamic advocacy organization.
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Of the total, 56 cases were from South Florida, said Altaf Ali, state CAIR director. Among them:

A middle school student in Boynton Beach was beaten with a belt by other students who shouted "Osama" at her. The girl also said her traditional headscarf had been pulled off on several occasions.

Vandals scrawled profanity and drew a swastika on a sign in front of the Islamic School of Miami.

A patron at a restaurant in Pembroke Pines called a Muslim man and his family "terrorists." When the Muslim complained, the manager told him to leave.
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