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Resisting Anti-Muslim Bigotry

Muslims in Wisconsin, and across the United States, are too often the targets of bigotry, hatred, and violence. In recent years, Muslims in Wisconsin have been attacked for their religious beliefs, their clothing, and their perceived connection to political events around the world. Read about the experiences of Muslim women in Milwaukee and their proposals to combat hate.

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Read more about Duaa Ahmad’s experience in Oshkosh here: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2019/12/04/oshkosh-shooting-muslim-student-duaa-ahmad-opens-mosque-shelter/2616141001/

Read the full report on Muslim Women in Milwaukee fighting hate here: https://epublications.marquette.edu/socs_fac/271/

Read the full interview of Masood Akhtar here: https://www.lovewi.com/masood/

Read about the protest outside of the Islamic Center of Milwaukee: https://www.wisn.com/article/protest-group-on-megaphone-spews-hate-filled-message-at-milwaukee-mosque/33672081

Read about the attacks against Muslim women: https://www.wpr.org/justice/two-charged-hate-crimes-attack-muslim-women-milwaukee-park-reed-smith

And here: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2017/04/12/attack-milwaukee-muslim-woman-hate-crime-local-and-national-groups-say/100382500/


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Stand Up to Hate draws on real stories from across Wisconsin to educate Wisconsites about hate and hate crimes in our state. Wisconsin Humanities believes that stories and history have the power to to help people better understand their own communities and imagine possibilities for progress and change.

This project was spearheaded by Community Powered with UW-Extension’s division of Positive Youth Development and We Are Many-United Against Hate. It was sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities’ United We Stand: Connecting Through Culture initiative.

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