A new study conducted by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) reports that Muslim students in California say they are being bullied and discriminated against at higher rates than their non-Muslim peers.
The Los Angeles Times reports that the students taking the survey (ages 11-18) described “incidents involving discomfort in the classroom, cyberbullying, negative reactions to wearing a hijab and to religious-accommodation requests, negativity from teachers and increased scrutiny after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.”
“We really want to make sure we serve our young people, our young generation,” says Hanif Mohebi, executive director of CAIR’s San Diego office. “If we don’t do that, we won’t be in a good place.”
