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Misconceptions abound as Islamophobia persists

New app gives officers background on various cultural norms

Updated: 2:02 PM PDT June 3, 2021 SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. An app that provides local law enforcement officers with cultural background knowledge on a variety of San Diego County s diverse communities was introduced Thursday. The Cultural Awareness Project gives officers background information regarding the cultural norms of 11 communities throughout the region, including traditions, beliefs, greetings, what to expect when visiting households and the groups historical experiences with law enforcement. The app informs officers how best to meet with and address residents based on their cultural, ethnic or religious background, according to the DA s Office, which said members of the District Attorney s Interfaith Advisory Board conducted focus groups with various community representatives in order to gather the information that made the app possible.

DA s office develops app to promote cultural awareness for law enforcement in San Diego County

Column: A different kind of love: Loving your enemy

Print With Valentine’s Day well behind us, let’s turn to another kind of love. The hardest kind. A love of someone who’s not nice to you. Or, in another word, an enemy. Faiths may say it differently, but the sentiment is similar. For example: love and pray for them (New Testament), be just and fair to them (Torah), treat them as a friend (Quran). What might this look like today, in the real world? A Christian minister reaches out in peace to the pastor who fired him after learning he was gay. Advertisement A Muslim imam listens patiently to a caller who rants at him about his religion before sharing his story and inviting him to visit.

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