By Patrick Goodenough | July 22, 2021 | 4:34am EDT
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
(CNSNews.com) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) says it’s been calling for the government to appoint a special envoy to monitor and combat “Islamophobia” for two decades, but with President Biden in office and lawmakers led by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) promoting the issue, it is hopeful of success.
Omar and Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday, urging him to create a special envoy, and asking him to “specifically include anti-Muslim violence per se” in the State Department’s next annual human rights report.
CAIR and Rep Omar Pressing Biden White House to Appoint Islamophobia Envoy
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CAIR and Rep Omar Pressing Biden Administration to Appoint Islamophobia Envoy
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