Muslim state senator introduces Virginia bill defining Islamophobia as hate crime in assault cases

Muslim state senator introduces Virginia bill defining Islamophobia as hate crime in assault cases

Virginia senator Saddam Azlan Salim introduces bill to criminalize Islamophobia, defining it as malicious prejudice toward Islam or Muslims in assault and battery cases.

Muslim state senator introduces Virginia bill defining Islamophobia as hate crime in assault cases – Democratic Accent

A Bengali-American state senator from Virginia has introduced a bill to criminalize Islamophobia.  The bill, introduced by state Sen. Saddam Azlan Salim, would define “Islamophobia” “as it relates to the crime of assault and battery as malicious prejudice or hatred directed toward Islam or Muslims.” REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS DEMAND TREASURY PROBE CAIR OVER ALLEGED HAMAS TIES AND TERRORISM CONCERNS The summary for Salim’s bill says that the Islamophob…