April 7, 2016

Arlington local officials in Virginia to participate in ‘Muslim Town Hall Meeting’

Arlington Public Library : Arlington. Image from library.arlingtonva

Arlington County, Virginia (IINA) - Confronting a wave of national Islamophobia in the wake of high-profile terror attacks, community leaders in Arlington are aimed to tackle bigotry via civic engagement, ARLnow (Arlington) news reported.
A “Muslim Town Hall Meeting” has been organized and is scheduled to take place from 2-5 p.m. on Saturday, at Arlington Central Library.
The town hall, described as a “non-partisan community event,” is being hosted by the groups NOVA Muslim Americans and Veterans Challenge Islamophobia. It will take place in three parts, “Civic engagement panel discussion” “Political engagement panel discussion” and “Tackling Islamophobia.”
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