Civil rights groups to feds: Purge your anti-Muslim training materials

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Lauren Markoe

(RNS) Civil rights and religious groups say efforts to rid federal agencies of anti-Muslim bias have faltered and prejudice against Muslims persists, particularly in the training of anti-terrorism officers.

On Thursday (Aug. 14), 75 groups — including the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Auburn Seminary and the NAACP — sent a letter to the White House urging an audit of federal law enforcement training material.

http://www.religionnews.com/2014/08/14/civil-rights-groups-feds-purge-anti-muslim-training-materials/