We did it, team: The House just passed the Combating International Islamophobia Act to take concrete action to combat Islamophobia around the world.
We know this bill will face opposition from far-right Republicans in the Senate. But you helped us put the pressure on the House to get it passed, and we know you can help us push the Senate to send it to President Biden’s desk.
Please, chip in any amount to support our work to hold perpetrators of Islamophobia around the world accountable. Hate and bigotry have no place anywhere.
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Thank you for your support. It makes all the difference.
— Team Ilhan
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From: Ilhan Omar
Date: Tue, Dec 14, 2021
Subject: We’re so close to taking action against Islamophobia
Friends, the House is about to vote on my Combating International Islamophobia Act — a bill that will finally address the spike in anti-Muslim incidents around the world.
We’ve recently seen the horrific murders of three generations of a Muslim family in Canada. A gunman targeted two mosques in New Zealand and killed more than 51 people. We cannot let more sacred places of worship be violated and more lives be taken.
Passing this bill right now, when Muslims are facing more and more bigotry and hate, couldn’t be more important. It will create a Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Islamophobia, a government office that will make sure we have the resources to defend human rights and freedom of religion worldwide.
It will send a powerful message that we refuse to stand idly by in the face of division and hatred.
We’ve come this far toward taking tangible action against Islamophobia thanks to the unrelenting support of this movement. Will you build on your support by chipping in any amount to help us keep up our work for a more just, equitable world?
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In solidarity,
Ilhan Omar